November 10, 2009
A Meaningful Agenda for President Obama's Meeting with Southeast Asian Leaders
By Walter Lohman
(WebMemo #2694)
When he meets with ASEAN leaders this week, President Obama needs to make substantive progress on several pressing issues: free trade, Burma, and the rise ...
October 29, 2009
Secretary Clinton's Visit to Pakistan: Into the Crucible
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #2668)
Secretary Clinton's visit to Pakistan could help to calm some of the current tensions in the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. However, it must be followed by concrete ...
September 23, 2009
Scaling Back in Afghanistan Would Jeopardize Security of U.S. Homeland
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #2625)
While there is a need to carefully review and refine tactics and strategies, President Obama must shun the temptation to believe that the U.S. can ...
September 4, 2009
Success in Afghanistan Requires Firm Presidential Leadership, Not Half-Measures
By James Phillips
(WebMemo #2607)
President Obama is expected to launch a new counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan that puts a premium on protecting the Afghan people from Taliban terrorism and ...
August 21, 2009
Afghan Elections Offer Hope for the Future
By James Phillips and Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #2593)
The Afghan elections mark an important milestone in Afghanistan's evolving democratic politics that could help stabilize the war-torn country.
July 23, 2009
U.S. Policy Regarding Burma: Making Virtue of Necessity
By Walter Lohman
(WebMemo #2560)
Despite the Obama Administration's desire to "engage" recalcitrant, repressive regimes, three factors--the weight of circumstances, the force of law, and solid American values--dictate that current ...
July 20, 2009
Time for the Administration to Turn to Substance in Southeast Asia
By Walter Lohman
(WebMemo #2551)
In the next couple of weeks, the Obama Administration will be engaged in high-level diplomacy with America’s treaty allies and friends in Southeast Asia.
July 16, 2009
Clinton Visit to India Should Stress Core Strategic Interests
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #2547)
When U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in India tomorrow, she will need to demonstrate that the Obama Administration has a strategic vision for ...
July 8, 2009
From Strategy to Implementation: Strengthening U.S.-Pakistan Relations
By Lisa Curtis
(Testimony )
Containing the global terrorist threat in South Asia will depend largely on the ability of the United States to forge a trusting and cooperative partnership ...
June 1, 2009
The Challenge to Religious Liberty in Indonesia
By Richard G. Kraince
(Backgrounder #2279)
The Indonesia that President Barack Obama knew as a child, with its culture of pluralism and constitutional protections for religious freedom, provides an important model ...
June 1, 2009
Executive Summary: The Challenge to Religious Liberty in Indonesia
By Richard G. Kraince
(Executive Summary #2279)
The Indonesia that President Barack Obama knew as a child, with its culture of pluralism and constitutional protections for religious freedom, provides an important model ...
May 26, 2009
China's Military and Security Relationship with Pakistan
By Lisa Curtis
(Testimony )
Pakistan and China have long-standing strategic ties, dating back five decades. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari wrote in a recent op-ed that, "No relationship between ...
May 5, 2009
From Strategy to Implementation: The Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship
By Lisa Curtis
(Testimony )
Developing and implementing an effective U.S. policy toward Pakistan is one of the most complicated yet important foreign policy challenges the Obama Administration faces. Pakistan ...
May 4, 2009
Reviving Pakistan's Pluralist Traditions to Fight Extremism
By Lisa Curtis and Haider A. H. Mullick
(Backgrounder #2268)
To fend off the growing extremist influence in Pakistan, its leadership should highlight the brutality of the pro-Taliban militants that are gaining ground in the ...
April 22, 2009
Coming to Grips with an Expanding Extremist Threat in Pakistan
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #2403)
The Pakistani people have a deep culture of pluralist traditions dating back centuries. In order to stabilize and develop their country, Pakistanis need to nurture ...
April 10, 2009
Indonesian President Yudhoyono's Big Decision
By Walter Lohman
(WebMemo #2393)
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is a clear winner in his country’s April 9, 2009 parliamentary elections. Yet he will need to form a governing ...
March 31, 2009
Afghanistan and Pakistan: Understanding and Engaging Regional Stakeholders
By Lisa Curtis
(Testimony )
In his speech last Friday, President Obama provided a clear signal that his Administration intends to dedicate the time, resources, and, most important, U.S. leadership ...
