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Interview: How Social Media Helped Imran Khan Dominate Our Year-End Poll

"Khan and his supporters have been using this medium as a core tool from the beginning. For other politicians it is an afterthought," says Dr. Awab Alvi, head of social media for Imran Khan's political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. more
Pakistan's Moment is Near — but Will Anyone Care?

Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas says Pakistan's election slated for later this year is crucial for the country's progress, though many in Pakistan are skeptical. more
Is Xi Jinping a Reformer? It's Much Too Early to Tell (A Response to Nicholas Kristof)

Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Rachel Beitarie reply to Nicholas Kristof's New York Time's piece predicting that Xi Jinping will spearhead an economic reform resurgence. more
Video: In Defense of Chuck Hagel

Former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel addresses educators at an Asia Society conference, and truly seems to speak their language. more
Complex Legacies Follow Northeast Asia's New Leaders

Princely pedigree and family roots in East Asia’s conflicted past run deep among incoming leaders in Beijing, Tokyo, Pyongyang and Seoul. more
2013, and Beyond: Why Reform May Be Mission Impossible for China's Xi Jinping

Facing many different political factions and conflicts, the cards are stacked against China's new leader, writes Ouyang Bin. more
Milestone for South Korea: Nation Elects Park Geun-hye, First Female President [UPDATED]

South Korea’s first female president is also the daughter of its longest-ruling dictator, Park Chung-hee. Asia Society takes a look at reactions to the news. more
Susan Shirk: Age Had Its Privileges at China's Eighteenth Party Congress

How did China's self-interested ruling elite manage to agree on how power at the top would be shared? more
Video: Since 2005, Sustained Rollbacks Have Stunted Legal Reform in China

Fordham Law's Carl Minzner discusses the past, present, and future of legal reform in the modern developing Communist China. more
Video: Are China's Citizens Happier Than They Were 10 Years Ago?

The greatest challenge facing China's new leaders, says J. Michael Evans of Goldman Sachs, is civil unrest spurred by income inequality in a growing economy. more
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