PERIPHERAL VISION: Views from the Borderlands illuminates how political, security, and socioeconomic developments affect the people living in contested borderlands and, conversely, how border dynamics shape change and transition at…
On June 10, 2022, The Asia Foundation’s Coalitions for Change (CfC) program, with the support from the Australian Embassy in the Philippines, hosted its third online course, “Development Entrepreneurship: 12…
On June 18 and 19, The Asia Foundation’s Data for Development (D4D) program joined the Digital Nepal Conclave 2022 For Digital Transformation held in Kathmandu, Nepal. The conclave is an…
It’s taken some work, but Cambodia’s national commitment to decentralization is making local control of budgets and spending a reality, with concrete results.
This report aims to amplify a grounded understanding of the everyday reality of communities in fragile border areas and how conflict shapes their lives. The six towns in this report—covering…
This report by Kachinland Research Centre analyzes three towns on the Myanmar–China border: Kan Pai Ti and Loi Je in Kachin State and Mu Se in northern Shan State. They…
Subnational Governance Program Bridging Phase, implemented through a strategic partnership with the Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and in coordination with the Ministry of Federal Affairs and…
Fourteen thousand women won political office in Nepal’s first local elections in 2017. With the 2022 elections now just days away, our guest asks why so few women ran at the top of the ticket.
While many donors and much state attention have focused on building the skills and capacities of elected women to make them effective in their formal political roles, recent research has…
Attorney Abdel Jamal Disangcopan and his parliamentary staff are part of a new generation of young professionals building peace in the Bangsamoro.
The debt crisis is back. For low-income countries and small island developing states, it never really went away.
On March 22, The Asia Foundation in Nepal hosted a ”Subnational Government Learning Event” commemorating the end of phase one of its flagship Subnational Governance Program (SNGP). The program is…