A substantial security partnership between Washington and Naypyidaw, along the lines of other security relationships the United States maintains with declared non-aligned states in South-East Asia, would first of all require a different political consensus in America. Until now this consensus has been that the United States should support Myanmar’s democratic transition but not proceed...

This study provides an assessment of Indonesia’s relations with the United States and China, with a particular focus on security-related ties. Executive summary A country on the rise, Indonesia upholds a flexible foreign policy that allows it to productively engage with both the United States and China. Indonesian strategic thinking is dominated by the rise...

Abstract Using historical examples from an exceptionally pro-woman Quaker community in Maryland, this essay examines how the epithet “public woman”, accompanied by threats of retaliation and scorn, silenced and discouraged women from assuming strong leadership positions. Local women in this community developed strategies that kept their leadership largely hidden behind a screen of domesticity, but...

This paper discusses the next wave of digital technology adoption that can potentially be substitutive for physical infrastructure. In particular, we examine the impact of emerging information and communications technologies (ICT) on the demand for roads over the next three to four decades.

Low carbon Transport on the move Conference Objectives: - Promote a common understanding between the US and Australia of sustainable transport - Bring into focus the technologies and policies required to support and enhance a sustainable transport system in each country - Find new opportunities for trans-Pacific and business partnerships - Enhance our perspective of...