The Leaderboard: Sujatha Singh

Who is she? Sujatha Singh is the current Indian Ambassador to Germany and a career diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS). After joining the IFS in 1976, Singh served with Indian diplomatic missions in Accra, Paris, Milan and Bangkok,…

The Leaderboard: Kirk Wagar

Who is he? Kirk Wagar is a Miami-based lawyer known for his active role in Democratic politics and fundraising. He has been engaged in the Democratic Party since the 1990s and ran the Florida finance operation for President Barack Obama’s…

The Leaderboard: Evan Medeiros

Who is he? Evan Medeiros was most recently director of China, Taiwan, and Mongolia affairs on the National Security Staff (NSS). Prior to his position on the NSS, he was a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation’s Washington, DC…

The Leaderboard: Kem Sokha

Who is he? Mr. Kem Sokha is deputy president of the Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP). He founded the Human Rights Party in 2007, which later merged with the largest opposition group, the Sam Rainsy Party, to form the CNRP…

Vietnam Embraces an International Security Role

By Le Dinh Tinh Vietnamese president Truong Tan Sang’s official three-day visit to Washington, DC, from July 24 to July 26 represents a strategic step in implementing bold initiatives set forth earlier by the country’s top policy makers. In 2011,…

India’s FDI Reforms: Lingering Uncertainty

By Persis Khambatta & Samir Nair   The Indian government announced a series of economic reforms the week of July 15, raising the limits for foreign direct investment (FDI) in a number of sectors while attempting to shore up investor…

By the Numbers: Corruption Perceptions in Southeast Asia

Transparency International on July 9 released its 2013 Global Corruption Barometer, which measures citizen’s perceptions of corruption and experiences with bribery in 107 countries. Respondents from six ASEAN countries—Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam—participated in the survey. Many…