1. What Will WTO Membership Mean for Laos?

    Fifteen years after Laos first sought membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO), the small landlocked Southeast Asian state finally [...]

  2. U.S. Increasing Military Presence in the Philippines

    In a move that prompted a swift and angry response from China, the U.S. has reportedly agreed to substantially increase [...]

  3. Laos’ Debt Raising Eyebrows

    Laos’ reputation as an economic backwater and relic of the Cold War has been well earned. This year, however, the [...]

  4. New Summits: Old Problems

    When the Indonesian delegation flew into Phnom Penh for the ASEAN and East Asian Summits late last week President Susilo [...]

  5. Suu Kyi’s U.S. Visit: Overshadowing the Real Powers in Burma

    Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s two-week visit to the United States has thus far proven highly successful, at least [...]