Who is he? Dan Clune is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service who served as the principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at the Department of State from 2010…
By Amy Killian When Laos joined the World Trade Organization in October 2012, many applauded. The move was expected not only to integrate the long-isolated country into the global economy, but into global political norms and rule of law as…
By Ernie Bower Editor’s Note: The CSIS Asia Team is writing a series of analyses that forecasts key issues and challenges in the Asia-Pacific. Here Ernie Bower explains that sustaining U.S. commitment to Southeast Asia in 2013 will require consistent…
Human security conditions continue to be a major concern across Southeast Asia, and this week we take a look at migrant workers, refugees, and other transnational flows of people across the region. The International Labor Organization (ILO) on January 9…
Who is he? Sombath Somphone is a Lao agricultural and development economist and, in 1996, founded the nongovernmental organization PADETC, or the Participatory Development Training Center, which seeks to advance community education and training on sustainable development in Laos. In…
Several surveys were released in recent weeks assessing aspects of governance, security, and quality of life worldwide, including Transparency International’s Corruptions Perception index, the Clean Air Asia Report, and the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law index. We have summarized…
Who is she? Dr. Souvanpheng Bouphanouvong is a representative from Vientiane in the Lao National Assembly, and serves as president of the Economics, Planning, and Finance Committee. Elected in 2000, Souvanpheng was first appointed to a leading role in the…
By Alexandra Sander The World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council, which includes representatives from all member governments, formally approved Laos’s membership at its October 26 meeting. Laos first applied for WTO membership in 1997 and, 15 years later, will be…
$50 million The amount of insurance coverage for protection and indemnity that Indian shipping companies will receive in transporting oil from Iran after a government approval Tuesday. Experts say the amount is only a small fraction of the amount actually…
By Murray Hiebert and Phuong Nguyen [Editor’s note: This post is the second in a two part series on legacy issues in the U.S.-Laos relationship given Secretary Clinton’s historic visit prior to the 2012 ASEAN Regional Forum.] U.S. Secretary of…
