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In this page I would like to feature recommended articles on events unfolding in Asia. The focus on this pages will be on other countries than China and India. Articles on China and India are featured separately on other pages in this blog.

Aung Din, The U.N. has failed Burma. Far Eastern Economic Review, September 26, 2008.

Bhutan’s road to democracy. Interview with Jigme Y. Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan. Council on Foreign Relations, September 25, 2008.

Erica Marat, Corruption in the Hydro-Energy Sector Becomes Clearer in Kyrgyzstan. Jamestown Foundation, September 25, 2008.

Sumit Ganguly, Pakistan’s Double-Cross: Islamabad told Washington one thing and did another. Now it’s time for change. Newsweek, September 18, 2008.

Keith Bradsher, In Asia, bloom is of the U.S. rose. The International Herald Tribune, September 18, 2008.

Anand Gopal, Monks with Guns? Burma’s Younger Activists get bolder. The Christian Science Monitor, September 18, 2008.

Julie Ray, Japanese Consumer Confidence Crumbling. Gallup, September 17, 2008.

Liz Fuller, Azerbaijani-Russian Relations Hostage To Pragmatism. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, September 17, 2008.

Jayshree Bajoria, Japan’s Problem-Ridden Ruling Party. (Audio). Council on Foreign Relations, September 17, 2008.

Lehman Brothers Collapse: Asian Stock Market Reaction. (Video) Reuters, September 16, 2008.

Abukadar Siddique & Ron Synovitz, U.S. Commander calls for Operations in Pakistani Tribal Regions. Eurasia Net, September 12, 2008.

Norbert Walter, Asia trip report 2008: Caught between high inflation and slowing growth. Deutsche Bank Research, September 8, 2008.

Ryan Clarke & Sangeet Dalliwall, Sino-Indian Competition for Burmese Oil and Natural Gas. Harvard International Review, September 4, 2008.

Ron Synovitz, Afghan Insurgency Diversifies As Taliban Forges Alliances with Other Fractions. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, August 29, 2008.

Malaysia: Sodomy and the backlash. The Economist, August 28, 2008.

Russia fails to win support of Asian Alliance. CNN, August 28, 2008.

Jonathan Head, Rifts behind Thailand’s political crisis. BBC News, August 27, 2008.

Shahin Abbasov, Azerbaijan: Baku eyes Georgia Violence with Caution. EurasiaNet, August 14, 2008.

Aid women killed in Afghanistan. BBC News, August 13, 2008.

Thilo Thielke, Burma seek to repress new opposition movement. Spiegel Online, August 11, 2008.

Carlos H. Conde, 130.000 Filipinos displaced as fighting escalates in the South. International Herald Tribune, August 11, 2008.

Joanna Lillis, Kazakstan: Nazarbayev seeks to make economic, diplomatic inroads in Mongolia. EurasiaNet, August 8, 2008.

Henry Brown, Burma’s rage. Open Democracy, August 8, 2008.

M. Ilyas Khan, Pakistan: Impeachment hopes and fears. BBC News, August 7, 2008.

Joanna Lillis, Kazakhstan: Astana aims to become world’s top uranium producer. EurasiaNet, August 5, 2008.

Liz Fuller, Azerbaijani Opposition Mulls Presidential Election Boycott. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, August 2, 2008.

South Korean Government Takes on “Infodemics.” The Epoch Times, August 2, 2008.

Steve Herman, South Asian Leaders Want Joint Action to Fight Terrorism. Voice of America, August 2, 2008.

Eric A. Mcvadon, Northeast Asia Security: A New Paradigm? China Brief, The Jamestown Foundation, August 1, 2008.

Good news from Arghandab: Afghan soldiers are better trained and happy to fight. The Economist, July 31, 2008.

Tobias Harris, Japan’s Democrats Gird for Battle. Far Eastern Economic Review, July 30, 2008.

Robert Dujarric, Nationalism is not an issue in Japan. The Japan Times, July 30, 2008.

Deirdre Tyrnan, Turkmenistan: Berdymukhamedov tinkers with constitution in the name of efficiency. EurasianNet, July 28, 2008.

Philippine government, Muslim revels agree to sign key territorial accord. International Herald Tribune, July 28, 2008.

