JJ Rose
![JJ Rose](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/IMG_3192.jpg)
Biography
Publications
JJ Rose has worked as a global media advisor for various social justice causes, including the Burmese democracy movement, the Movement for Democratic Change (Zimbabwe) and Polisario (Western Sahara). He was the Asia-Pacific editor for Ethical Corporation magazine and an advisor to the Special Ambassador to the World Food Programme and to the Humanitarian Advisor to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He is also an author, essayist, journalist, researcher, teacher, analyst, and charity founder.
![The remote Marshall Islands complicate US Pacific policy](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-10/Bikini%20Atoll%20compressed.jpg?itok=EEOFvQBc)
The remote Marshall Islands complicate US Pacific policy
A sand-rimmed paradise with a long nuclear history has a surprising amount of clout in the Washington vs Beijing game.
![Taking on Cambodia’s “Lady Liberty”](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-06/Theary%20Seng.jpeg?itok=h8clMJ9w)
Taking on Cambodia’s “Lady Liberty”
An American human rights lawyer sentenced to six years in a Phnom Penh prison may cause Hun Sen no end of trouble.
![Water torture: Asia‑Pacific’s “WASH” crisis in need of solutions](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1240339466.jpg?itok=PCgiZwS8)
Water torture: Asia‑Pacific’s “WASH” crisis in need of solutions
Access to clean water is not only a development challenge but one for geopolitics, too.
![Musk’s Twitter: Tweet freedom for Asia?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Elon%20Musk.jpg?itok=vMoJ0hS9)
Musk’s Twitter: Tweet freedom for Asia?
The tech billionaire should brace for more than keyboard warriors in a world of authoritarianism and eroding democracy.
![The problem with postcards from Myanmar](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Shwegeena_Pagoda_Pagan%2C_Burmah_%28NBY_437950%29.jpeg?itok=xKLs6GAH)
The problem with postcards from Myanmar
Borders are opening to welcome back tourists. But it’s not just Covid that poses a risk.
![Will cryptocurrency allow Russia to bust sanctions?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/maxim-hopman-fiXLQXAhCfk-unsplash.jpg?itok=Ra14Axxk)
Will cryptocurrency allow Russia to bust sanctions?
Despite the transparency of blockchain-based finance, Moscow is working the dark reaches of the web to move money.
![Asia’s Covid waste dilemma](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Un%20Health%20Worker.jpg?itok=DZTik-Yw)
Asia’s Covid waste dilemma
Southeast Asia is taking the brunt of pandemic-generated waste in a looming environmental headache for the region.
![Olympics not the only games this year](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/table%20tennis.jpg?itok=WIfHOJxS)
Olympics not the only games this year
Beijing boycotts are just the latest in a long line of sports and politics match plays.
![Myanmar election: A fractured process](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1228310607%20copy.jpg?itok=BKlOH7Zb)
Myanmar election: A fractured process
An ongoing pandemic, technical troubles, voter disenfranchisement and ruling party dominance bode poorly for change.
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