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Keyword: ban ki-moon

Four Elections To Watch in Asia in 2017

 President of Iran Hassan Rouhani addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 22, 2016 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Current Affairs
Looking ahead at key political events in Iran, South Korea, China, and Hong Kong.
December 28th by Matt Schiavenza

17 Predictions for Asia in 2017

The relationship between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will be one to watch in 2017. (Thomas Peter/AFP/Getty Images)
Current Affairs
Asia Society Executive Vice President Tom Nagorski gazes into his crystal ball.
December 13th by Tom Nagorski

Park Geun-hye Is Impeached: What's Next for South Korea?

Protesters carry an effigy of South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye during a rally against Park in central Seoul on December 3, 2016. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)
Current Affairs
The suspension of the unpopular president ushers in an uncertain period for the crucial U.S. ally in Asia.
December 9th by Tom Nagorski

Kevin Rudd at UN: Preventive Diplomacy Is Key to International Peace

ASPI President Kevin Rudd, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and UN General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft during the high-level debate on international peace and security on October 1, 2015. (Evan Schneider/UN Photo)
Current Affairs
Policy
In a major address during the UN General Assembly’s debate on maintaining international peace, the ASPI President argued that “the concept and the praxis of prevention” must be central to the UN’s efforts to uphold security.
October 1st by Josh Rosenfield

'We Must Act': UN's Ban Ki-moon Calls for Syrian Arms Embargo in Asia Society Address

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at Asia Society New York on June 20, 2014. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Current Affairs
Policy
With no end to the Syrian conflict in sight, the UN's Secretary-General called for the Security Council to impose an arms embargo on Syria, as part of a six-point plan to deal with the crisis.
June 20th by Tom Nagorski

Complete Text of Ban Ki-moon's Address, 'Crisis in Syria: Civil War, Global Threat'

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the Asia Society in New York on Friday, June 20, 2014. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Policy
"The immediate priority of the United Nations in Syria is to end the violence," the United Nations Secretary-General said Friday, June 20, 2014, at Asia Society in New York.
June 20th by Asia Society

Can The UN Regulate Domestic Environmental Policy?

The United Nations Headquarters in New York City. (United Nations Photo/Flickr)
Christine E. Boyle asks why a member state would ever agree to heed international environmental organization that may limit its domestic policy choices.
July 27th by Christine E. Boyle

The Real Issues Behind Sustainable Development

Construction of a structural column in Indonesia, 2010. (Shanghai Daddy/Flickr)
Limiting the destruction of natural eco-systems and protecting local livelihoods, while improving quality of life, are key to sustainable development.
July 27th by Adam Moser

On Sustainable Development, UN Should Focus on Small Steps, Tangible Goals

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2009. (World Economic Forum/Flickr)
The UN needs to focus on climate change goals that have already been set, rather than coming up with new ones.
July 27th by Shen Yamei

Woodroofe: Clinton, Not Ban, Should Be Next UN Chief

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a press conference at the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland, on February 28, 2011. (Eric Bridiers/State Department/Public Domain)
Policy
"Not since Henry Kissinger has the United States had such a powerful and prominent voice on the world stage," writes Asia Society Associate Fellow Thom Woodroofe of Hillary Clinton.
July 6th by Bryan Le
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