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Event Recap: Executive Roundtable on West Coast Perspectives on The Latest on U.S.-China Relations

Oct 8. 2024 - Recap from Seattle's roundtable with Mark Cohen, the first Senior Tech Fellow at Asia Society Seattle & NorCal and the Asia Society Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
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Event Recap: Executive Roundtable on Technology Innovation in East Asia and the Role of Patents

Oct 7, 2024 - View recap and photos from a discussion between Mark Cohen and Kathi Vidal on IP and tech innovation.
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Climate Resilience, Smart Cities, and Health

Schwarzman Scholars alumni share their insights on climate resilience, smart cities, and health.
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UNGA 79 Recap: Southeast Asia’s Diplomatic Dispatch

Meghan Murphy writes about the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly highlighting Southeast Asia's effort to make the perspectives of small and middle powers heard amid global crises.
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The Next Epoch of Urban Growth: Integrating Climate, Health, and Cities

Vanshica Kant writes on highlights the gap at the intersection of climate, health, and cities, and the role of international development to create momentum and impact.
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Satellite and Sponge Cities for Vulnerable World Metropolises: Renewed Urban Climate Adaptation

Daria Kurushina discusses what stalled and insufficient measures to limit global temperature rise means for coastal urban populations.
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Melbourne Asia Game Changer Awards 2024 - Finalists

Meet our finalists for the Melbourne Asia Game Changer Awards 2024.
Digital Governance in the Age of AI (Part 2): Eleonore Fournier-Tombs of UN University Centre for Policy Research

The UNU-CPR head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation and Rorry Daniels discuss how AI can accelerate economic development.
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Sri Lanka’s Political Shift: Dissanayake’s 2024 Victory Marks New Era

Farwa Aamer writes on the outcomes of Sri Lanka's presidential election and what it means for the future.
Digital Governance in the Age of AI (Part 1): Tshilidzi Marwala of UN University

The UNU rector speaks with Rorry Daniels about the UN's new Global Digital Compact and how AI can be better understood.
New Release | Red or Blue: What’s at Stake for Asia in the 2024 U.S. Election

The volume pairs ASPI experts with Asian co-authors to investigate what the region wants (and expects) from the next U.S. administration, through short high-level essays and interviews.
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Fleeing Xi's 'China Dream': The Great Exodus of People and Capital

Lynette Ong writes about how economic decline and the closing of political space led to the exodus of people and capital from China.