Policy Alert #103 | July 2, 2015 Greece slipped deeper into its financial crisis at midnight Tuesday after it became the first developed economy to default on…
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Type: Policy Alerts
Policy Alerts inform U.S. policymakers and media professionals of the ongoing debates in Brazil, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Russia on current issues and events relevant to American foreign policy.
Policy Alert #102 | June 26, 2015 As the United States and China meet this week for the Strategic and Economic Dialogue, territorial disputes in the…
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Policy Alert #101 | June 16, 2015 The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus in South Korea has killed 16 people and infected nearly 150…
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Policy Alert #100 | May 19, 2015 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his first visit to China since taking office a year ago. The much…
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Policy Alert #99 | May 6, 2015 A massive earthquake in Nepal on April 25 has claimed thousands of lives and left many survivors camped…
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Policy Alert #97 | April 6, 2015 Last Thursday, the 18-month-long negotiations between the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5 + 1) and Iran finally…
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Policy Alert #96 | March 24, 2015 Decisions by America’s European allies-the U.K., Germany, France, and Italy-to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a…
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Policy Alert #94 | February 20, 2015 After sixteen-hours of diplomatic talks in Minsk last week, leaders from Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany reached a…
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Policy Alert #92 | January 21, 2015 The terrorist attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which killed 12 people including the editor and four other…
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Policy Alert #91 | January 14, 2015
The hacking attack allegedly conducted by North Korea against Sony Pictures Entertainment led the company to temporally cancel the Christmas day release of its controversial film The Interview, a movie about an assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. This cyberattack generated worldwide discussions on freedom of speech and cyber security. In this Policy Alert, we examine commentary from China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, India, and Brazil on the hacking incident.
CHINA
Chinese officials urged restraint from both North Korea and the United States.
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Policy Alert #90 | December 9, 2014 On November 26-27, leaders from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka gathered in Kathmandu…
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Policy Alert #89 | December 3, 2014 Protests erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, and spread across the country after a grand jury on November 24 decided…
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