March 21, 2009
Fighting in Sri Lanka: Protect Civilians to Facilitate Long-term Peace
By Lisa Curtis and Nicholas Hamisevicz
(WebMemo #2353)
The Sri Lankan army's recent military success against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is being diminished by international concern over the deteriorating human rights ...
February 16, 2009
Secretary Clinton's Asia Trip: Indonesia's Role in the Spotlight
By Walter Lohman
(WebMemo #2294)
Indonesia is much more than a "Muslim country." It is a developing democracy under assault from a determined Islamist minority.
February 9, 2009
U.S.–India Homeland Security Cooperation: Moving Forward
By Lisa Curtis and Jena Baker McNeill
(WebMemo #2282)
As the U.S. and India both continue to look for strategies that can effectively protect their citizens from terrorism, each country stands to gain considerably ...
February 6, 2009
In Defense of Thailand's Democracy
By Walter Lohman
(WebMemo #2279)
One of America’s two treaty allies in Southeast Asia turned the page on a period of intense political instability. America should celebrate and use this ...
January 27, 2009
U.S.–India Strategic Partnership on Laser-Based Missile Defense
By Lisa Curtis and James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #2250)
Working together on directed-energy developments offers a significant opportunity to strengthen the U.S.-India strategic partnership.
January 5, 2009
Bangladesh Election: Major Milestone for Democracy in South Asia
By Lisa Curtis and Nicholas Hamisevicz
(WebMemo #2185)
Bangladeshis went to the polls on December 29 in record numbers and elected the secular Awami League party headed by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...
December 5, 2008
U.S. South Asia Regional - Not Kashmir - Envoy Needed
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #2158)
President-elect Barack Obama rightly recognizes the need for the U.S. to engage in more robust regional diplomacy in south Asia. But he must avoid appointing ...
November 28, 2008
India Terror Attacks Point to Need for Stronger U.S.-India Counterterrorism Cooperation
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #2146)
Wednesday's terrorist strikes in Mumbai should lead to greater counterterrorism cooperation between Washington and New Delhi, two nations whose interests in countering regional and global ...
September 9, 2008
U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Deal: A Sprint to the Finish
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #2054)
The U.S.-India civil nuclear deal cleared its toughest international hurdle this past weekend when the 45-nation Nuclear Supplier’s Group developed a consensus on approving civilian ...
August 7, 2008
Avoiding Return to Military Rule in Pakistan
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #2015)
The announcement by Pakistan’s civilian government that it will pursue impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf could help end months of political paralysis in the ...
July 28, 2008
Prime Minister Gilani Visit: Shoring up Democratic Pakistan to Deal with Terrorist Challenge
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #2005)
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s visit to Washington this week occurs at a time when Pakistan faces political and economic uncertainty and a rising ...
July 15, 2008
Combating Terrorism in Pakistan: Going on the Offensive
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #1991)
Pakistan’s lack of an effective strategy against al-Qaeda militants is directly undermining coalition efforts in Afghanistan.
April 30, 2008
Petraeus Hearing Should Focus on Three Fronts, One Long War
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #1908)
During the upcoming confirmation hearings, senators from both sides of the aisle should make clear to the incoming the U.S. Central Command commander that winning ...
April 17, 2008
The War in Afghanistan: More Help Needed
By James Phillips and Lisa Curtis
(Backgrounder #2124)
Greater international support is needed to secure and stabilize Afghanistan, a crucial front in the global war on terrorism. The February 18 Pakistani election provides ...
February 18, 2008
Pakistan: Historic Election Reinforces Democracy
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #1819)
Washington should be prepared to work with the new civilian government and recognize that President Musharraf’s role in governing the country is likely to diminish. ...
November 2, 2007
The Costs of a Failed U.S.–India Civil Nuclear Deal
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #1688)
Failure would be a setback for India’s status on the world stage and its relationship with the United States.
September 28, 2007
Crisis in Burma: Choosing Our Friends
By Walter Lohman
(WebMemo #1649)
The United States needs to rely less on China and more on its democratic friends in the region.
