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Understanding the world’s fastest-growing region


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Bold new ideas for scholars and public leaders

The Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia advances research and teaching about policy challenges within the region and Asia’s place in the global community.

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From Harvard Square to Hanoi, we address some of Asia’s most intractable public policy challenges.

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A Discussion with Dr. Ely Ratner
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A Discussion with Dr. Ely Ratner

In a conversation moderated by Edward Cunningham, Director of Ash Center China Programs and the Asia Energy and Sustainability Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, Dr. Ely Ratner joins the Rajawali Foundation to examine U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific, highlighting key geopolitical risks, private sector implications, and the region’s strategic and economic importance.

Strategic Decision-Making by Anti-Corruption Agencies: Case Selection, Communication, and Institution-Building Q & A
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Q+A

Strategic Decision-Making by Anti-Corruption Agencies: Case Selection, Communication, and Institution-Building Q & A

A Q&A with Jeeyang Rhee Baum, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and co-author of a new paper exploring strategic challenges that anticorruption agencies (ACAs) and other comparable bodies face with a focus on case selection and communication strategies, and the implications for practioners and reformers working to strengthen anticorruption institutions in Asia and beyond.

Upcoming Events


Indonesian Language Class – May 1

Indonesian Language Class – May 1

In-Person Event

Ash Center Room 202, Suite 200 124 Mount Auburn Street
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT

Indonesian Language Class – May 8

Indonesian Language Class – May 8

In-Person Event

Ash Center Room 202, Suite 200 124 Mount Auburn Street
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT

Events