Iraq: US Winning the War That Seemed Lost. Military.com, July 27, 2008.

Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah, Taliban exploit sectarian rift in siege of Shiites in Pakistan enclave. International Herald Tribune, July 26, 2008.

Japan: “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea” brings in 15 billion yen during opening weekend. Japan News Review, July 25, 2008.

Jayshree Bajoria, Cambodia’s Development Challenges. Council on Foreign Relations, July 25, 2008.

Martin Fackler, Japan’s newest growth industry: Asian tourists. International Herald Tribune, July 25, 2008.

Uzbekistan: How the Uzbek government maintains a choke-hold over the internet. EurasiaNet, July 23, 2008.

Provincial Taliban Leader Surrenders. Military.com, July 23, 2008.

Jennifer Koons, Obama’s Afghan plan has limits. International Relations and Security Network, July 23, 2008.

Eric Pape, Cambodia election: “The Rule of Murderers and Thieves. Newsweek, July 23, 2008.

Bridget Welsh, Malaysia’s political quagmire. Open Democracy, July 23, 2008.

Masahiro Matsumura, Quiet Changes in Japan’s defense. The Japan Times, July 22, 2008.

Kazakhstan: The State extends its reach over oil and gas sector. EurasiaNet, July 22, 2008.

Senator Obama visits US forces in Iraq. (Video). July 22, 2008.

Philippines wants to open export zone with Taiwan. M&C, July 20, 2008.

Senator Obama visits Afghanistan. (Video). MSNBC, July 20, 2008.

Rory Stewart, How to Save Afghanistan. TIME, July 17, 2008.

UK troops kill second Taliban leader in two weeks. UK Ministery of Defence, July 16, 2008.

Howard LaFranchi, Afghan Fight Drawing Foreign Jihadis. The Christian Science Monitor, July 16, 2008.

Korean families in crisis. New America Media, July 16, 2008.

Obama details plans to Iraq and Afghanistan. International Herald Tribune, July 15, 2008.

Jesper Koll, The New and Improved Japan, Inc.  Far Eastern Economic Review, July 15, 2008.

Bruce Lim, Asia: Rice Prices Add to Inflation Woes. IPS, July 15, 2008.

Daniel Love, Coalition Doctors Remove Tumor, Save Afghan Girl’s Life. US Department of Defence, July 15, 2008.

Jayshree Bajoria, As Afghanistan Roils, Pakistan Draws Heat. Council of Foreign Relations, July 15, 2008.

Lynn Sweeton, Obama calls on Pakistan to step up in the Al Queda hunt or else the U.S. should intervene. Chicago Sun Times, July 15, 2008.

Taliban murders two women alleged to be prostitutes. The Jawa Report, July 14, 2008.

Choe Sang-Hun, South Korean-Japanese dispute over islets fares up. International Herald Tribune, July 14, 2008.

Yasheng Huang, The Next Asian Miracle. PrajaBangalore, July 11, 2008.

Thai government in disarray as foreign minister resign. The Age, July 11, 2008.

Bruce Loudon, US poised to attack Pakistan extremists. The Australian, July 11, 2008.

Malaysia’s solar energy industry looks to Japanese investors. PennEnergy, July 11, 2008.

Muhammad Tahir, Fueling the Taliban: Poppies, Guns and Insurgents. The Jamestown Foundation, July 10, 2008.

Ian Rowley & Kenji Hall, Japan’s Inflation Conundrum. Business Week, July 10, 2008.

Eric Schmitt, Pakistan is said to be attracting insurgents. International Herald Tribune, July 10, 2008.

Luke Hunt, Amid Malaysia’s Sensational Political Drama, Anwar Has Momentum for Now. World Politics Review, July 9, 2008.

Jayshree Bajoria, Engaging Nepal’s Maoists. Council of Foreign Relations, July 9, 2008.

Joanna Lillis, Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev hints that democratization will take back seat on OSCE agenda. EurasiaNet, July 9, 2008.

Zia Mian, Pakistan’s American Problem. Foreign Policy in Focus, July 9, 2008.

John C.K. Daly, Mongol-Russian Uranium Cooperation. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, July 9, 2008.

