Benjamin Soloway | Foreign Policy

Benjamin Soloway is an assistant editor at Foreign Policy. He worked previously in Indonesia as a web editor and Princeton in Asia journalism fellow at the Jakarta Globe. He has also lived in Brazil and Turkey. His work has been published in the Boston Globe, the New Republic, USA Today, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. He studied history at Wesleyan University.

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The Cable

15 Questions Malik Obama Has Posed on Twitter This November

Obama's half-brother wants the answers.

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Under Trump, U.S. Allies in Asia May Look to Themselves for Security

Q&A with Lindsey Ford, director of Asian security at the Asia Society Policy Institute.

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Obama to Lift Myanmar Sanctions, Including Those on Dirty Jade, Sooner Than Human Rights Organizations Wanted

Some experts fear that the decision will hurt America's ability to influence Myanmar's most troubled sectors.

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Duterte Wants U.S. Special Forces Out of the Southern Philippines

Ever since he took office on June, the Philippines and the United States have been on somewhat rocky footing.

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Hajj DIY: Apps Are Making the Pilgrimage Easier Than it’s Ever Been

More than ever before, navigating the Hajj by smartphone is a real option.

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Why Did the Head of the Thai Junta Smell a Sock?

Critics of the Thailand's military government have been detained for voicing their opinions. But that hasn't stopped people from making fun of a photo of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

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How to Get the Public to Enshrine the Power of Your Military Junta: Thailand Edition

Getting the voting public to approve your constitutional rewrite can be trying work.

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The Other 4th of July

America’s Independence Day has a fraught history in the Philippines.

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‘Carnal Intercourse Against the Order of Nature’ Is Still Illegal in India

The country's top court declined to revisit a law that targets gay sex — the latest setback for the subcontinent’s LGBT community and its struggle for equality.