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The South China Sea: What is to be Done?
February 6, 2017
Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam have made ambiguous, intransigent, and overlapping claims of “sovereignty” and “rights” in the SouthChina Sea.
Pathways to Democracy: Taiwan's Lessons for China
January 17, 2015
Abstract:Authoritarian ruling parties are expected to resist democratization, often times at all costs.
China Drives into the Future: Automotive Upgrading in East Asia Today
May 22, 2014
China’s giant automobile market continues to grow robustly, but its once thriving domestic producers have lost ground recently to global auto giants such as Volkswagen and GM.
The Effects of Indonesia's Conditional Cash Transfer Program
May 8, 2014
This study analyzes the effects of Indonesia's conditional cash transfer program on the local health care market in terms of price, utilization, and quality of care.
What Explains Indonesia’s Defense Transformation? Beyond Democratic Reform and the “China Threat”
April 16, 2014
Since the democratization of Indonesia began in 1998, the country’s military has been undergoing major change.
Southeast Asia in the Year of the Horse: Issues and Prospects for 2014-15
January 14, 2014
The Year of the Horse will run (so to speak) from 31 January 2014 to 18 February 2015.
Does Decentralization Lessen or Worsen Poverty? Evidence from Post-‘Big Bang’ Indonesia
December 12, 2013
Co-sponsored by the Stanford Center for International Development Under what conditions is decentralization most likely to foster development and reduce poverty? Plausible answers include: a...
Indonesia Is No Model for Muslim Democracy
March 5, 2013
Since the resignation of Indonesia’s authoritarian president Suharto in 1998, the country has made great strides in consolidating a democratic government.
Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem? Experts on Climate Change in Southeast Asia
March 4, 2013
Officials, scholars, and activists have long believed in improving environmental policy in developing countries by fostering desirable values and practices through networks of experts.
Gender Imbalance and Social Network Pressures in Rural China
February 21, 2013
China and some other Asian countries have experienced a large surplus of men of marriageable age.
Economic Development in Laos and Vietnam: Growth, Reform, and the WTO
February 6, 2013
The fastest growing economy in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Extremism and Double Standards: "Terrorists," "Rebels," and the State in Indonesia
December 5, 2012
How do jihadists and militant Papuan pro-independence groups in Indonesia analyze each other's behavior? How do government policies toward the two groups differ?
Climbing the Summits: ASEAN, America, and the Future of Asia
October 1, 2012
Five Southeast Asian ambassadors discuss ASEAN, Asia, and America’s role
Reforming Higher Education: Meeting the Challenges of Global Competition in the Digital Information Age
September 6, 2012
Education has provided the critical foundation for Asia’s rapid economic growth. However, in an increasingly globalized and digital world, higher education faces an array of new challenges.
Identity Politics in a Muslim-Majority Democracy: Explaining Communal Appeals in Indonesian Election Campaigns, 2009-2011
February 1, 2012
Despite the many benefits of democracy, some scholars believe that introducing elections in ethnically divided states can lead to the politicization of identity and to ethnic conflict.
Demographic Change in East Asia: Economic, Social, and Security Implications
September 8, 2011
The third Stanford Kyoto Trans-Asian Dialogue will focus on demographic change in East Asia and its implications across a wide range of areas, including economies, societies, and security.
Garuda Rising, Black Swan Waiting: Economic and Political Future of Indonesia
June 6, 2011
Indonesia’s growing economic and political strengths are drawing a range of responses, from the optimism of many investors to the pessimism of some scholars.
Does Democratization Imply Islamization? Lessons from Democratic Indonesia, the World’s Largest Majority-Muslim Country
May 18, 2011
Indonesia has undergone democratization since 1998. Islamic political parties have re-emerged, but they have failed to gain significant support.
How Good is the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement -- and Good for Whom?: A Philippine View
February 24, 2011
On January 1, 2010, China and the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) finally, formally launched a China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) that encompasses nearly two billion...
Leadership Lessons for Constantly Changing Contexts: A View From Indonesia
February 17, 2011
It takes guts to lead.
8 Things You Need to Know to Survive in the 21st Century: A View from Indonesia
November 18, 2010
What will the 21st century be like? Should human beings expect the worst-or the best? After addressing these questions, Dr.
BBC World Forum: On President Obama's Jakarta Speech
November 10, 2010
In an interview on BBC’s “World Today,” Donald K. Emmerson, director of the Southeast Asia Forum, discussed President Obama’s November 10, 2010 speech in Jakarta.
Al Jazeera: On Obama’s Indonesia Visit
November 8, 2010
President Barack Obama made his first visit to Jakarta, Indonesia as President of the United States in November 2010--a trip viewed by many people around the world as a "homecoming." Donald...
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