Policy Alert #72 | April 28, 2014 As President Barack Obama wraps up his week-long trip to Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines, Asian…
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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 #71 | March 28, 2014 The hope for peace following the Sochi Olympics was overshadowed by mounting conflict in Ukraine after Russia sent…
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Policy Alert #70 | March 28, 2014 Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of Crimea, two days after a referendum that…
Policy Alert #69 | February 20, 2014 The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics ended on Sunday night after bringing countless cheers and tears to spectators around the world.…
Continue reading Rising Powers Celebrate as Curtain Falls on Sochi Olympics
Policy Alert #68 | January 28, 2014 2013 was rife with diplomatic challenges to the world order, including: increasing tensions in the East China Sea, China’s new…
Continue reading Rising Powers Assess 2013 and Give Expectations for 2014
Policy Alert #67 | January 28, 2014 A series of suicide bombings last month in the southern Russian city of Volgograd raised questions about the…
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Policy Alert #66 | December 28, 2013 On November 23, China announced the establishment of an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over disputed parts of…
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Policy Alert #65 | December 28, 2013 On December 5, former South African President Nelson Mandela, died at age 95. Mandela served 27 years in…
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Policy Alert #64 | November 28, 2013 Recent revelations of the U.S. National Security Agency’s (NSA) wiretapping of world leaders have generated enormous skepticism and…
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Policy Alert #63 | November 28, 2013 On November 5, 2013, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched its first unmanned Mars-bound spacecraft Mangalyaan. If…
Continue reading India’s Mars Mission Sparks Reactions from BRIC Countries
Policy Alert #62 | October 28, 2013 On October 1, the U.S. government shutdown for the first time in seventeen years, generating enormous anxieties over…
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Policy Alert #61 | October 28. 2013 The United States’ prolonged budget upheaval has cast doubts on America’s role as a leader in Asia. Would…
Continue reading Asian Powers Re-Assess Roles in the Face of Declining U.S. Leadership
Policy Alert #59 | September 28, 2013 On September 14, the United States and Russia reached a sweeping deal that called for Syria’s chemical weapons…
Continue reading U.S.-Russia Agreement on Syria’s Chemical Weapons Spark Reaction in Asia
Policy Alert #58 | August 28, 2013 Last Sunday marked 60 years since the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement. The truce ended hostilities,…
Continue reading Asian Powers Reflect on 60th Anniversary of Korean War Armistice
