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Joshua Kurlantzick

Joshua Kurlantzick

Joshua Kurlantzick is fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. He blogs at “Asia Unbound.”

Is Myanmar's Reform Real?

Is Myanmar's Reform Real?

Recent elections in the long-time dictatorship went well, but the country has a long way to go.… More »

The Khmer Rouge Tribunal Is Falling Apart: Is It Still Worth the Trouble?

The Khmer Rouge Tribunal Is Falling Apart: Is It Still Worth the Trouble?

The tribunal was supposed to address war crimes from the Cambodian group's brutal 1970s reign.… More »

Thailand's Tentative Peace Is Collapsing

Thailand's Tentative Peace Is Collapsing

As the military and civilian government clash, this Southeast Asian country could easily blow up again, and soon.… More »

As Burma Reforms, Its Narcotics Trade Might Be Worsening

As Burma Reforms, Its Narcotics Trade Might Be Worsening

Already a major source of opium and methamphetamine, the country's newfound peace could lead to new problems.… More »

Is Burma the Next Asian Tiger Cub Economy?

Is Burma the Next Asian Tiger Cub Economy?

The country's reforms could open it, but weak infrastructure and Chinese competition will challenge Western investors.… More »

5 Ways to Tell if Burma's Reforms Are Really Working

5 Ways to Tell if Burma's Reforms Are Really Working

The Obama administration last week announced it would be directly engaging with the rapidly transforming pariah state… More »

When—and Why—U.S. Foreign Policy Stopped Being About Democracy

When—and Why—U.S. Foreign Policy Stopped Being About Democracy

Roosevelt's democracy-promotion plan saw some of its greatest success in the same place where it would later die in a power struggle between American diplomats, spies, and policy-makers: Southeast Asia… More »

Should Thailand Give Up on Bangkok and Move its Capital?

Should Thailand Give Up on Bangkok and Move its Capital?

The floodwaters soaking Bangkok are only likely to continue, and in 50 years much of the city may be permanently underwater… More »

Why Is Thailand Jailing More People for 'Insulting' the King?

Why Is Thailand Jailing More People for 'Insulting' the King?

Thai officials are enforcing Lèse-Majesté laws, already the strictest in the world, more aggressively than they have in decades… More »

Issue June 2008

The Travel Advisory

Navigating Thailand's cattle country… More »

Issue June 2008

Thai Noon

A few hours northeast of Bangkok, American-style cowboy culture thrives.… More »

Issue July 2001

Love, Singaporean Style

Faced with a graying population, a notoriously staid government has sanctioned an "All-Out Make-Out" campaign… More »

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