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Police Reform in Pakistan (Complete)

Hassan Abbas, Aitzaz Ahsan and Arif Alikhan discuss Pakistan's police force and offer recommendations to improve its ability to check the growth of organized crime and combat terrorism. more

Dan Rather: Shock Troops in India and Vietnam's 'Jungle Hell'

Rather discusses his first assignments in Asia — wars in India and Vietnam in the mid-1960s, that he admits he was "ill-prepared" to cover. more

Dan Rather: Int'l News Coverage in 60s and 70s Better Than Today

Rather discusses what he believes is the most important news out of Asia today, and whether the media is getting it right. more

Toward a Post-Communist, Post-Confucian China

Ian Johnson, Roderick MacFarquhar and moderator Orville Schell speculate about what China's near future might conceivably look like. more

How Stable Is China? (Complete)

In the wake of the Bo Xilai scandal, Ian Johnson, Roderick MacFarquhar and Orville Schell assess China's recent political upheavals and its upcoming change of leadership more

Flournoy: Cooperative Relationship with China and India

In Washington, Michele A. Flournoy discusses the importance of the Asia Pacific region and rebuts current narratives of America's decline. more

Washington Awards Panel: A 'Balancing Role' in the World

John D. Negroponte, Thomas R. Pickering and Frank G. Wisner discuss Iran's nuclear policies and U.S.-China relations. more
A police checkpoint in Karachi. (Benny Lin/Flickr)

Police Reform in Pakistan Must Be Part of National Agenda

Read an excerpt from a forthcoming report by Asia Society’s Independent Commission on Pakistan Police Reform. The report will be available in print and for download on July 23, 2012. more

Highlights: Asia Society Washington's 2012 Awards Dinner

Excerpts from an acceptance speech and a panel discussion featuring this year's honorees at Asia Society Washington's Awards Dinner. more

US Ambassador: Downgrade Would Set Back India's Hopes

Standard & Poor's possible downgrade of India's investment status "reflects some of the current problems India is having," said Ambassador Nancy Powell. more