April 18, 2017 David Petraeus: Trump's Syria Strike 'Right Action To Take' During a wide-ranging conversation about his military career and current foreign policy concerns last week, General (Ret.) David Petraeus praised President Donald Trump's decision to launch a barrage of Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian government-controlled airfield, calling it a "very important moment for Trump and his team." But, Petraeus told the New York crowd, "One strike does not a strategy make.” Read the article/watch video North Korea's 'Unquenchable' Thirst for Foreign Information North Korea is often referred to as the “hermit kingdom” for its state-enforced isolation. But the emergence of illicit markets is slowly eroding the information blockade and perhaps even sparking a shift in people’s mindsets. Speaking at Asia Society in Houston recently, North Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee and Oxford scholar Jieun Baek described how an information influx is playing “a central role in changing the central consciousness of North Korean citizens.” Read article/watch video Why Trump's Middle East Strategy Is Not a 'Radical Departure' From Obama's Six years after the Arab Spring yielded optimism about a more democratic future for the Middle East, the region remains mired in sectarian conflict, tyranny, and violence. In an interview with Asia Blog, Dr. Shadi Hamid, author of Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam Is Reshaping the World, discusses the relationship between democracy, liberalism, and Islam, and argues that Trump’s apparent lack of concern over human rights in the region actually represents a degree of continuity with the Obama administration. Read article Upcoming Events New York — Exhibition Symposium: Secrets of the Sea: A Tang Shipwreck and Early Trade in Asia, 4/21 Houston — Reception Celebrating Sangram Majumdar Exhibition, 4/21 Washington, D.C. — The First 100 Days: U.S.-Asia Relations Under the Trump Administration, 4/25 Become a Member Donate Now                  FORWARD TO A FRIEND  Asia Society 725 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 USA Copyright © 2017 Asia Society. All rights reserved.  asiasociety.org