Updates from Washington, DC: October 2021
December 1, 2021In this issue: Launch of The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia, 2021: Identity-based Conflict and Extremism; InAsia Podcast: Stories for Children of the Ocean; Mongolia: Five Lessons from Mongolia’s Pandemic Hotline Project; Is Asia Ready for a Feminist Foreign Policy?; Myanmar: Covid-19 and Complex Conflicts: The Pandemic in Myanmar’s Unsettled Regions; Technology and Development: Six Stories of Resilience:…
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Mapping the National Mechanism of Service Provision to Victims of Trafficking
November 23, 2021The Asia Foundation and Mongolian Gender Equality Center conducted the Mapping the National Mechanism of Service Provision to Victims of Trafficking research to demonstrate available services for victims of trafficking as per national policies and the quality of those services. These research findings are based on the real experiences of trafficking victims in receiving services from government and nongovernmental organizations….
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Development Letters (July–September 2021 Issue)
November 23, 2021Development Letters aims to promote ideas with important policy and practical implications for a developing country like Bangladesh. This quarterly publication provides a platform to introduce thought-provoking ideas on broad development issues through short and concisely written articles that are comprehensible to policymakers and development practitioners. This present issue contains 10 articles that include, amongst others, some practical ideas on…
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Timor-Leste Covid-19 Survey Round 7 – June 2021
November 16, 2021The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be the biggest challenge for individuals, the community, and the country. Timor-Leste was under its 14th State of Emergency, and Sanitary Fences were enforced when the survey was conducted; there were 1,275 active cases of Covid-19 across all 13 municipalities, including RAEOA. The research aims to understand the concerns and challenges of the Timorese people…
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Updates from Washington, DC: Summer/Fall 2021
November 2, 2021In this issue: Launch of The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia, 2021: Identity-based Conflict and Extremism; Asian Voices on the Future of U.S.- Asia Relations; Nepal: Covid, Women, and Debt; Bangladesh: Cyber-Safe and Cyber-Positive Teens; InAsia Podcast: Political; Unrest Unsettles Myanmar’s Borderlands; InAsia Podcast: The Pursuit of Democratic Resilience; Southeast Asia: GovAsia Issue 3 – Barely Staying Afloat:…
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Assessment of Trade and Competitiveness Barriers to Nepal’s Export Sector
November 1, 2021Nepal’s balance of trade continues to be plagued by the problem of ever-growing imports but stagnant exports. Significant gaps and barriers in trade have impacted the export sector and the ever-escalating trade deficit worsens the economic situation. This assessment paints an overall picture of exports by comparatively examining the direction of foreign trade, cost of trade, and logistics performance across…
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Trade Policy Coherence and Coordination in Nepal
November 1, 2021This paper is an exploratory assessment of the coherence of policies, strategies, and laws that have a bearing on Nepal’s international trade, and the mechanism and extent of coordination between government agencies and between the government and the private sector in trade-related decision-making, including policy formulation and implementation. It outlines possible measures for achieving policy coherence and improved interagency coordination.
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The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia 2021
October 20, 2021The second edition of The Asia Foundation’s State of Conflict and Violence in Asia explores recent events and patterns of events through regional assessments and country-specific overviews. In particular, this report addresses contemporary concerns over political polarization and identity-based tensions. Following the overview chapter, three keynote essays featuring regional experts offer closer assessments of recent conflict trends. Ten concise country summaries then…
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Covid-19 and Complex Conflicts: The Pandemic in Myanmar’s Unsettled Regions
October 14, 2021The Covid-19 crisis has had mixed impacts on Myanmar’s disparate conflicts and the ongoing peace process. The pandemic response has highlighted deep fragmentation across Myanmar society, in particular along ethnic lines. Large parts of the population, especially in areas affected by violent conflict, rely on civil society or ethnic armed groups for health services and support. While some useful cooperation…
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Asia Foundation Development Fellows Instructions and Guidelines
October 8, 2021Instructions and guidelines for applying to the Asia Foundation Development Fellows program.
