Asia Society Policy Institute Leaders and Experts on COVID-19

ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi provides an overview of ASEAN’s response to the pandemic; how COVID has shaped ASEAN’s priorities, interstate cooperation, and embrace of digital systems; and how the region envisions moving forward.

Daniel Russel interviews Bi-khim Hsiao on the impact of the pandemic on Taiwanese society, the potential long-term economic effects, the implications for Taiwan’s foreign affairs, and lessons learned from the experience.

A series of reflections by thought leaders, policymakers, and experts throughout Asia on what this new (ab)normal will mean and what it will entail.

Kevin Rudd writes on why China’s decisions on coal will determine the future of our climate crisis.

On July 23, ASPI Vice President Wendy Cutler spoke on a webinar hosted by the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre.

Kevin Rudd and Patrick Suckling write too few stimulus packages globally are reaping the double-dividend of both investing in growth and jobs, and in the transition to low emissions, more climate-resilient economies.

Alistair Ritchie and Jackson Ewing write that done properly, the system can drive down emissions and raise hundreds of billions of yuan to support low-carbon projects.

Puneet Talwar writes that both Iran and the U.S. think they are winning—and that is a recipe for miscalculation.

In an op-ed for World Politics Review, Anubhav Gupta writes that the pandemic has led to further erosion of India’s pluralism and democratic credentials.

ASPI President Kevin Rudd and Rhodium Group's Founding Partner Daniel Rosen also penned an op-ed on the China Dashboard's findings.

On Thursday, June 18, Wendy Cutler cohosted a webinar about how negotiations around digital trade and e-commerce have been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Thursday, May 28, Wendy Cutler co-hosted a webinar about the major issues facing the World Trade Organization amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

ASPI Vice President Wendy Cutler and ITIF Associate Director for Trade Policy Nigel Cory write that the WTO can't afford to put negotiations on hold during COVID-19.

In a commentary published by The Hill, ASPI Vice President Wendy Cutler outlines three issues that are largely responsible for the WTO becoming less effective in recent years, and offers guidelines for its Director-General selection.

On Thursday, May 14, Wendy Cutler co-hosted a webinar about calls to move biopharmaceutical manufacturing home as well as intellectual property protections for the industry.

Asia Society Policy Institute Senior Fellow Richard Maude writes how debt and poverty threaten a hydra-headed coronavirus crisis in Indonesia.

Kevin Rudd writes in Foreign Affairs that the pandemic bodes Ill for both American and Chinese power—and for the global order.

On Thursday, April 30, Wendy Cutler cohosted a webinar about recent invocations of the Defense Production Act and a "Buy American" Executive Order the White House is reportedly considering.

On Tuesday, April 28, ASPI Vice President Wendy Cutler took part in a webinar hosted by the Bertelsmann Foundation that focused on European and American relations with China after the COVID-19 pandemic.

ASPI Vice President Daniel Russel penned an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times on North Korea, Kim Jong Un, and the future of the Regime.