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Joshua Kurlantzick

Joshua Kurlantzick is fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Malaysia’s Sham Sodomy Trial

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is facing trumped-up charges.

Joshua Kurlantzick

articles/2011/04/26/obamas-china-breakthrough-why-he-finally-got-tough-on-human-rights/kurlantzick-obama-china_176010_zobl0y

Obama's China Policy Breakthrough

On the eve of a dialogue on human rights with Beijing, the president has finally begun talking tough about China's crackdowns. It's a sign he realizes his toothless policy of the last two years has failed, says Joshua Kurlantzick.

Joshua Kurlantzick

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