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Pakistan: Religious Intolerance Mounts with Christian Home Burnings
ILYAS SHEIKH/EPA/Newscom More than 3,000 Muslims stormed a Christian enclave in the city of Lahore, Pakistan, and proceeded to burn down an estimated 100 to 160 homes, marking a peak in violence toward...
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North Korea: A Neglected Human Rights Crisis
Newscom North Korea has been making headlines for its threats of preemptive nuclear attacks on the United States. In addition to North Korea’s belligerent military actions, the international community...
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State of Emergency Declared in Burma
yangon/Xinhua/Photoshot/Newscom Burma’s president, Thein Sein, has declared a state of emergency in the town of Meikhtila and the surrounding region due to ongoing violence between the Muslim and...
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China’s Egregious Human Rights Record
Yao Dawei/ZUMA Press/Newscom Human rights advocates stressed the importance of U.S. leadership in fighting violations of liberty in China in testimony before a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee in...
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Asia: Kerry’s Missing Puzzle Piece
State Department/Sipa USA/Newscom “[T]his budget isn’t just a collection of numbers; it’s an illustration of our values and priorities,” said Secretary of State John Kerry in his testimony before the...
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Asia’s Persistent Drug Problem Could Hit Home
WAQAR HUSSEIN/EPA/Newscom Drug wars have plagued Asia for decades, and the drug problem continues to stem the tide of economic growth and development in the region. A recent study released by the...
View ArticleIndia On Path to Property Rights
The right to own property is a given in much of the world. Although Indian citizens can own property, that right is limited and legally tenuous. In fact, the vast majority of the land is owned by the...
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Indonesia Continues to Disappoint on Religious Freedom
Robertus Pudyanto/Aflo/Newscom The United States Commission on Individual Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has again rated Indonesia as a Tier 2 country. The Tier 2 designation indicates that “violations...
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Opposition to Burma’s “Two-Child Policy” Mounting
NYEIN CHAN NAING/EPA/Newscom Burma’s political icon, Aung san Suu Kyi, is finally speaking out about the plight of ethnic populations in Burma, and the U.S. State Department seems to be listening....
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Human Trafficking Still a Major Concern in Asia
Newscom The release of the State Department’s latest Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) revealed that Asia is home to some of the worst perpetrators of illegal human trafficking. China has now joined...
View ArticleInclude Taiwan in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
“We do hope to [get] into TPP [Trans-Pacific Partnership] as early as possible,” said Mignonne Man-Jung Chan, former senior adviser to the President on Taiwan, at a recent event at The Heritage...
View ArticleAmerican Pastor Languishing in North Korea Labor Camp
In a newly released video interview, Kenneth Bae, a Christian pastor and Korean-American imprisoned in a North Korean labor camp, pleads for the U.S. government to take up his case and advocate for...
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Burma: Neighbors Call Out Regime on Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing
Rohingya refugees. (Photo Credit: YONGYOT PRUKSARAK/EPA/Newscom) Burma’s neighbors are finally speaking out about the ethnic cleansing occurring at their doorsteps. Both Indonesia and Malaysia have...
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Enhanced Military Cooperation: U.S. and Philippines Should Seize the Day
DENNIS M. SABANGAN/EPA/Newscom According to press reports, the U.S. and the Philippines have floated the possibility of building joint storage facilities for U.S. humanitarian and disaster relief...
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Zero Troops in Afghanistan: The Taliban Dream Option
Newscom “The zero option is the Taliban dream option. An abrupt drawdown would pave the way for the Taliban to regain influence and cripple the U.S. ability to conduct counter-terrorism missions in the...
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Cambodia’s Flawed Elections
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom) The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has once again been returned to power in Cambodia. Election results are hotly...
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Burma’s Release of Child Soldiers: Promising, but Not Enough
Strunin Anatoly Itar-Tass Photos/Newscom This past week, Burma announced the release of 68 child soldiers from its ranks. This latest action is promising, but progress toward ridding the army of its...
View ArticleNorth Korea’s Crimes Against Humanity
The United Nations commission of inquiry on human rights abuses in North Korea began taking testimony from defectors in South Korea yesterday. It is the first U.N. commission to investigate whether...
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U.S. Should Support Full Integration of Taiwan into Regional Economy
Newscom A growing economic relationship between Taiwan and India would be a very positive development in Taiwan’s effort to become fully integrated into the regional economy. The U.S. should encourage...
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Asia: What’s at Stake for America
Newscom The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center recently released “A New View of Asia: 24 Charts That Show What’s at Stake for America,” an annual publication highlighting the critical...
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