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Resilience in the Time of Covid
A five-nation initiative to blunt the impact of Covid-19 in South Asia combines international scope, local partnerships, and a question: how to prepare the most vulnerable for the next crisis.
Afghan Peace Must Allow for Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Our Afghan research department has just been rated the ninth-best think tank in Central Asia, but the honor will be a hollow one if the country closes the door to research.
Helping an Unlikely Entrepreneur to Keep Safe and Prosper
It’s remarkable enough that Marjina Begum, born in a rural village and married at 13, now employs 560 women in a business she built herself, but she also found a way to keep them safe and Covid-free—with help from The Asia Foundation.
Forecasting Biden’s Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia will be the most pivotal region of the new administration’s foreign policy.
The Future of Work for Women in the Pacific Islands
Working women in the Pacific Islands face a trifecta of challenges from Covid-19, climate change, and disruptive technology. A new report from The Asia Foundation takes a hard look at the path to a better future.
For International Women’s Day, Conversations with Some Remarkable Women
In honor of International Women’s Day, our hosts John Rieger and Tracie Yang celebrate some of the remarkable women we’ve met in the past year on the InAsia podcast.
A Road to Reconciliation in Sri Lanka
Still shadowed by its legacy of civil war, Sri Lanka needs national reconciliation. An experimental curriculum in “values education” is creating measurable change in empathy and respect among youth of different communities.
International Women’s Day: Leadership with a Feminist Lens
In a crisis space like the Covid pandemic, support for women-led organizations and a deeper analysis of intersectional identities are some of the ways that a feminist lens promotes women’s leadership and broader organizing for justice.
Resilience in the Time of Covid
A five-nation initiative to blunt the impact of Covid-19 in South Asia combines international scope, local partnerships, and a question: how to prepare the most vulnerable for the next crisis.
Forecasting Biden’s Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia will be the most pivotal region of the new administration’s foreign policy.
Afghan Peace Must Allow for Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Our Afghan research department has just been rated the ninth-best think tank in Central Asia, but the honor will be a hollow one if the country closes the door to research.
The Future of Work for Women in the Pacific Islands
Working women in the Pacific Islands face a trifecta of challenges from Covid-19, climate change, and disruptive technology. A new report from The Asia Foundation takes a hard look at the path to a better future.
A Road to Reconciliation in Sri Lanka
Still shadowed by its legacy of civil war, Sri Lanka needs national reconciliation. An experimental curriculum in “values education” is creating measurable change in empathy and respect among youth of different communities.
Helping an Unlikely Entrepreneur to Keep Safe and Prosper
It’s remarkable enough that Marjina Begum, born in a rural village and married at 13, now employs 560 women in a business she built herself, but she also found a way to keep them safe and Covid-free—with help from The Asia Foundation.
For International Women’s Day, Conversations with Some Remarkable Women
In honor of International Women’s Day, our hosts John Rieger and Tracie Yang celebrate some of the remarkable women we’ve met in the past year on the InAsia podcast.
International Women’s Day: Leadership with a Feminist Lens
In a crisis space like the Covid pandemic, support for women-led organizations and a deeper analysis of intersectional identities are some of the ways that a feminist lens promotes women’s leadership and broader organizing for justice.