May 27, 2015 Kevin Rudd: U.S., China, and India Must Lead Together for a Climate Deal in Paris In a New York Times op-ed, Asia Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd argues that the United States, China, and India must work together to set the stage for a global deal at the United Nations climate change summit in Paris this December. He proposes a three-part approach: increased collaboration between the U.S. and China; trilateral cooperation between the U.S., China, and India; and an international scheme for verifying that countries fulfill their pledges to cut carbon emissions. Read the op-ed 'Brilliant Young Artists' Inspired by Nam June Paik Last week marked the opening of Inspired by Nam June Paik: Becoming Robot, an exhibition featuring the work of New York City elementary public school students, who had the opportunity to view their own work on the walls of the Asia Society Museum through a partnership with the organization Studio in a School. Among those in attendance at the opening was Agnes Gund, President Emerita of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and founder and chair of Studio in a School. See the highlights Documenting the Plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya Greg Constantine is an American photographer who was part of the International Herald Tribune team that won Asia Society’s Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia in 2009. Based in Southeast Asia since 2005, Constantine has documented the struggles of stateless minority groups. He discussed his experiences in an interview with Asia Blog on the occasion of a New York exhibition featuring his photographs of the Rohingya people. Read the interview Upcoming Events New York: Film: Back to 1942, 5/29 Texas: Distinguished Leaders on Asia: Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia, 5/29 Hong Kong: "Sunday with Nara" Drop-in Studio, 5/31