August 14, 2007
U.S. Nuclear Agreement with India: An Acceptable Deal for Major Strategic Gain
By Lisa Curtis and Baker Spring
(WebMemo #1587)
The 123 Agreement will greatly strengthen the U.S. strategic position in Asia by solidifying a partnership with a 1 billion–strong, economically booming democracy that borders ...
July 17, 2007
Protecting Democracy in Bangladesh
By Lisa A. Curtis
(WebMemo #1559)
The U.S. should stress the importance of respect for individual liberties and due process of law as Bangladesh's interim government seeks to address the country's ...
July 10, 2007
It May Be Time for Asia to Position for the Next Administration
By Walter Lohman
(WebMemo #1545)
Recent decisions by the Bush Administration have increased the perception among friends and allies in East Asia of declining U.S. commitment to the region.
June 8, 2007
Adjusting to the Reality of a Democratic Indonesia
By Walter Lohman
(WebMemo #1495)
House appropriators have charted a strikingly unwise course in slashing and conditioning military assistance to Indonesia. Indonesia is a natural partner for the United States ...
April 20, 2007
Pakistan Can Achieve Stability Through Democracy
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #1428)
Musharraf should take on the anti-democratic vigilantes in Islamabad and militants in the tribal border areas and take a conciliatory approach toward civilian leaders who ...
February 21, 2007
Promoting U.S. and Indian Prosperity Through Freer Trade and Economic Liberalization
By Daniella Markheim
(WebMemo #1365)
An improved political climate alone will not be enough to break down the many barriers to economic activity between the U.S. and India.
December 4, 2006
China and India: Thawing Relations Unlikely to Lead to Strategic Partnership
By Lisa Curtis and John Tkacik
(WebMemo #1272)
India seeks ties with the rising China but is likely to retain its strategic autonomy.
September 18, 2006
Fine Tuning U.S. Relations with Pakistan
By Lisa Curtis
(WebMemo #1215)
The visit of Pakistan’s president offers opportunities to bolster U.S.-Pakistan relations.
September 7, 2006
Maintaining Momentum on U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Deal
By Lisa Curtis and Baker Spring
(WebMemo #1206)
A historic agreement nears the brink of passage.
July 12, 2006
The Case for Permanent Normal Trading Relations with Vietnam
By Dana R. Dillon and Daniella Markheim
(WebMemo #1152)
On May 31, America and Vietnam signed a bilateral market access agreement detailing the requirements for Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
July 11, 2006
Terrorist Strike at Fault Lines in South Asia
By Dana R. Dillon
(WebMemo #1151)
Terrorists strike in India.
January 26, 2006
Timika Arrests Show Growing Respect and Strength in Indo-U.S. Relations
By Dana R. Dillon
(WebMemo #969)
An enormous boost to U.S.-Indonesian relations that reflects growing security ties.
August 1, 2005
Rice Misses the ASEAN Regional Forum: Now What?
By Dana R. Dillon
(WebMemo #813)
Given U.S. interests in Southeast Asia, attending future ARFs make sense.
July 27, 2005
Peace in Aceh: What it Means for the U.S.
By Dana R. Dillon
(WebMemo #806)
Peace in Aceh could mean better Indonesian-U.S. relations.
July 19, 2005
Advice and Consent: What the Constitution Says
By John McGinnis
(WebMemo #800)
Between various presidential nominations now bottled up in the U.S. Senate, and now the intense focus on a nomination to the United States Supreme Court, ...
July 18, 2005
Crisis in the Philippines: What does it mean for the U.S.?
By Dana R. Dillon
(WebMemo #799)
The U.S. needs a careful approach to the Philippines.
April 8, 2005
Thai Troubles: Combating Terror or Creating Insurgency?
By Dana R. Dillon
(WebMemo #716)
Thailand needs to rethink its counter-insurgency strategy.
January 12, 2005
Tsunamis Do Not Trump Sovereignty
By Dana R. Dillon
(WebMemo #639)
Indonesia needs aid, not hectoring, from NGOs.
January 25, 2002
The United States Should Encourage India and Pakistan to Disengage
By Dana R. Dillon and John J. Tkacik, Jr.
(Executive Memorandum #799)
The United States should focus its diplomatic efforts on convincing India and Pakistan that military brinkmanship only complicates the problems that arise during their periodic ...
July 8, 2009
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