Suzanne Nam, Thailand’s 40 Richest. Forbes, July 9, 2008.

CondoleezzaRice on Iran. (Video interview). Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, July 8, 2008.

Guido Verboom, Mongolia: democracy after emergency. Open Democracy, July 8, 2008.

Aries C. Rufo, Philippine: Justice to AMLC: produce evidence vs. Bolante. Newsbreak, July 8, 2008.

Abdul Waheed Wafa & Alan Cowell, Suicide car blast kills 41 in Afghan Capital. International Herald Tribune, July 8, 2008.

Terror in Kabul. The Economist, July 8, 2008.

FDI in Korea Shrinks for 3rd straight year. English.Chosun.com, July 8, 2008.

Malaysian Islamic court declares dead man Muslim amid Hindu family’s objections. International Herald Tribune, July 7, 2008.

Afghanistan: Infamous Taliban kidnapper killed in Coalition raid. Afgha.com, July 7, 2008.

Pakistani governor blames Afghanistan for troubles. (Video). Al Jazeera, July 6, 2008.

Blast Strikes Pakistani Police Station. CBS News, July 6, 2008.

Martim Fackler, Japan sees a chance to promote its energy-frugal ways. International herald Tribune, July 4, 2008.

Mark Forbes, Indonesian bomb campaign foiled. The Age, July 4, 2008.

John C.K. Daly, Mongolia’s fractious election. UPI, July 3, 2008.

Donata Hardenberg, The battle of Mongolia’s resouces. Al Jazeera, July 3, 2008.

Andrew F. Tully, What’s Behind the Mongolian Unrest? Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, July 3, 2008.

Shahin Abbasov, Azerbaijan: Medvedev makes splash in Baku, but is it more style than substance? EurasiaNet, July 3, 2008.

Jeremy Shapiro, The Insurgents Are Not Winning in Afghanistan. Spiegel Online, July 3, 2008.

Sri Lanka: The War President. The Economist, July 3, 2008.

Michael Fathers, No easy way out. New Statesman, July 3, 2008.

Magnus Linklater, Afghanistan: It was a battlefield last time I was here. The progress is remarkable. Times Online, July 2, 2008.

Fatal clashes in Mongolia capital. BBC News, July 2, 2008.

Tony Munroe & David Dolan, Hurdles slow Japanese transition to global finance center. International Herald Tribune, July 2, 2008.

The unnoticed emergency: How Bangladesh’s generals get away with it. The Economist, July 2, 2008.

Alisher Sidikov, Pakistan Blames IMU Militants For Afghan Border Unrest. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, July 2, 2008.

State of emergency declared in Mongolia after violent protests. International Herald Tribune, July 1, 2008.

Joseph Grieboski, Indonesia: Crackdown on minorities. Enerpub, July 1, 2008.

Jason Folkmanis, Vietnam Economic Growth Slows to 6.5% Amid Inflation. Bloomberg, July 1, 2008.

Ashley South, Burma after the Cyclone: Making a Disaster of out a Cyclone. The World Today, July 2008.

Rudiger Frank, Analysing North Korea: Big Wheel Turning. Chatham House, July 2008.

Evan F. Kohlman, Jihad Network in Pakistan and their influence in Europe. The NEFA foundation, July 2008.

Elections, Political Transitions and Foreign Policy in East Asia: a Conference Report. Foreign Policy Research Institute, June 2008.

Greg Bruno, Afghanistan’s Struggling Secuirty Services. Council of Foreign Relations, June 30, 2008.

Malaysia: The usual suspect. The Economist, June 30, 2008.

N.V. Subramanian, Cruel Times for Democracy in Pakistan. OpinonAsia, June 30, 2008.

Min Zin, All of Burma is a prison. Far Eastern Economic Review, June 29, 2008.

Pakistan Launches Military Operation Against Taliban. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, June 28, 2008.

Deirdre Tynan, Central Asia: Western Democracies enable “Petro-Authoritarianism.” EurasiaNet, June 27, 2008.

Harumi Kawamura Gondo, Japan’s Obama mania. UPI AsiaOnline, June 27, 2008.

Asian stock markets take a hit. Enerpub, June 27, 2008.

