ABOUT THE ASIA PROGRAM

The Center for International Policy Asia Program is headed by Director Selig S. Harrison, who has had extensive experience with Asia and the Middle East during his time as the South Asia Bureau Chief and later the North Asia Bureau Chief of the Washington Post. To learn more about Selig Harrison, please visit the Asia Program Staff Page. The Asia Program focuses on creating innovative policy solutions to current issues in Asia and the Middle East, as well as the dissemination of information regarding human rights crises throughout the region. For up to date information regarding the Asia Program, please see Selig S. Harrison's recent Articles, Asia Program Conferences, CIP Publications, and Asia Task Force reports. The Asia Program provides a in-depth look at policy issues throughout Asia and the Middle East, with a special focus on India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and North Korea. To learn more about these countries and the Asian region, please visit the Asia Program Resources page.

 

 

ASIA IN THE NEWS

THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE NEWS

China Lifts 20 Year Old Travel Ban On AIDS Victims The London Times April 28, 2010 Thai Forces, Protesters Clash In Bangkok CNN April 28, 2010 India Arrests Diplomat For 'Spying For Pakistan' BBC April 27, 2010 China Seeks To Step Up Communication Monitoring The New York Times April 27, 2010 Japanese Rally Against U.S. Air Base Al Jazeera April 25, 2010 South Korean President Vows Action Over Sinking Of Warship CNN April 19, 2010 Fresh Resistance As Kyrgyz Leaders Vow Reforms Reuters April 19, 2010 Shanghai Prepares World's Fair While Wondering About Costs The Washington Post April 19, 2010 China Quake Death Toll Rises to Nearly 2,000 CNN April 19, 2010 Bangladesh Jails Guards Over Mutiny Al Jazeera April 18, 2010 North Korea Denies Sinking South's Warship The Washington Post April 17, 2010 China Tries to Sterilize 10,000 Parents Over One-Child Rule The London Times April 16, 2010 Drama in Bangkok As Red Shirt Leaders Escape Police Through Hotel Window The London Times April 16, 2010 China Rescue Effort Builds After Qinghai Earthquake BBC April 16, 2010 'External Explosion' Probably Sank Ship, South Korean Says The Washington Post April 16, 2010 Kyrgyz President Bakiyev Flees, Ending Standfoff Reuters April 15, 2010 Quake in Western China Kills 400, Buries More The Washington Times April 14, 2010 Red Shirts Unite at Bangkok Site Al Jazeera April 14, 2010 U.S. Says It Is Ready to Help Kyrgyzstan's New Rulers Reuters April 14, 2010 India Refuses to Budge on Indo-Pak Relations Dawn April 14, 2010 Japan Wary of Chinese Military Vessels The Washington Times April 14, 2010 Kyrgyz President 'Must Stand Trial' Al Jazeera April 14, 2010 Call to Dissolve Thai Ruling Party Al Jazeera April 12, 2010 Russia Is Said to Have Fueled Unrest in Kyrgyzstan The Washington Post April 12, 2010

Pakistani, Indian Prime Ministers To Meet In Bhutan Reuters April 28, 2010 Clinton Urges Swift, Transparent Political Transition In Traq The Washington Post April 28, 2010 Roadside Bomb Kills 12 Civilians In Afghanistan Reuters April 28, 2010 United Nations Shuts Mission In Kandahar Dawn April 27, 2010 Iraq Poll Uncertainty Threatens Civilians, Says Amnesty International BBC April 27, 2010 Karzai Meets India On Taliban Talks Al Jazeera April 26, 2010 Iran Says to Start Work On New Enrichment Plant Reuters April 19, 2010 Afghanistan Earthquake Kills 7, Injures 30 Dawn April 19, 2010 Taliban Takes Over Afghan Valley Al Jazeera April 19, 2010 Iraqi Panels Orders Vote Recount In Baghdad Reuters April 19, 2010 Al Qaeda Using New Tactic In War Dawn April 19, 2010 2 Suicide Bombers Kill At Least 40 At Pakistani Refugee Camp The Washington Post April 18, 2010 Iran Demands U.S. Troop Withdrawal Al Jazeera April 18, 2010 U.N. Investigators Blame Musharraf Government, Security Lapses for Bhutto Death The Washington Post April 16, 2010 Hamas Executes Two Accused of Aiding Israel The New York Times April 15, 2010 Taliban Seen Behind 2 Car Bomb Attacks in Downtown Kandahar The New York Times April 15, 2010 Explosions in Baghdad Kill Imam, Anti-terrorism Officer CNN April 14, 2010 Obama Doubtful on Middle East Peace Al Jazeera April 14, 2010 Tehran Doubts Sanction Support The Washington Times April 14, 2010 Israelis Desecrate West Bank Mosque Dawn April 14, 2010 Pakistani Military Denies Civilians Killed in Weekend Air Strikes CNN April 13, 2010 Mass Deportation Feared After West Bank Permit Ruling The London Times April 12, 2010 NATO Troops Accused of Opening Fire on Civilian Bus in Kandahar The London Times April 12, 2010 Iran to Take U.S. to U.N. Over 'Threat' Al Jazeera April 11, 2010 Binyamin Netanyahu Pulls Out of Nuclear Summit The London Times April 9, 2010