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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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The Strange Things Banned Before China's Party Congress, Explained
Unpredictable restrictions before the 18th Party Congress have inconvenienced pigeon owners and taxi riders, among other parts of the population.
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Video: Why We Know So Little About China's Leadership Change and Its Next Leader
As the United States votes for its next president, China, too, is preparing for a leadership change — although much less is known about that process, which begins Thursday with the start of the 18th National Congress.
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Orville Schell: Beijing on Edge as It Gropes Way Toward New Leadership
With no script and no "big leader" in place for China's next act, both officials and ordinary citizens are in the grip of deep unease about the future.
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Expert: Romney's Whole Foreign Policy Strategy One Big 'Gaffe'
Associate Fellow Thom Woodroofe argues that Barack Obama is the first Democratic president since Franklin Roosevelt to head to the polls with a foreign policy advantage.
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Chinese Concerns About Fairness Shake Faith in Government Leadership
Asia 21 Fellow Wenchi Yu says a recent survey shows pervasive concerns among Chinese about the country's leadership and its ability to deal with fundamental human rights.
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Expert Calls for Less 'Red Meat,' More 'Nuance' From Candidates on Foreign Policy
Asia Society's Mike Kulma talks to Al Jazeera ahead of tonight's foreign policy debate.
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UN Security Council Adds Australia, S. Korea — Does This Strengthen a US Asian 'Pivot'?
After Thursday's vote added two key Asia-Pacific allies, the U.S. could now find greater support in pursuing actions favorable to its interests in the region, writes Andrew Billo.
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Will the Next 'Education President' Please Stand Up?
What was missing from last night's Presidential debate, and has been absent from political discourse in general, this election season?
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Myanmar President Thein Sein: No Reversal to Democratic Transition [Video]
In a landmark appearance on Thursday at Asia Society in New York, Myanmar President Thein Sein said that his country has left behind authoritarian government and that the road to democracy was irreversible.
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Asia Society Fellow Alexander Evans Bridges Worlds of Diplomacy and Academia
Asia Society's newest Bernard Schwartz Fellow discusses his dual careers as an academic and a diplomat.
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