Asia
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) promotes democracy, human rights, economic freedom, and curbing climate change. In Asia, we have offices in Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, New Delhi, Seoul, and Taipei. We also work in Malaysia. The FNF regional team works with the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats, the Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, Collective of Applied Law and Legal Realism (CALR), a pro bono initiative by AmerBON Advocates, and the ASEAN Prosperity Initiative, which is part of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs. Should you have questions or suggestions about our work, please contact us. You can also meet our team here.
News
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Democratic Resilience in the Age of AI
How to shape a resilient democracy in the age of AI? Political and institutional reforms, technological adaptation and regional cooperation, argues the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD).
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Europe Caught in the Crossfire
US President Donald Trump is visiting a confident China. As the conflict between the two superpowers intensifies, Europe finds itself in a quandary.
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Oil Prices Hit North Korea Hard
Price shocks in the international energy market are posing major challenges for the isolated country. Higher transportation costs are hurting the economy. North Korea could forge even closer ties with Russia.
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Freedom of Information in Malaysia: Penang’s Experience and Why It Matters
In the absence of federal FOI law, Penang’s experience highlights both progress and gaps in access to information in Malaysia.
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Germany's dependence on individual rare earth elements is increasing
Germany’s dependence on China for rare earths remains high and has even increased for certain elements, according to an analysis by the Taipei office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.
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Resilience in Question: Indonesia’s Response to the Iran War
The war in Iran is putting pressure on Indonesian President Prabowo, who has gone to great lengths to accommodate Trump in recent months. His new foreign policy runs counter to Indonesia’s long-standing principle of non-alignment and is causing discontent within the country
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“Democracy is not in peril”
“The pessimistic view is that democracy is in regression, a worldwide setback,” Jose Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, noted in his special message to the “All About Democracy” Conference of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) in Manila, the Philippines. “My view is that these are temporary phenomena”, said President Horta, who became an Honorary Individual Member of CALD this year.
