The Iran nuclear agreement is a great victory for US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, neither of whom have had much…
Continue reading RPI author Rajesh Rajagopalan on “Iran nuclear deal: The promise and the peril”
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Policy Alert #104 | July 17, 2015 After long, fractious negotiations, world powers and Iran struck a historic deal on Tuesday to curb Iran’s nuclear program in…
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…
Continue reading Greece Financial Crisis Draws Reactions from Asian Powers
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…
Continue reading South China Sea Disputes is at Center of Debates by Asian Powers
South Korea’s joining of the AIIB on April 11 and signing of the China-ROK FTA on June 1 signified China and South Korea’s growing interdependence…
Continue reading Three Anti Sentiments Driving China’s Partnership with South Korea
RPI Author David Shambaugh recently published an article in Foreign Policy’s July/August 2015 Issue entitled, “China’s Soft Power Push: The Search for Respect.” He writes:…
Continue reading RPI Author David Shambaugh: China’s Soft Power Push
Policy Alert #101 | June 16, 2015 The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus in South Korea has killed 16 people and infected nearly 150…
Continue reading MERS Outbreak in South Korea Sparks Reactions from Asian Powers
Asia Report #33 | June 2015 Now that Narendra Modi’s rule has passed the one year mark, there has been no shortage of performance assessments.…
Continue reading Remaking India: Modi’s Blueprint to Align Foreign Policy with Domestic Agenda
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…
Continue reading PM Narendra Modi’s China Visit Draws Reactions in Asia
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the United States at the end of April was a resounding success overall. One of the main highlights…
Continue reading RPI Visiting Scholar Bhubhindar Singh: Japan’s Global Image Blemished by History
Policy Alert #99 | May 6, 2015 A massive earthquake in Nepal on April 25 has claimed thousands of lives and left many survivors camped…
Continue reading Nepal Earthquakes Spark Responses from Rising Powers
May 6, 2016 Read the PDF version here. Meeting the energy demands of a growing economy is one of the primary challenges in the 21st…
Continue reading Cautious Optimism from Asia’s Energy Security Debates
Asia Report #30 | May 2015 The Obama Administration has renewed its efforts to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) through Congress over the past year.…
Continue reading Winners or Losers in the TPP? Taiwan, Its Neighbors, and the United States
Asia Report #31 | May 2015 China is at a series of junctures in its economic, social, political, environmental, and foreign policy realms. As the…
Continue reading China at the Crossroads? Reform Challenges Ahead
Asia Report #32 | May 2015 Thailand’s socioeconomic development since the 1980s has changed the political demography of Thailand, leading to the rise of a…
Continue reading Democratization in Asia: Lessons from Thailand’s Crisis