Stewart Sloan, President Rajapakse’s War Against the Press. Asia Sentinel, June 27, 2008.

Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Thailand ’s Street Politics turn against Democracy. OpinionAsia, June 27, 2008.

Jayshree Bajora, U.S.-Pakistan Alliance in Trouble. Councils of Foreign Relations, June 26, 2008.

Douglas Paal, Asia – Shaping the future. (Video). Carnegie Endowment, June 26, 2008.

Todd Crowell, Breathing Room for Japan’s Fukuda. Asia Sentinel, June 25, 2008.

Lee Jong-Heon, South Korea economy keeps sliding. UPI AsiaOnline, June 25, 2008.

Charoen Kittikanya, Japanese more concerned about Thai political risk. Bangkok Post, June 25, 2008.

Judy Dempsey & Alan Cowell, More German Troops to Afghanistan. International Herald Tribune, June 25, 2008.

Farkhad Tolipov, Uzbekistan’s Recent Gestures and Foreign Policy Formulation Problem. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, June 25, 2008.

Hancho C. Kim, Seoul’s Mad Cow Fiasko. Far Eastern Economic Review, June 25, 2008.

Itsunori Onodera, (Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs in Japan), Japan-African Engagement: The Outcomes of TICAD IV and the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Agenda. Chatham House, June 24, 2008.

Afghan Fatalities Rise; Deadlier Than Iraq. CBS News, June 21, 2008.

Lee Jae Young, Korean protests show maturing democracy. UPI Asia Online, June 20, 2008.

Michael Schiffer, Desperate for a deal. Far Eastern Economic Review, June 20, 2008.

South Korean President apalogizes for ignoring public in rush for US beef deal. International Herald Tribune, June 19, 2008.

Johan Saravanamuttu, The “Badawied” Malaysian Political Transition. OpinionAsia, June 19, 2008.

Greg Bruno, Religion and Politics in Iran. Council of Foreign Relations, June 19, 2008.

George Wehrfritz, Why Asia Won’t Save the World: Asian exporters helped buoy the global economy: now, stagflation is threatening their growth miracle. Newsweek, June 16, 2008.

East Asia World Economic Forum 2008 – Food and Fuel. (Video). World Economic Forum, June 16, 2008.

Richard Kraince, Indonesia’s Violent Orthodoxy. Far Eastern Economic Review, June 13, 2008.

Tashkent hosts international seminar on mass media freedom. The Journal of Turkish Weekly, June 11, 2008.

Choe Sang-Hun, Huge Protest in Seoul over Lee and U.S. beef deal. International Herald Tribune, June 10, 2008.

Kamal Nazer Yasin, Iran: Conservatives trying to get President Ahmadinejad to moderate behavior. EurasiaNet, June 10, 2008.

The Afghanistan Debate Forum. (Video). The Carnegie Endowment, June 10, 2008.

Robyn Lim, Japan: “Militarisation” of Space. OpinionAsia, June 9, 2008.

Indonesian President Faces Test Over Religious Freedoom. The Epoch Times, June 8, 2008.

Hasan Selim Ozertem, Understanding “The New Great Game.” The Journal of Turkish Weekly, June 7, 2008.

East Asia and the Middle East have worst press freedom records. Reporters without Borders, June 6, 2008.

Western Diplomatic Offensive in Central Asia Throws Russia on the Defensive. EurasiaNet, June 6, 2008.

Kiyoe Minami, Japan’s 40 Richest. Forbes, June 5, 2008.

Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader named suspect. The Jakarta Post, June 5, 2008.

Lee Jong-Heon, S. Korea suffers election setback. UPI AsiaOnline, June 5, 2008.

Asia’s navies: Into the wide blue yonder. The Economist, June 5, 2008.

Australia GDP growth exceeds expectations. International Herald Tribune, June 4, 2008.

South Korea’s Trade Protests: Lessons for President Lee and Korea’s Role in the Global Economy. Brookings, June 3, 2008.

Tyrell Haberkorn, Thailand’s state of impunity. Open Democracy, June 3, 2008.

Stephanie Kim, No Skipping Class: Ivy League Brand Names Lead Globalization of Higher Education. Policy Innovation, Carnegie Council, June 2, 2008.

