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Video: Election Ushers in 'New Model' of Democracy for Pakistan
Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas tells CNN that although Nawaz Sharif won the prime ministership for the third time in his career, the election showed progress in Pakistan's democratic system.
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65th UN General Assembly
Live at the Asia Society: Asian leaders' public talks on top issues, via webcast.
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Invasion of the Asians is Fiction, Not Fact
Why is it so easy for a new movie to posit an Australia overrun by its Asian neighbors?
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Public Broadcasting: Australia's 'Best Soft Power'
The case for independent public broadcasting as the way to present Australia to its Asian neighbors.
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Election 2010: Preparing for the Asian Century
Asialink and Asia Society AustralAsia Centre outline the ways Australia needs to focus on its neighbors.
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New Thai Ambassador: Thailand’s Next Steps, Post-Crisis
Dr. Kriangsak Kittichaisaree thanks Australia for "standing by us" during the recent unrest.
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New Thai Ambassador: Thailand’s Next Steps, Post-Crisis
Dr. Kriangsak Kittichaisaree thanks Australia for "standing by us" during the recent unrest.
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Thailand's Two Conflicts
Thailand's traditional hierarchies and power structures are being challenged as never before.
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Taiwan's Big Brawl
In pictures: Taiwan's legislature comes to blows over a controversial trade bill.
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Behind Nepal's Impasse
After managing a relatively peaceful transformation, Maoists and rival parties are now circling one another warily.
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Australia's Change of Prime Ministers
Richard Woolcott, Founding Director of the Asia Society AustralAsia Center, on the changing of the guard.
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