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July 10, 2015

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of July 10, 2015

Ashlyn Anderson, Lincoln Davidson, Lauren Dickey, William Piekos, and Ariella Rotenberg look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. Chinese government steps in to stop stock market slide. Authorities,…

An investor looks at information displayed on an electronic screen at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, June 30, 2015. China stocks ended Tuesday sharply higher, reversing a tumble in morning trade, as a slew of government measures to stem a two-week-long market tumble appeared to win back some investor confidence (Aly Song/Reuters).
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

October 24, 2014

Malaysia
Malaysia’s Growing Climate of Repression Gets Ignored

Amidst the gushing over the inauguration of new Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the first outsider, non-elite president in Indonesia’s democratic era, there is a significant void of international i…

malaysia lawyer protest march
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

March 26, 2014

Malaysia
Obama’s Upcoming Trip to Malaysia: Going to Be Prickly and Tough

After canceling a trip to Southeast Asia last fall because of the U.S. government shutdown, President Obama is now planning to travel to the region in late April. (He will travel to Northeast Asia as…

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Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

April 30, 2020

China
Assessing the Early Response to Beijing’s Pandemic Diplomacy

Responses to China’s post-COVID overtures are largely falling along pre-existing political fault lines.

Wang Yi speaks during a news conference after a meeting of foreign ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China.
Blog Post by Kirk Lancaster and Michael Rubin Asia Unbound

November 30, 2011

Syria
Pressuring a Defiant Syria

Syria is faced with an increasing number of international sanctions for its bloody crackdown against protesters. CFR’s Mohamad Bazzi says the crises facing the regime are unprecedented, but the regim…

Interview by Mohamad Bazzi and Bernard Gwertzman