New center responds to the region’s development and policy challenges by turning evidence and practical experience into actionable insight SAN FRANCISCO, September 29, 2026 — The Asia Foundation (TAF) ...

Gopa Kumar Thampi is a governance practitioner and strategist whose work over more than three decades has focused on a deceptively simple question: how can public institutions work better for the ...

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Far from being a problem restricted to the periphery, Myanmar’s subnational conflicts are widespread and shape many of the country’s most pressing national challenges. Subnational conflicts directly ...

The Asia Foundation works to solve the toughest social and economic challenges across Asia and the Pacific.

PEA in Practice: A Practical Guide to Political Economy Analysis is a down-to-earth guide developed by The Asia Foundation for development practitioners seeking to embed political economy thinking ...

LeadNext is TAF’s flagship youth leadership program focused on advancing global citizenship for the 21st century. Through a bold, people-centered approach, the program equips emerging leaders with the ...

This paper is part of the Navigating Successful Policy Reform series undertaken by The Asia Foundation’s Coalitions for Change project and the Institute for Human Security and Social Change at La ...

Digital Youth in Timor-Leste is an online study with twenty-four young Timorese from different parts of the country that explores youth advocacy and their online safety and security. This study covers ...

In response to critical gaps in existing conflict data, The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia presents a concise, evidence-based overview of the complexity of violence in 14 Asian countries, ...