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L to R: Peter Yao, Joel Charny, and Thet Win during the panel discussion on October 8, 2008 in Washington, DC. (Khoi Nguyen/Asia Society)

Can We Really Help Burma?

Weighing the relative merits of greater engagement versus sanctions. more
The United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC. (Flickr)

About the Washington, DC Center

A forum in the nation's capital for government officials, journalists, scholars, artists, and business executives interested in issues related to Asia. more
General Dan McNeill addresses the Asia Society in Washington, DC. (Leonard Tso/Asia Society)

The War in Afghanistan: Updates from the Front

General Dan McNeill emphasizes reconstruction efforts. more
Senator Robert P. Casey (casey.state.gov)

Senator Casey: Rethinking the US–Pakistan Partnership

Senator Robert P. Casey (D-PA), member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, presents his views on regional dynamics and the US-Pakistan relationship. more
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke speaking at the CSIS, Washington, DC, May 7, 2008. (Alison Bours/CSIS

Afghanistan: America's Longest War?

Will Afghanistan become another “Vietnam” for the US? Richard Holbrooke, chairman of the Asia Society and former US ambassador to the UN, addresses the issues. more
Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (US Treasury)

Maintaining Forward Momentum in U.S.-China Economic Relations

Transcript of speech by Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr. more

The Dalai Lama on Climate Change

The Dalai Lama addresses the September 2007 crackdown on dissent in Burma, and issues a global call to action on climate change. Watch the video. more
Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore, 2007 (Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby)

America and Asia: Our Shared Future

Speech by Lee Hsien Loong, prime minister of Singapore. Read the transcript. more

Old Friends, New Challenges: New Zealand and the United States in the Asia-Pacific Century

Speech by Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand. more
Senator Dianne Feinstein (www.feinstein.senate.gov)

Managing the Triangular Relationship: The U.S., China & Taiwan

Speech by Senator Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senate. more