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This past semester, the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia engaged in conversations and research on topics ranging from Indonesia’s election to US-Taiwan relations with the goal of continuing to develop policy solutions to the region’s most pressing concerns.
Bangladesh Public Administration Project, China Philanthropy Project, China Public Policy Program, China’s Leaders in Development Program, Global Vietnam Wars Studies Initiative, Indonesia Public Policy Program, Myanmar Program, Taiwan Public Policy Program, Unseen Legacies of the Vietnam War Project, Vietnam Public Policy Program
Whether it’s commenting on the outcome of Indonesia’s momentous election or helping strengthen the US-Vietnam relationship through critical archival work, the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia is at the forefront of some of the region’s greatest challenges. Every semester, we continue to deepen our impact through our research, commentary, and events.
As the semester wraps, we encourage you to explore the compilation of our most popular events and top insights below. Looking forward to the start of the next school year, we hope you’ll join us at one of our events, which can always be found online here.
Democracy and development were on the ballot during Indonesia’s national elections earlier in February according to experts at a Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia event on what Prabowo Subianto’s victory now portends for the future of the country.
At a May event at the US Embassy in Hanoi, researchers from the Unseen Legacies team returned personal ephemera to families and veterans alongside research that helped answer decades-old questions about the fates of missing Vietnamese soldiers.
January 29
The Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia and the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies co-hosted a webinar on Taiwan’s recent presidential election, which saw the Democratic Progressive Party’s Lai Ching-te capture the presidency.
February 23
The Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia hosted a Global Elections Webinar Series event to reflect on the implications of President Prabowo’s landslide victory for the state of democracy and prospects for national development in Indonesia.
February 27
This hybrid conversation tackled the pressing issue of artificial intelligence’s influence on democracy. The panel explored such dynamics in Taiwan’s recent election and the upcoming US election and offered ways of thinking about — and countering — such threats.
February 29
This webinar delineated the consequences of China’s slowing economic growth and what kind of response is warranted from educators, policymakers, and business leaders.
April 3
During this event, Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia Director Tony Saich spoke with Alexander Tah-ray Yui, Taiwan’s Representative to the United States, on the future of US-Taiwan relations.
April 16
Speakers Viet Thanh Nguyen and Shehab Chowdhury highlight the dynamic role of AAPI communities in advocacy, grassroots and liberation movements, and social activism.
April 29
The Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia hosted a book talk with Axel Berkofsky, author of China-GDR Relations from 1949 to 1989: The (Bad) Company You Keep.
The Real Roots of Xi Jinping Thought, Foreign Affairs, Rana Mitter
The Great Creep Backward: Policy responses to China’s slowing economy, PolicyCast, Rana Mitter
Taiwan sees warning signs in weakening congressional support for Ukraine, Harvard Gazette, Tony Saich
Biden Aims to Project United Front Against China at White House Summit, New York Times, Rana Mitter
The U.S. vs China, The Face-Off, Rana Mitter
What will a potential TikTok ban mean for Chinese tech in the U.S.?, CNN, Wenchi Yu
Xi Jinping warns Putin to ‘hold back’ on using nuclear weapons, Times Radio, Rana Mitter
Sharif’s Beijing trip: Can China-Pakistan Economic Corridor be revived?, Aljazeera, Stella (Hong) Zhang
Feature
The Bangladesh Public Administration Project’s 2024 pedagogy fellows use the case method to equip the next generation of civil servants to meet Bangladesh’s development goals.
Essay
Unseen Legacies researchers are answering decades-old questions about the fates of Vietnamese soldiers
Media Release
The Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and the East Asian Institute (EAI) at the National University of Singapore, are delighted to announce a new academic collaboration.
Q+A
From the potential for revived tariffs to the implications for global collaboration, Rajawali Director Tony Saich examines the key dynamics shaping what could be a pivotal era in US-China relations.
Occasional Paper
In his latest occasional paper, Ronen Medzini, Rajawali Fellow, explains that while the US and China are not strangers to the “great power” competition, technology supremacy has superseded ideology as what lies at the crux of these dynamics. He goes on to examine critical technologies, their key attributes, and their impacts on national security, commerce, and society while exploring strategies for achieving technological superiority.
Occasional Paper
In his latest occasional paper, Dan Murphy explores whether partnering with these universities is advisable given the national security implications. Murphy argues that while caution is warranted, American universities should not shy away from all potential collaborations with the Seven Sons.
