1. Can Asia Urbanize Without Starving?

    Central Asia East Asia Economy Environment Society South Asia Southeast Asia

    Demand for food is set to surge within the region. Can productivity growth keep pace?

  2. Cambodia’s Economic Opportunity

    Economy Region Southeast Asia Topic Cambodia

    While significant obstacles remain, the success of the rice sector is a potentially crucial driver in Cambodia’s prosperous and equitable development.

  3. America’s Pivot to Asia: A Report Card

    East Asia Politics Region Security Topic

    The pivot is a smart policy which is more nuanced than most people realize. But its China blind spot could be its undoing.

  4. America and the South China Sea Challenge

    Security Topic

    America must make hard choices and put forth the effort necessary to ensure that the S. China Sea remains peaceful in 2013 and beyond.

  5. Malaysians Braced for Election and its Aftermath

    Environment Politics Society Southeast Asia

    Beleaguered Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to prevail at the polls. What happens next is anyone’s guess.

  6. The Geopolitics of Missile Defense

    Society Topic

    Many nations already have, or are acquiring, short- and medium-range missiles. The United States is leading the efforts to negate such threats.

  7. Religion, Race and Politics: ASEAN’s Gordian Knot

    Politics Society Southeast Asia Uncategorized

    It’s time for ASEAN to play a constructive role in tackling religious and racial tensions across the region.