Bahar Baser, Violence as a catalyst or an obstacle for peace: The case of Sri Lanka. The Journal of Turkish Weekly, June 2, 2008.

Jane Perlez & Pir Zubair Shah, Blast near Danish Embassy in Pakistan kills 6. International Herald Tribune, June 2, 2008.

Niniek Karmini, Indonesian Muslim hardliner urges followers to prepare war against sect. Bangkok Post, June 2, 2008.

Constitution protest continue in Thailand. CNN, June 2, 2008.Thai military ‘must back democracy.’ Al Jazeera, June 2, 2008.

Jacques deLisle, Taiwan under President Ma Ying-jeou. Foreign Policy Research Institute, June 2008.

Dennis Arroyo, The Political Economy of Successful Reform: Asian Stratagems. Center for International Development, Stanford University, June 2008.

Erica Marat, Privatization of Hydropower Sector intensifies competition between Kyrgyz ruling elites. The Jamestown Foundation, May 30, 2008.

Frank G. Anderson, Amending Thailand’s new Constitution. UPI Asia Online, May 30, 2008.

Bruce Pannier, Turkmenistan: Nato Finds New Partner in Central Asia. EurasiaNet, May 30, 2008.

Imtiaz Ali, Khyper Tribal Agency: A New Hub for Islamist Militancy in Pakistan. The Jamestown Foundarion, May 29, 2008.

Thailand: Protest and coup rumours return. The Economist, May 29, 2008.

Jed Yoong, In Malaysia, Signs of Government Reform. Asia Sentinel, May 29, 2008.

Turkmenistan: President orders major change to constitution. The Journal of Turkish Weekly, May 28, 2008.

Azerbaijan: Newfound wealth harden Baku’s bargaining position on Karabakh. The Journal of Turkish Weekly, May 28, 2008.

U.S. Food aid to North Korea: Two Steps Back, One Step Forward. One Free Korea. May 28, 2008.

How Asia Shops. Economist, May 28, 2008.

Peter Kiernan, Pipeline Politics: Iran Looks to Send Natural Gas to the East. World Politics Review, May 28, 2008.

Nepal swears in new assembly charged with reshaping violence-wracked nation. International Herald Tribune, May 27, 2008.

Vietnam’s Inflation hits 25.2 percent, highest in a decade, as food, construction costs soar. International Herald Tribune, May 27, 2008.

Meir Javedanfar, Interview on Iran. International Affairs Forum, May 27, 2008.

Awzar Thi, What Next in Human Rights abuse in Burma? UPI AsiaOnline, May 22, 2008.

Ariel Heryanto, Politics Meet Pop Culture in Indonesia. Up Close Podcast / the University of Melbourne, May 22, 2008.

Nicholas Eberstadt, Failures of Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation. The Korean Herald / American Enterprise Insitute, May 22, 2008.

Loong Meng Yee & Teh Eng Hock, Umno MPs back Abdullah. (Malaysian politics). The Star Online, May 21, 2008.

Lee Jong-Heon, Souls step up rights campaign for North. UPI AsiaOnline, May 21, 2008.

Aden Nagrace, A Sarawak coming of age via ICT. (Malaysia). BorneoPost Online, May 21, 2008.

Cathy Rose A. Garcia, Calvin Klein Sees More Growth in Korea. The Korea Times, May 21, 2008.

Japan parliament OKs bill allowing space program for national security. International Herald Tribune, May 21, 2008.

Honda to release dedicated hybrid sedan in 2009. International Herald Tribune, May 21, 2008.

Russian-Azerbaijani Relations: New Stage of Development. The Journal of Turkish Weekly, May 21, 2008.

Sanobar Shermatova, Uzbekistan: The Andijani Issue and Mistakes Made by the West. The Journal of Turkish Weekly, May 21, 2008.

Thant Myint-U, The Burma dilemma. International Herald Tribune, May 21, 2008.

Elizabeth Donnelly, The Tokyo International Conference on Africa: Something Old, Something New? Chatman House, May 21, 2008.

Kang Shin-who, 6-year jail term sought for Hyundai Motor Chief. The Korea Times, May 20, 2008.

