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The Heady Early Days of Rappler
By Amy Ovalle
October 26, 2022
Blog
The scrappy online news site quickly became a political lightning rod, and a canary in the coalmine as social media took a dark turn.
Where Will War Break out Next? Predicting Violent Conflict
By Adam Burke
October 26, 2022
Blog
Futurology is still a fool’s game, but talking concisely about threats and risks is less of a potential banana skin.
The Multiplier: Girls’ STEM Education
By Arpaporn Winijkulchai and Anuja Patel
October 12, 2022
Blog
As Asian economies grow ever more online, STEM education has emerged as a vital pathway to the future of work for girls and young women.
Asia’s New Normal, and the Massive Vaccination Campaigns That Preceded It
By Miranda Lucas and Nicola Nixon
October 12, 2022
Blog
While the economic shock of Covid-19 across Asia was immense, much of the region is bouncing back with verve, thanks to widespread and well-orchestrated vaccination.
Fighting a Pandemic of Misinformation
September 28, 2022
Blog
How a two-year program helped vulnerable communities in South Asia protect themselves from Covid-19 and the “fake-news pandemic.”
In Mongolia, Making Time to Read with Young Children
By Mark Koenig, Khaliun Boldbaatar and Khaliun Ganzorig
September 28, 2022
Blog
Despite a culture of literacy, Mongolians need to read more with their children under five. A new initiative hopes to make that happen.
Unpacking the Water Sector in the Pacific Islands
By Milika Sobey
September 28, 2022
Blog
A region defined by water consistently ranks among the world’s worst for access to drinking water and basic sanitation. Why?
LeadNext Fellows: Citizens of the World
By Nicole Ripley
September 14, 2022
Blog
Meet the 20 young leaders from the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific who are the first graduates of The Asia Foundation’s LeadNext Fellowship program.
The Thin Line between Labor Migration and Trafficking
By Asinur Reza
September 14, 2022
Blog
Bangladeshis are a vital workforce for this island destination in the Indian Ocean. But for many it’s far from paradise.
The Latest Roadblock for Federal Nepal: Civil Service Reform
By Namit Wagley and Parshuram Upadhyay
September 14, 2022
Blog
The stubborn impasse in civil service reform is giving Nepal’s experiment in federalism some serious growing pains.