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Alexander Evans on the US and South Asia After Afghanistan

In a new Asia Society report, Bernard Schwartz Fellow Alexander Evans outlines the steps Washington can take to forge a more strategic, cohesive, and successful policy toward South Asia. more
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Smith talks to group of Afghan children during a combined patrol clearing operation in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on April 28, 2012. (United States Army/Flickr)

Don't Write Off Afghanistan as 'Mission Impossible' Just Yet, Says Expert

Western analysts are premature in forecasting worst-case scenarios, argues Hassan Abbas. more
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives on stage after winning the 2012 U.S. presidential election in Chicago, Illinois on November 7, 2012. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

We Asked Our Experts: What Does Obama's Re-Election Mean for Asia?

How is a second term for the Obama administration likely to affect relations with China, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Afghanistan — to name just some of the Asian nations that have featured most prominently in recent headlines? more
Governor Mitt Romney (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama (R) squaring off in the third 2012 U.S. Presidential debate, as seen at a debate viewing party in Covina, Virginia on Oct. 22, 2012. (Neon Tommy/Flickr)

How It Played Abroad: Asia Society's Asia 21 Leaders React to the 'Foreign Policy' Debate

After Barack Obama and Mitt Romney sounded off on foreign policy, Asia Society gets reactions from its network of Asia 21 Young Leaders in China, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. more
L to R: Hartosh Singh Bal, Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth (onscreen) and Ambassador Meera Shankar. (Asia Society India Centre)

The Stakes of the US Presidential Elections for Asia

Two ambassadors assess this year's American election and parse what the two potential outcomes mean for Asia. more
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar responds to a question at Asia Society in New York on Thursday, September 27, 2012. (Bill Swersey/Asia Society)

Pakistan FM Khar 'Embarrassed' By Riots, But Calls for Understanding

"We do not condone violence," Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Thursday at Asia Society in New York. "That is not what Islam teaches us." more
An Afghan youth shouts at an anti-U.S. protest in Kabul on Sept. 16, 2012, when students poured into the streets of Kabul to protest a film mocking Islam that has also sparked deadly riots in the Middle East and North Africa. (Massoud Hossaini/AFP/GettyImages)

What Americans Don't Know About the World

The non-profit organization World Savvy released new research on what American graduates know about the world. It reveals a troubling gap between important world events and trends, and what a rising generation does not know. more
A partially-veiled girl holds a little child close to her side in Afghanistan on June 27, 2012. (james_gordon_losangeles/Flickr)

Photo of the Day: Veiled with Tenderness in Afghanistan

A partially-veiled girl holds a little child close to her side in Afghanistan on June 27, 2012. (james_gordon_losangeles/Flickr) more
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, May 6, 2009. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

After Afghanistan, How Should the US Approach South Asia Strategy?

Asia Society's new Bernard Schwartz Fellow, Alexander Evans, discusses a new Asia Society project that examines U.S. policy in South Asia after the 2014 drawdown in Afghanistan. more
Clockwise from top left: Hamid Karzai, President, Afghanistan; Asif Ali Zardari, President, Pakistan; Barack Obama, President, United States; Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister, India. (Secretary of Defense, The Prime Minister's Office, US Department of Labor and London Summit/Flickr)

The United States and South Asia After Afghanistan

A new report by Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Fellow Alexander Evans considers how to achieve an integrated U.S. South Asia policy in a global context after the 2014 military drawdown in Afghanistan more