Executive Summary: Thailand’s public education system is consistently near the bottom of global education rankings. Critics blame outdated practices, little political will to pursue significant reforms, and inconsistent policy implementation. International observers regularly identify teacher education and training as areas… Read More ›
international policy
Establishing a Media Literacy Curriculum in Taiwan
Executive Summary: Taiwan is among the highest-ranked Asian societies for press freedom and media independence, but it lacks widespread international recognition as a sovereign state. China considers Taiwan to be a rogue province that must be fully reabsorbed into China’s… Read More ›
Three Contemporary Challenges within International Law in Asia
Executive Summary: International law is a collection of customs, practices, and agreements intended to govern relationships between and among states. But in a global system that prioritizes state sovereignty, the international legal regime cannot be a panacea for all conflicts…. Read More ›
Managing Refugee Flows to Contain Civil War
Executive Summary: Research on civil war suggests there is a significant likelihood such conflicts will expand across international borders. This policy analysis examines four factors that contribute to this phenomenon and considers potential solutions for each. One of them, the… Read More ›