Publications

Sustaining Myanmar's Transition: Ten Critical Challenges Ahead

An new Asia Society report takes stock of progress and challenges in Myanmar’s reform process over the past two years and thinks through ways forward for U.S.-Myanmar relations.

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

Pollution over Shanghai. (Shreyans Bhansali/Flickr)

Is Environmentally Sustainable Economic Growth Possible in China?

Asia Society Senior Advisor Junjie Zhang looks at how China's quest for growth at any cost has created environmental problems and economic losses. more

A Pakistani policeman stands guard at a security check point in Lahore, February 2012. (Arif Ali / AFPGetty Images)

Stabilizing Pakistan through Police Reform

A new Asia Society report assesses the current state of Pakistan’s police force and offers recommendations for enhancing its institutional capacity. more

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi meet in Yangon, Myanmar, December 1, 2011. (Saul Loeb /AFP/Getty Images)

Advancing Myanmar's Transition: A Way Forward for U.S. Policy

An Asia Society publication assesses the nature of the changes under way in Myanmar. more

A Turkmen woman and a man cast their ballots at a polling station in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on December 5, 2010. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Central Asia's Crisis of Governance

An Asia Society report addresses the challenges facing a perennially troubled region. more

NEW YORK, May 18, 2011 — Following the launch of his Pakistan 2020 report, Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Fellow Hassan Abbas offers advice to the U.S. Congress on how best to handle the topic of aid to Pakistan. (5 min., 38 sec.)

Pakistan 2020: A Vision for Building a Better Future

An Asia Society Study Group provides recommendations to address Pakistan's political, social, and economic challenges in the coming decade. more

An Afghan soldier stands guard in an armoured vehicle in Kabul, 09 August 2007. (Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images)

Back from the Brink? A Strategy for Stabilizing Afghanistan-Pakistan

A comprehensive new strategy for US policy in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. more

Never an Empty Bowl: Sustaining Food Security in Asia trailer (1 min., 35 sec.)

Never an Empty Bowl: Sustaining Food Security in Asia

Asia Society's latest Task Force confronts food insecurity in the world's most populous region. more

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Myanmar's President U Thein Sein at the Office of the President in Naypyitaw on Dec 1, 2011. [Flickr/U.S. Department of State]

Current Realities and Future Possibilities in Burma/Myanmar

A Task Force on US Policy toward Myanmar looks at the road ahead. more

Indian residents of Kusum Pahari slum in New Delhi filll water buckets during a daily delivery from a municipal water board tanker. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Asia's Next Challenge: Securing the Region's Water Future

Decreased access to a safe water supply "will have a profound impact on security in the region." more