INR, the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research, is “almost always right.” Why is it so unknown? Vox dylan matthews explores, featuring insights from bureau veterans including APARC Fellow Tom Fingar, a China expert and former INR chief. vox.com/future-perfect…

Great to see this book by Kate Imy, our 2021-22 Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Fellow on Contemporary Southeast Asia, forthcoming from Stanford Press. Congrats, Kate!

JUNE 6 DC EVENT! Keynote by Amb. Paul Myler
Paul Myler & panel with Oriana Skylar Mastro (@osmastro/Stanford University), Bates Gill (@batesgill1), Chen Yu-cheng (@alexyuchengchen), Andrea Chloe Wong (@indopac_nz) & Michael Shoebridge (@MichaelS_SAA) bit.ly/3wvhX2U #XiJinping #China

'The people of #Myanmar are looking to the United States and saying, 'You're supposed to be the leader of democracy. You're supposed to support democracy. Why aren't you helping us more?'' — Scot Marciel

Listen to more about #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar ⏯️ ow.ly/3yFw50RTanA

Lessons from #China 's urban-rural health insurance integration reform offer valuable insights into the impacts of #UniversalHealthCoverage on beneficiaries' well-being, demonstrate APARC's Karen Eggleston and colleagues in a new HealthPolicyPlanning study. Read ⤵️ aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/news/new-study…

#Myanmar ’s #Rohingya Muslim minority faces renewed threats as fighting between the Arakan Army and the ruling junta intensifies in Rakhine State. In some ways, this is an early test of whether a post-military rule in Rakhine can work, says Scot Marciel. reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

“DEEP DIVE”: Officially launching my new podcast 🎙️ series with this conversation on future of Asian order w/ Professor Don Emmerson Shorenstein APARC at the beautiful Stanford campus ☀️ 📚

ICYMI: The New York Times' Chris Buckley 儲百亮 is the recipient of the 2024 Shorenstein #JournalismAward #SJA24 . APARC is thrilled to recognize Buckley's outstanding reporting on the intricacies of politics, social dynamics, and security issues in China and Taiwan. Read ⤵️ aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/news/new-york-…

China’s urban-rural health insurance integration policy significantly improved the subjective well-being of rural residents, especially among elderly and lower-income residents, finds a new HealthPolicyPlanning study by APARC's Karen Eggleston & colleagues. Read ⤵️ aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/news/new-study…

Russia and China don’t have to physically fight together to be effective at warfighting or to make a significant global impact on security, defense, and deterrence Oriana Skylar Mastro tells Financial Times. ow.ly/GSnS50RNWyf

We are honored to recognize The New York Times' Chris Buckley 儲百亮 with the 2024 Shorenstein #JournalismAward #SJA24 . 'Chris Buckley has shined a critical light on the shifts in Chinese society and politics,' says APARC Director Gi-Wook Shin. aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/news/new-york-…

'Why Should We Care About 🇲🇲 #Myanmar 's #CivilWar ?' (YouTube version):
Ray Powell & Jim Carouso talk to former U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel about an Asian civil war & #humanrights disaster that surprisingly few people know about.
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China's naval base expansion in Cambodia may lead to its first foreign-based military outpost in the Indo-Pacific. The base is likely to fuel Vietnam's fears of Beijing's regional ambitions, APARC's Amb. Scot Marciel tells Phelim Kine “老 康“ & Matt Berg
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Thank you, Richard Heydarian, for helping make the Southeast Asia Program's 25th anniversary conference and celebration a success!

Spoke at the Shorenstein APARC 25th Anniversary of Southeast Asia program with Don Emerson and Richard Heydarian.

A thread of key takeaways ⬇️