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A Pacific Solution to a Pacific Challenge: A Human-Rights Approach to Human Trafficking
By Amelia Makutu, Jasmine Henry, Jovesa Tagivakatini, Maribel Buenaobra, Nanise Rasuaki, and Priya Dhanani
February 8, 2023
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With porous borders and limited resources for enforcement, The Pacific Islands are especially susceptible to sex and labor trafficking.
What Path Forward? Afghanistan Continues to Haunt and Perplex
By John Rieger and Tracie Yang
January 25, 2023
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A year and a half after the Taliban’s return to power, the hardships of daily life in Afghanistan have become dire, yet the government’s authoritarian policies threaten to block even basic humanitarian aid. What is the way forward?
Indonesia: Five Essentials for Countering Violent Extremism without Undermining Freedoms
By Mochamad Mustafa
January 25, 2023
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As conservative Islam has spread in Indonesia, so have efforts to protect communities from radicalization. But “countering violent extremism” can trample personal freedoms if it confuses radical narratives with violent ones.
Education Reform: In Thailand Principals Are “Black Box” between National Policymaking and Kids in the Classroom
By Rattana Lao
January 25, 2023
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Thailand needs schools that are more flexible, autonomous, and decentralized. Principals who are “instructional leaders” are the key link between national reforms and what happens in the classroom.
The Future Forecast: Asia in 2023
By Our Country Representatives in Asia
January 11, 2023
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At the end of each year, we ask our experts across Asia to reveal what the New Year has in store. Here’s what they told us about 2023.
The Best of InAsia, 2022
By The Asia Foundation
December 7, 2022
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“Fast away the olde year passes.” It’s time to take an appreciative look back at the abundant harvest of stories and conversations from our colleagues in the field.
Hope over Fate: the Story of BRAC
By John Rieger
November 9, 2022
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A new book tells the story of Fazlé Hasan Abed, the “mild-mannered accountant” who helped raise Bangladesh from the ashes of its violent birth and reimagined international development.
In Mongolia, a Quest to Democratize Carbon Credits
By Mark Koenig
November 9, 2022
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In Ulaanbaatar, a clever scheme will help the poorest households switch from coal-burning stoves to solar electricity by selling carbon credits.
It’s Time to Build a Resilient Care Ecosystem for Asia and the Pacific
By Jane Sloane, Ankita Panda, Kate Francis, and Eileen Pennington
November 9, 2022
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Unpaid caregiving has become an insupportable burden for economies in Asia and the Pacific. On the eve of the G20 Summit, the Bali Care Economy Dialogue will mobilize governments, business, and civil society to forge a regional agenda.
The Heady Early Days of Rappler
By Amy Ovalle
October 26, 2022
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The scrappy online news site quickly became a political lightning rod, and a canary in the coalmine as social media took a dark turn.