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Malaysia's
93-Year-Old 'Comeback Kid'
It
may be a little strange to call a man who recently celebrated his
93rd birthday the "comeback kid." But the name is a natural
fit for Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who
recently assumed his country's top political office after concluding
a previous 22-year stint in 2003. In a conversation with Asia
Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd last
week, Mohamad vowed to end the corruption that plagued his
predecessor and promised that Malaysia would "live within its
means" — even if it means refusing Chinese money for
infrastructure development. Watch Mohamad's complete appearance
below.
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Pakistan's
Foreign Minister: Don't Hold Us Accountable for Every Failure in
Afghanistan
Shah Mahmood Qureshi, newly appointed foreign minister of Pakistan,
dropped by Asia Society during last week's United Nations General
Assembly to discuss what his country's foreign policy might look
like under new prime minister Imran Khan. In a
conversation with academic and author Vali Nasr,
Qureshi pushed back against the notion that Pakistan has worked to
undermine the U.S. war in Afghanistan. "You can't hold [us]
accountable for every failure" in the war-torn country, he
said. Watch his complete appearance below.
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United
Arab Emirates FM On Iran: 'Not an Attractive Model' for Region
Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates,
expressed his support for the American withdrawal from the Iran
Nuclear Deal and criticized the Islamic Republic for its
behavior in the Middle East. Iran is "not an attractive
model" for the region, Gargash said in a gathering last week
at Asia Society that included a conversation with Asia Society
Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd.
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COAL +
ICE
How
Climate Change Is Pushing Global Politics to the Right
The growing
popularity of right-wing parties across Europe — not to mention the
election of Donald
Trump as U.S. president and Britain's planned exit
from the European Union — is often attributed to factors like
economic inequality, anti-immigrant sentiment, and technological
disruption. But climate change no doubt plays a central role, too.
In this panel discussion convened as part of last month's COAL
+ ICE festival in San Francisco, Kevin Rudd
debated climate change's role in global politics with Thomas Friedman,
Ray Suarez,
Heidi
Cullen, and Luis
Alberto Moreno.
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IN
MEMORIAM
Remembering
Asma Jahangir
The
Pakistani human rights advocate and lawyer Asma Jahangir,
who died at age 66 in February, was more than just a giant in her
country: She also had an indelible impact on the United Nations
through her service as a U.N. Special Rapporteur on many occasions.
On Sunday, an international group of journalists, scholars, and
human rights activists — including George Soros
— celebrated Jahangir's life in a moving memorial held at Asia
Society.
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