Asia Program
Events
Perfect Storm? Population Pressures, Natural Resource Constraints, and Climate Change in Bangladesh
September 19, 2011 // 1:30pm — 5:30pm
Few nations are more at risk from climate change’s destructive effects than Bangladesh.
Book Launch: Water: Asia's New Battleground
September 12, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Brahma Chellaney, one of India's most prominent strategists, discusses the threat posed by water tensions in Asia.
Book Launch – Playing with Fire: Pakistan at War with Itself
September 07, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Washington Post correspondent Pamela Constable weighs in on why Pakistan cannot curb the appeal of radical Islam.
Book Launch: Afghanistan and Pakistan: Conflict, Extremism, and Resistance to Modernity
July 27, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Riaz Mohammad Khan, a former Wilson Center Pakistan Scholar and Pakistani foreign secretary, discusses his new book, a study of the Afghanistan conflict from Pakistan's point of view.
The State of the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship: A Discussion with Pervez Musharraf
July 21, 2011 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
Pervez Musharraf, a former president of Pakistan, offers his take on Pakistan's relations with the U.S.
Southeast Asia: A New Security Arena Takes Shape
July 20, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:15pm
Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar Marvin Ott discusses the increasingly tense security environment in Southeast Asia.
Book Launch: So Much Aid, So Little Development: Stories from Pakistan
June 14, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
A presentation by former Wilson Center Pakistan Scholar Samia Altaf about her new book, a study of why international assistance to Pakistan has been so ineffective.
Will Religion Challenge the Chinese State?
June 13, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:15pm
André Laliberté discusses religion in China and whether it presents a challenge to the Chinese State.
Book Launch: The Eagle and the Elephant: Strategic Aspects of U.S.-India Economic Engagement
June 01, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Raymond E. Vickery, formerly a Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar and now a senior director at Albright Stonebridge Group, discussed his new book about the relationship between U.S.-India economic engagement and the broader strategic relationship.
Religious Education and the Politics of Pluralism in Pakistan
May 25, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
A presentation by Wilson Center Fellow Matthew J. Nelson on the level of Pakistani tolerance for diversity within Islam.