Asia Program
Events
Civilian Harm and Amends in Pakistan: Stories of Struggle and Survival
October 14, 2010 // 11:00am — 12:30pm
Christopher Rogers, Pakistan Field Fellow, Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC); Huma Yusuf, Wilson Center Pakistan Scholar
The Emerging Global Economic Architecture: India-U.S. Partnership
October 07, 2010 // 3:00pm — 4:00pm
Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister of India
The Korean Workers' Party Third Conference: What Is It All About?
October 01, 2010 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
On September 28, the ruling Korean Workers' Party (KWP) convened its Third Conference in Pyongyang. The political gathering was used as a platform to unveil a number of leadership changes, including the appointment of Kim Jong Il's third son, Kim Jong Eun, as a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
Asia Adrift: U.S. and Australian Geostrategic Policy in the Asia-Pacific
September 29, 2010 // 4:00pm — 5:15pm
Greg Sheridan, Woodrow Wilson Center Australia Scholar and Foreign Editor, The Australian
Impact of U.S.-China Relations in Asia: Regional Views
September 20, 2010 // 9:00am — 5:30pm
The relationship between the United States and China is considered by many as "one of the most important...in the world." Nowhere today does this statement ring louder than in Asia. What are the implications of Sino-U.S. relations for the economic, political, and security structures of interstate relations in Asia? Read more to find out!
Pakistan's Economy: Edging Toward an Abyss or Pulling Back?
September 13, 2010 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Shahid Javed Burki, Woodrow Wilson Center Senior Scholar and chairman, Institute of Public Policy Executive Council, Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan; Jehangir Karamat, Institute of Public Policy Executive Council, Beaconhouse National University; Parvez Hasan, Institute of Public Policy Executive Council, Beaconhouse National University; Ziad Alahdad, Institute of Public Policy Executive Council, Beaconhouse National University
Knowing the North: Intelligence and Intentions of the DPRK
September 08, 2010 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
How well do we know North Korea? Amid speculation on political succession, the question of Pyongyang's nuclear intentions and capabilities, and North Korean brinkmanship, how can we be certain that the conclusions we reach about the North's intentions are sound? How do we assess the quality of our intelligence sources, given the opacity of the regime?
India: Latin America's Next Big Thing?
July 27, 2010 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
At a July 27, 2010, seminar panelists explored how the relationship between India and Latin America can expand. The seminar served to launch the new IDB report, India: Latin America's Next Big Thing?
The "Gravest Threat" to Internal Security: India's Maoist Insurgency
July 15, 2010 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Once a modest pro-peasant movement, India's Maoist (Naxalite) insurgency has now become what New Delhi describes as the nation's biggest internal security threat. Experts examine the insurgency's main drivers, identify its strategies, and consider the best ways to respond.