This was written to get the candidates in the 2008 presidential election to commit to making the Peace Corps bigger and more effective.

In this Brookings Policy Brief, co-authored with Kevin Quigley, we laid out the case for a Peace Corps of 80,000 volunteers.

In this Brookings op-ed, co-authored with David Steinberg, we offer 5 principles for better governance in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.

In this Brookings op-ed, co-authored with Elizabeth Ferris, we speculated on how the devasting Cyclone Nargis could spark better governance.

In this Brookings Q and A, I addressed key policy challenges after Cyclone Nargis for the military regime and the international community.

In this Q and A piece for Brookings, I address four key issues related to the nature of the Global Financial Crisis.

In this Brookings op-ed, I described how President Suharto had become a problem for the US after years of being a friend; an object lesson.

This Brookings Q and A was prompted by the death of President Suharto. The overriding challenge going forward is to make democracy work.

In this short Brookings Q and A, the first question I answered was “Why should Americans care about the ASEAN Community?”

In this Brookings op-ed, co-authored with David Steinberg, we argue for ending the US policy of sanctions against this “outpost of tyranny”.

In this Brookings op-ed, on the threshold of the 2008 presidential election campaign, I listed four IMF/World Bank issues worth debating.

Indonesia was the worst victim of the Asian Financial Crisis. In this Brookings op-ed, I suggest that Indonesia had gained the most from it.

The Brookings Institution Press published this book I co-authored with Ms. Jaleswari Pramodhawardani. Supported by USINDO.

This Brookings forum was a launch event for my study “Out of Business and On Budget: The Challenge of Military Financing in Indonesia”.

In this op-ed, I fault the US and other traditional aid donors for claiming that China’s loans will lead to debt problems in Africa.

In this Brookings Policy Brief, co-authored with Sarah Zalud, we highlight the international volunteer programs getting federal funding.

In this Brookings op-ed, I explained why the upcoming presidential campaign is an obstacle to much needed reforms of the IMF and World Bank.

In this op-ed, I stressed the importance of creating “political space” for the next U.S. President to advance much-needed reforms.

This Brooking working paper led to creating the Brookings Initiative on International Volunteer Service and the Building Bridges Coalition.

In this Brookings report, I examine the write-off of Nigeria’s debt to Paris Club creditors proposed by the UK. It is the right thing to do.