South Asia
Pakistan Scholar Program: 2012-2013 Information and Application
May 15, 2012The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Fellowship Fund for Pakistan are pleased to announce the 2012-13 competition for the Wilson Center's Pakistan Scholar Program. One Pakistan Scholar, either from Pakistan or of Pakistani origin, will be selected each year. Successful applicants will spend 9 months in residence at the Woodrow Wilson Center, in the heart of Washington, D.C., where they will carry out advanced, policy-oriented research and writing.
Remarks by Pakistan Commerce Secretary Zafar Mahmood on Pakistan-India trade
Apr 26, 2012The full text of Mahmood's key address at the Wilson Center's April 23 conference on Pakistan-India trade.
Popular Suu Kyi Readies for the Challenges of Politics
Apr 04, 2012Fresh off her party’s near sweep in Burma’s extraordinary parliamentary vote last week, internationally celebrated democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi faces a new test: transforming herself from protest icon to politician. In this interview, biographer Peter Popham discusses the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s political strengths and weaknesses, as well as the fierce drive that keeps her going.
A New Era in Pakistan-U.S. Relations?
Mar 28, 2012Pakistan Scholar Zahid Hussain's Dawn op-ed on the future of the Pakistan-U.S. relationship
East Asian National Identities: Common Roots and Chinese Exceptionalism
This rigorous comparative study of national identity in Japan, South Korea, and China examines countries with long histories influenced by Confucian thought, surging nationalism, and far-reaching ambitions for regional importance. East Asian National Identities compares national identities in terms of six dimensions encompassing ideology; history; the salience of cultural, political, and economic factors; superiority as a model national community; displacement of the U.S. in Asia; and depth of national identity.
U.S.-China Relations: Asian Perspectives
Few would question the assertion that the U.S.-China relationship is the predominant factor in Asian power interactions. All Asian capitals keep a very close eye on bilateral dealings between these two giants, in particular to see how they will affect their own relations with them.
Running on Empty: Pakistan's Water Crisis
In a nation facing many challenges, Pakistan’s crisis of water resources stands out. This publication, edited by Asia Program associate Michael Kugelman and director Robert M. Hathaway, examines the rural and urban manifestations of Pakistan’s water problems, and offers recommendations to alleviate the country’s widespread water stress.
Arvind Virmani
Executive Director, International Monetary Fund, and Affiliate Professor and Distinguished Senior Fellow, George Mason University
Ashley J. Tellis
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Ashley J. Tellis is a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. From 2001 to 2003 he served as Senior Adviser at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and in 2003, he also served on the National Security Council staff as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director...
Dennis Kux
Former Foreign Service Officer and US Ambassador to Ivory Coast
Retired State Department South Asia Specialist and U.S. Ambassador to The Ivory Coast
