The Leaderboard: Don Elder

Who is he? Don Elder was the CEO of New Zealand’s Solid Energy for 12 years until his resignation on February 4. A state-owned enterprise (SOE), Solid Energy is the largest coal mining company in New Zealand. Why is he…

By the Numbers: Yudhoyono’s Euro-Trip

Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited Germany and Hungary from March 4-8, focusing heavily on increasing trade, investment, and tourism with each country. The Germany trip comes seven months after Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Indonesia to establish the comprehensive Jakarta…

Friday Five: March 22, 2013

This week sectarian violence erupted between Buddhists and Muslims in the central Myanmar town of Meiktila, leaving at least 20 dead, though the tally is likely much higher, and includes men, women, and children. The clashes, triggered by a dispute…

India: Roads, Rail and Political Will

By Prashant Agrawal This is the third post in a series analyzing India’s newly released Union Budget from CSIS Wadhwani Chair experts. In this piece Prashant Agrawal describes India’s infrastructure challenges. Part I on economics is here. Part II on…

The Leaderboard: Wang Yi

Who is he? Wang Yi has served as the Director of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) since 2008. Prior to his stint at the TAO, Wang spent most of his diplomatic career managing China’s relationships with its Asian…

The Leaderboard: Cui Tiankai

Who is he? Cui Tiankai is the outgoing Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Cui’s diplomatic career spans more than two decades and he recently has held responsibility for overseeing a range of issues related to Asian…

Internal Displacement in Southeast Asia

By Phoebe De Padua Southeast Asia, where violent conflicts and natural disasters often drive people from their homes, is home to around two million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Measures that protect IDPs remain lacking in most of the region. However,…

The Leaderboard: Yang Jiechi

Who is he? Yang Jiechi served as China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs for the past six years. A career diplomat, Yang has spent eight of his 35 years in the Chinese Foreign Ministry working in various positions at the PRC…

The Leaderboard: Bob Carr

Who is he? Prime Minister Julia Gillard selected Robert “Bob” Carr to fill a vacancy in the Australian Senate in March 2012 and appointed him foreign minister. Earlier in his career, Carr was the premier of New South Wales from…

The Leaderboard: Chung Hong-won

Who is he? Chung Hong-won is the new prime minister of the Republic of Korea under the Park Geun-hye administration. Born in Hadong, South Gyeongsang province, he majored in law at Sungkyunkwan University and passed the national bar exam in…

The Leaderboard: Ieng Sary

Who is he? Ieng Sary was the co-founder and minister of foreign affairs of the Khmer Rouge, the regime which oversaw the deaths of 1.7 million Cambodians during its rule from 1975 to 1979. He was also brother-in-law to the…