Keyword: asia
Dan Harris and Thupten Jinpa on the recent emergence of mindfulness into the mainstream, and how mindfulness can help people cope with everything from the scourge of school shootings to political discussions in an age of divisiveness.
The expected imposition of tariffs and other punitive measures against China may escalate the already tense economic relationship between the world's two largest economies.
Human trafficking expert Matt Friedman describes how millions are lured into slavery in Asia — and what can be done about it.
From Duterte's win in the Philippines to the downfall of TPP, it was an eventful year across the continent.
"America will remain the world’s only superpower for the foreseeable future. But what sort of superpower should it be?" asks Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer in his new book.
Jeffrey Kupfer, Bernard Schwartz Fellow with the Asia Society Policy Institute, argues that the U.S. can help its allies in Asia and benefit its economy by ending its longstanding ban on exporting U.S. crude oil.
Matt Stumpf, Director of the Asia Society Policy Institute's Washington office, proposes an approach to getting the "pivot" to Asia back on track.
Amb. William J. Burns said maintaining a focus on Asia will be “the great test for American diplomacy across the Asia-Pacific through the rest of the Obama Administration.”
Speaking with the IMF's Zhu Min, Henry Kissinger said conflict is "not excluded" from relations within Asia but relations between large countries will evolve toward cooperation.
Daniel R. Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, speaks about the Obama Administration's efforts to "rebalance" American foreign policy towards the Asia-Pacific region.
