In a June 2018 blog post for Brookings, I wrote that “deinstitutionalization” is leading to lives that will be nasty, brutish, and short.

This Brookings blog post sketched out my rationale for a new policy research project on the global challenge of urban youth unemployment.

In a January 2018 blog post for Brookings, I noted how strong the economy is despite the ethnic cleansing operation against the Rohingya.

In a November 2017 blog post for Brookings, returning from a visit to Myanmar, I wrote about US policy in reaction to the Rohingya crisis.

In a Brookings podcast in September 2017, I was interviewed about the merciless ethnic cleansing operation against the Rohingya in August.

In a September 2017 blog post for Brookings, I tried to explain the complex origins of the Rohingya crisis in a Q and A format.

In an August 2017 Letter to the Editor of the Washington Post, I wrote that it’s wrong to blame Aung San Suu Kyi for the Rohingya crisis.

In this blog post, I recalled Teddy Roosevelt’s “speak softly and carry a big stick” and contrasted this to Trump’s emerging foreign policy.

In April 2017, The Globalist blog published a short version of my Brooking paper on separating the World Bank from the IMF.

In a March 2017 blog post for Brookings, I put Aung San Suu Kyi’s peace process in the context of Myanmar’s decades long civil war.

In this blog post, I recalled Teddy Roosevelt’s “speak softly and carry a big stick” and contrasted this to Trump’s emerging foreign policy.

In this Brookings blog post, I tried to explain the difference between private sector business deals and government policy decisions.

In this Letter to the Editor of the Washington Post, I explained why Aung San Suu Kyi lacked the power to stop mistreatment of the Rohingya.

For the East Asia Forum, I wrote that “consolidating power”, a key to President Jokowi’s success, would be key for Aung San Suu Kyi too.

For the Brookings blog, I suggested that being respected is a better foreign policy objective for the USA than being loved or feared.

In this Brookings blog post, I described the unprecedented growth of mobile telephones, skipping 2G technology for a 3G smart phone system.

For a special issue about Vietnam, WorldView magazine published a piece about my year as a U.S. Navy Ensign posted to Saigon in 1963-64.

On the eve of Aung San Suu Ky’s visit to the US, I suggested that the conflict in Myanmar is more intractable than the Middle East conflict.

For the Brookings blog, I explained why the US should show support for democratic rule by granting Myanmar preferential trade access (GSP).

In this Brookings policy note ahead of the crucial London Summit, I stressed the importance of the Asian region in tackling global problems.