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  • Updates from Washington, DC: The Asia Foundation December 2024

    December 19, 2024
    Welcome to The Asia Foundation’s Washington, D.C. December newsletter. This final issue of the year features 70th-anniversary impact highlights, our recent event on Strengthening Civic Spaces: Lessons from South Asia, […]
  • The State of Bangladesh’s Political Governance, Development, and Society: According to its Citizens 2024

    December 13, 2024
    A Citizens’ Perception Survey, 2024, on governance, development, and society was conducted jointly by The Asia Foundation and the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development of BRAC University. A total […]
  • Initial Evidence on the Relevance of ‘Development Entrepreneurship’ Outside of the Philippines

    December 13, 2024
    This study explores the applicability of the development entrepreneurship (DE) model beyond its Philippine origins. Drawing from three case studies in Kenya, Vanuatu, and Indonesia, the research investigates how politically […]
  • Indonesia

    December 6, 2024
    The Asia Foundation established an office in Indonesia in 1955 and has since fostered strong connections with a wide range of Indonesian institutions. This includes collaboration with numerous civil society […]
  • Climate Change and Care Work: Integrated Solutions for Intersecting Crises

    November 12, 2024
    Climate change and care work are seldom addressed together in policy discussions. As climate change accelerates, its impacts intensify demands for care and disproportionately burden women and marginalized communities. Extreme […]
  • Critical Issues for the United States in Southeast Asia in 2025

    October 25, 2024
    Given the region’s strategic importance, it is imperative that the United States engage with Southeast Asia and its regional organization, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in a reliable […]
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    From Vulnerability to Resilience: Cybersecurity Challenges for MSMEs in the APAC Region

    October 18, 2024
    The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the digitalization of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), increasing their vulnerability to cyber threats like ransomware and phishing. These threats exploit MSMEs’ limited resources and […]
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    Pen, Politics, and Power: How China and India Wield Soft Power through Education Diplomacy in South Asia

    October 10, 2024
    As powerful nations compete for regional and global influence, they employ a complex blend of hard and soft power strategies in their foreign policies. Among the many instruments of soft […]
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    The Political Economy of Debt

    October 10, 2024
    Soaring public debt, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been in the cross-hairs of public debate. South Asia is at the epicenter of the debate. Sri Lanka […]
  • Identifying Mis/Disinformation During Elections Toolkit

    October 10, 2024
    This toolkit was produced under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Media and Civil Society Strengthening in Mongolia (MACSS) project, which is implemented by The Asia Foundation in […]
  • Updates from Washington, DC: The Asia Foundation September, 2024

    October 9, 2024
    Welcome to The Asia Foundation’s Washington, D.C. September newsletter. This issue features upcoming events on U.S.-China-Southeast Asia Relations: Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Cooperation and Local Solutions to Judicial Reform […]
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    U.S.-China-Southeast Asia Relations: Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Cooperation

    October 8, 2024
    The essays in this report reflect views about US–China–Southeast Asia triangular relations drawn from a workshop that took place on May 15 and 16, 2024, in Bangkok. In partnership with […]
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