Central Asia: Radio Free Europe/RadioLiberty Accuses Kazakhstan of Blocking Website. Radio Free Europe / RadioLiberty, May 20, 2008.

Japan to double its development aid to Africa over 5 years as China raises profile. International Herald Tribune, May 20, 2008.

Roger McDermott, Kazakhstan Emerging As An Arms Exporter. Jamestown Foundation, May 20, 2008.

US ambassador urges Japan to boost military spending amid splurge by Asian neighbors. International Herald Tribune, May 20, 2008.

Uzbekistan: Tashkent is up to its old geopolitical tricks. EuroasiaNet, May 20, 2008.

Nissan joint venture to make lithium-ion batteries for electric cars. International Herald Tribune, May 19, 2008.

Joseph S. Nye, The Future of Japan-US Alliance. The Journal of Turkish Weekly, May 19, 2008.

Jochen-Martin Gutsch, A Deadly Text: Free Speech Case Tests Afghanistan. Spiegel Online, May 19, 2008.

Andreas Freytag, Should Europe really worry about its trade deficit with China? The Journal of Turkish Weekly, May, 19, 2008.

Ooi Kee Beng, In Malaysia: UMNO must shapen its wits, not its elbows. OpinionAsia, May 19, 2008.

Martin Fackler, Japan faces engineering shortage. International Herald Tribune, May 18, 2008.

Alman Mir-Ismail, U.S.-Azerbaijan Relations go through tension, yet maintain strategic alliance. Jamestown Foundation, May 16, 2008.

Tajikistan: Who’s in charge? EuroasiaNet, May 16, 2008.

Rovshan Ibrahimov, Trans-Afghan Pipeline: Will Ambitions Convert into the Reality. The Journal of Turkish Weekly, May 15, 2008.

Randall S. Jones & Taesik Yoon, Enhancing the Globalisation of Korea. OECD, May 15, 2008.

Bruce Pannier, Central Asia: Kazakh, Tajik Presidents Show Oil and Water Do Mix. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, May 14, 2008.

Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Myanmar’s Real Cyclone. The Independent Institute, May 14, 2008.

Tim Alper, Software Lacks of X-factor Hurts Korean IT. The Korea Times, May 12, 2008.

Suhaini Aznam, No hard and fast rule on supremacy. (Discussion about Malaysian identity). The Star Online, May 11, 2008.

Tobias Harris, Mr. Fukuda’s Final Days. Far Eastern Economic Review, May 10, 2008.

Devin T. Stewart, Ethical Blogger of the Korea Society. (Video). Carnegie Council, May 9, 2008.

Cyclone in Myanmar: No shelter from the storm. The Economist, May 8, 2008.

Syed Nadzri, Blame it on mediocrity. (Malaysia). E-media, May 6, 2008.

Bekir Karabekmez, The Contribution of Oil in Kazakhstan Economy. The Journal of Turkish Weekly, May 5, 2008.

Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Charter Change: Thailand’s new battleground. OpinionAsia, May 4, 2008.

Masahiro Matsumura, The Japanese State Identity As a Grand Strategic Imperative. Brookings, May 2008.

Junko Koeda & Vitali Kramarenko, Impact of Government Expenditure on Growth: The Case of Azerbaijan. IMF, May 2008.

Koh Lay Chin, Time for women to stand up and be counted. (Malaysia). E-media, April 30, 2008.

Andrew Nette, Cambodia: US Recession May Hit Anti-Sweatshop Campaign. IPS, April 30, 2008.

Kim Tae-jong, South Korea: Anti-Chinese sentiment looms after Torch Relay. The Korea Times, April 28, 2008.

Zainah Anwar, Evolve or perish. (Discussion about democracy in Malaysia). The Star Online, April 27, 2008.

Scott Thong Yu Yuen, Malaysian hyponcsy over Tibet. MalaysianKini, April 22, 2008.

Vladimir Kolotov, Main Trends in Russia’s Foreign Policy in Transforming East and Southeast Asia. Brookings, April 20, 2008.

Faranqis Najibullah, Tajikistan: Government Shuts Down Independent Radio Station. Radio Free Europe / RadioLiberty, April 16, 2008.

