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Video: Election Ushers in 'New Model' of Democracy for Pakistan
Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas tells CNN that although Nawaz Sharif won the prime ministership for the third time in his career, the election showed progress in Pakistan's democratic system.
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After Year of Transitions in Northeast Asia, 2013 Needs to Be a Year of Leadership
With resurgent nationalism just one trend potentially threatening the region, the new leaders settling into office need to provide steady hands.
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2013 Gives Korean Leaders Chance to Right Fathers' Wrongs
Associate Fellow Katharine Moon says the Korean peninsula's dynastic leaders have a chance to improve on the mistakes of their fathers — but the obstacles are many.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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China's Next Leaders: A Guide to What's at Stake
Figuring out how to transfer power at the top in the absence of an open and legitimate leadership selection process is China's biggest political challenge.
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Video: Former US Ambassador Says 'China Expertise' an 'Oxymoron'
Former U.S. Ambassador to China Winston Lord discusses the "perils of prediction" when it comes to China's leadership.
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Video: 5 Areas of Change to Look for Under China's New Leadership
As China ushers in a new generation of leaders, Hamid Biglari, Head of Emerging Markets at Citicorp, discusses topics that should be at the top of Xi Jinping's to-do list.
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