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.

In a Brookings podcast, soon after Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party took office, I noted key historical moments.

In this Brookings blog post, I offered five “things to look for” to gauge the new government’s progress politically and economically.

For the East Asia Forum blog, I wrote that “state capacity may turn out to be the Achilles Heel of the incoming NLD government”.

At Brookings, I co-moderated a panel featuring three distinguished speakers on the election: Aung Din, Rene Egreteau, and Priscilla Clapp.

For the Brookings blog, on the adoption of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, I noted the crucial role of volunteer service.

For the Brookings blog, I explained why state-owned enterprises were likely to remain a drag on the economy even under an NLD government.

Brookings hosted a forum to discuss a new book by Delphine Schrank: The Rebel of Rangoon. I was one of two panelists along with the author.

In this Brookings op-ed, I speculated on the outcome of the November 2015 election, imagining a mix of good news and bad news.

This working paper was produced during a month-long visiting fellowship at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in Singapore.

In this Brookings op-ed, on the eve of President Obama’s trip to Myanmar, I argued that the US policy should be more positive than negative.

In this Brookings blog post, co-authored with Joseph Chinyong Liow, we identified three policy challenges for election victor Joko Widodo.

This is the text of my testimony before the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada’s parliament.

In this piece for East Asia Forum, I cautioned against being too bullish about the transition to democratic rule that started in 2011.

Possibly the most intriguing piece I've written in the past 50 years is the text of a Keynote Address I delivered at a Model UN Conference.

This is the text of my address at a conference in Istanbul hosted by the Minister for EU Affairs on “Rethinking Global Challenges”.

In this Brookings op-ed, I criticized a Washington Post editorial advocating more sanctions on Myanmar; more engagement was a better policy.