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An Afghan woman walks home with her children carrying humanitarian goods after being seen by doctors with the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team during a medical civic action program in the district of Tagab in the Kapisa province of Afghanistan April 30, 2007. (Department of Defense)

Ashraf Ghani on the Prospects for Peace in Afghanistan

Ashraf Ghani talks about the Bonn talks, and the composition of the interim government in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. more
A beggar in Chennai, India

Poor Want a Job, Not Benevolence

About half of the world's population now lives on less than $2 a day. more

The Quest for Peace and Prosperity in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond

Speech by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea. more

Music of the Silk Roads

Like religion, music readily spreads beyond its land of origin because people bring their music with them when they travel. more

Interview with Sam Brownback

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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (2004)

America and the Imperial Project: A Talk with Anatol Lieven

Veteran journalist and historian pulls no punches in his assessment of US foreign policy. more

Asia Women's Next Obstacle: AIDS

This fight against AIDS must be fought on many fronts, but it must begin with broader engagement of women. more
071110-A-2013C-074 A paratrooper from 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, watches as an aircraft flies overhead while dropping supplies in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, Nov 9. (soldiersmediacenter/Flickr)

The Global Perspective on the War on Terror

Experts discuss and offer critical viewpoint of US foreign policy. more
UNDP Human Development Report (onshi/Flickr)

Launch of the 2002 United Nations Development Program

"In individual human freedom lies the capacity for political participation, economic development and social progress." more
The sidewalks of Bangkok. (SlapAyoda/Flickr)

Feeding Ourselves

Strategies and solutions to end hunger in Asia. more