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NORTH
KOREA
'Paradigm
Shift' or 'Nothing Burger?' Asia Society Reacts to the Trump/Kim
Summit
Tuesday's
historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump
and North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un has ended — but the process of sorting
through its implications has just begun. Experts such as Kevin Rudd,
Lindsey Ford,
Daniel
Russel, and John
Delury dissect the geopolitical event of the year and
tell us what to look for next.
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PODCAST
How
China Is Winning the Global A.I. Race
Artificial
Intelligence is in our phones, homes, and cars — but it
increasingly has military applications as well. In this episode of Asia Abridged,
Michelle
FlorCruz examines how China has outstripped the
United States and other regional rivals in developing A.I. for
military use.
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MEDIA
What
Facebook Does — And Doesn't — Tell Us About Myanmar
For
all intents and purposes, the social network is the
internet in Myanmar. As the country reels from international
condemnation over the persecution of the Rohingya, Matt Schiavenza explores
how much Facebook is to blame for Myanmar's troubles — and for the
fledgling democracy's struggles to overcome decades of isolation.
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POLICY
Matching
Expectations to Reality in Myanmar
The
horrific persecution of Myanmar's Rohingya people has
tarnished Myanmar's democratic transition. In this issue paper, Debra Eisenman
explores how the most optimistic prognostications
obscured Myanmar's complex reality and issues recommendations
for how the world should approach the country going forward.
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#ASIASOCIETYLIVE
Trump
and Kim: Assessing the Summit
On
Wednesday, Asia Society will convene Daniel Russel
and Wendy
Sherman to discuss the Trump/Kim summit and what to
look for in U.S./North Korea relations going forward. Their
conversation will be available via live webcast at 8:30 a.m. New
York time.
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