Prashant Jha, Nepal’s Maoist Landslide. OpenDemocracy, April 16, 2008.

Ahto Lobjakas, Turkmenistan: Gas-Export Offer Seen As “Breakthrough” by EU. Radio Free Europe / RadioLiberty, April 15, 2008.

Alisher Khamidov, Kyrgyzstan: Government presses ahead with controversial plan to privatize electricity grid. EuroasiaNet, April 15, 2008.

Jayshree Bajoria, Seoul’s Conservative Swing. Council on Foreign Affairs, April 11, 2008.

Faranqis Najibullah, Tajikistan: Politicians And Their Friends Make Up Much of “100 Richest” List. Radio Free Europe / RadioLiberty, April 10, 2008.

Farish A. Noor, Malaysia’s Islamic Party on Road to Change? The Other Malaysia, April 10, 2008.

Ambassador William Wood, On Stabilizing Afghanistan. (Video). FORA TV / World Affairs Council of Washington D.C., April 9, 2008.

Andrew McGregor, Targeting the Khyber Pass: The Taliban’s Spring Offensive. The Jamestown Foundatíon, April 3, 2008.

Jeremy Shapiro, Optimism in Afghanistan. (Video). Brookings, April 2, 2008.

Meenu Tewari, Deepening Intraregional Trade and Investment in South Asia: The Case of the Textiles and Clothing Industry. Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, April 2008.

Mari-Len Reyes-Macasaquit, Industrial Agglomeration in the Philippines. Philippine Institute for Development Studies, April 2008.

David Coghlan, Prospects From Korean Reunification. Strategic Studies Institute, April 2008.

F.M. Scherer, Dynamics and Regulation of the Asian Pharmaceutical Industry: A Critical Review. John F. Kennedy’s School of Government, Harvard University, April 2008.

Ellen Frost, On Asia’s New Momentum. (Video). FORA TV / World Affairs Council of Northern California, March 31, 2oo8.

Turkmenistan: Leader proclaims “open door” investment policy. EuroasiaNet, March 27, 2008.

Ariel Cohen, Mongolia: Economic Nationalism on the Rise, Western Investors May Take a hit. EuroasiaNet, March 24, 2008.

Brian Whitmore, Central Asia: Behind the Hype, Russia and China Vie for Region’ s Energy Resources. Radio Free Europe / RadioLiberty, March 22, 2008.

Johan Saravanamuttu, Abdullah Badawi and the Malaysian “Perestroika.” OpinionAsia, March 20, 2008.

Malaysia election upset: Anwar overturns the apple cart. The Economist, March 13, 2008.

The internet and Malaysian politics: The peril of modernity. The Economist, March 13, 2008.

Greg Sheridan, A tale of two countries. (On Malaysian politics). The Australian, March 13, 2008.

Edmund Sim, Another Winner in Malaysia’s Elections: Open Markets? OpinionAsia, March 12, 2008.

Malaysia: Citizens denied a fair vote. Human Right Watch, March 5, 2008.

Peter Van Ness, Designing a mechanism for multilateral security cooperation in Northeast Asia. Department of International Relations, Australian National University, March 2008.

Keito Ito, Moosup Jung, Young Gak Kim & Tangjun Yuan, A Comparative Analysis of Productivity Dispersion: Microeconomic Evidence Based on Listed Firms from Japan, Korea and China. Japan Center for Economic Research, March 2008.

David Fullbrook, Thailand’s Energy Security Complex. OpinionAsia, February 26, 2008.

Farish A. Noor, The threat to secular democracy. Malaysia Votes, February 22, 2008.

Why Japan keeps failing. The Economist, February 21, 2008.

Abdullah Abdulla, Afghanistan’s Situation and its impact on the region and the world. Carnegie Endowment, January 18, 2008.

Community-Oriented Policing in Bangladesh. (Video). The Asian Foundation, January 16, 2008.

Ooi Kee Beng, Political Change in Malaysia: Contextualising reality. OpinionAsia, January 16, 2008.

Luxury brands target Asians’ desire to show off wealth. AsiaoneNews, January 14, 2008.

Islam in Indonesia: Where “soft Islam” is on the march. The Economist, January 10, 2008.

Thi Bich Tan, R. Quentin Grafton & Tom Kompas, Institutions matter: the case of Vietnam. Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, January 2008.

Datuk Azman Ujang, Sonia Randhawa, Azmi Sharom & Abidin Muhriz, Reflection on Malaysia’s Checks and Balances: Press Freedom in Malaysia. Malaysia Think Tank London, 2008.

Zhanibek Saurbek, Kazakh-Chinese Energy Relations: Political Pragmatism or Political Cooperation? Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, 2008.

Rearming Japan. A film by Calvin Sims and Matthew Orr. (Video). 2007.

Chris Hogg, Who is in charge of Japan? BBC News, December 14, 2007.

Philippines: Critical Development Constaints. Asia Development Bank, December 2007.

Kevin Doyle, Long-Delayed Justice in Cambodia. Time, November 21, 2007.

Indonesia and Malaysia: No brotherly love. The Economist, October 11, 2007.

Inter-Asian Cultural Flows. (Video). Discussants: Stanley Rosen and Sang Yeon Sung. FORA TV / Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, October 6, 2007.

Martha Olcott, The Shrinking US Footprint in Central Asia. Carnegie Moscow Center, Carnegie Endowment, October 1, 2007.

Stephen J. Blank, Turkmenistan and Central Asia after Niyazov. Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College, September 28, 2007.

Roel Landingin, The Battle of Manila’s Gateway: How a business rivalry over NAIA 3 turned into a landmark anti-corruption case. Newsbreak, September 13, 2007.

John Riew, Japan’s Competitive Advantages in the Global Market. Penn State University, September 2007.

Masayuki Tanimoto, From Peasant Economy to Urban Agglomeration: The Transformation of “Labour-Intensive Industrialization” in Modern Japan. University of Tokyo, September 2007.

Dan Balz, Asian Trade: Indonesia and Japan sign a comprehensive free-trade pact. The Economist, August 23, 2007.

Rising investment: Why is Indonesia attracting investors? The Economist, August 13, 2007.

Obama says he would take the fight to Pakistan. Washington Post, August 2, 2007.

Norimitsu Onishi, Bomb for bomb, Japan Sheds Military Restraints. The New York Times, July 23, 2007.

Guy de Jonquieres, Reflection on Asia’s Future. (Video). Chatham House / FORA TV, July 12, 2007.

Federico Macaranas, Ethics of the Brain Drain in the Developing World: The Case of Philippine Health Professionals. (Audio). Policy Innovations, Carnegie Council, July 11, 2007.

David Brown & Ian Wilson, Ethnicized Violence in Indonesia: The Betawi Brotherhood Forum in Jakarta. Murdoch University, July 2007.

Wounded but still dangerous: Indonesia has struck a blow against the Jemaah Islamiah terror group. The Economist, June 14, 2007.

Dilip K. Das, South Asian Free Trade Agreement: Prospect for shallow Regional Integration. Murdoch University, June 2007.

Bruce Vaughn, Indonesia: Domestic Politics, Strategic Dynamics, and American Interests. CRS Report for Congress, June 2007.

Thomas Fuller, Malaysian Court Refuses to Recognize Woman’s Conversion to Christianity. The New York Times, May 30, 2007.

Tim Lindsey, Islam and Sharia in Today’s Indonesia. Up Close Podcast, the University of Melbourne, May 24, 2007.

Sarah Lister, Understanding State-building and Local Government in Afghanistan. London School of Economics, May 2007.

Igor Torbakov, The West, Russia and China in Central Asia: What Kind of Game is Being Played in the Region? The Journal of Turkish Weekly, April 24, 2007.

Reframing the China Debate: China’s Role in Asia. (Video). Carnegie Endowment, April 20, 2007.

Fred Weir, Big Powers Jockey for oil in Central Asia. The Christian Science Monitor, March 28, 2007.

Patrizia Tumbarello, Are Regional Trade Agreements in Asia Stumbling or Building Blocks? Implications for Mekong-3 Countries. IMF, March 2007.

Antonio Giustozzi, The Missing Ingredient: Non-Ideological Insurgency and State-Collapse in Western Afghanistan, 1972-1992. London School of Economics, February 2007.

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