Policy Alert #79 | July 27, 2014 The 2014 World Cup games came to a close on Sunday, July 13 after an exciting final match…
Continue reading Rising Powers Respond to Winning and Losing at the World Cup
Policy Alert #79 | July 27, 2014 The 2014 World Cup games came to a close on Sunday, July 13 after an exciting final match…
Continue reading Rising Powers Respond to Winning and Losing at the World Cup
Policy Alert #78 | July 27, 2014 The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) held its sixth summit on July 15-16 in the…
Abstract While there have been many sources of tension in U.S.-China relations since the Cold War, they have been held in check generally by circumstances…
Policy Alert #77 | June 27, 2014 The 2014 World Cup games kicked off on Thursday amidst protests of poor public services, corruption, and the…
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Policy Alert #76 | June 27, 2014 Sectarian conflict erupted earlier this month as Sunni militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or…
Iran and the P5 + 1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) are currently engaging in historic negotiations over Iran’s…
Policy Alert #75 | May 27, 2014 Tensions in the South China Sea have significantly increased over the last several days, following a standoff between…
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Policy Alert #74 | May 27, 2014 Results from India’s elections culminated in a victory for India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), lead by…
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Asia Report #26 | May 2014 As an ethnically heterogeneous country, China faces a unique challenge in its nation building efforts: establishing a unified Chinese…
Continue reading Contestation and Adaptation: The Politics of National Identity in China
Asia Report #27 | May 2014 As China’s influence on geopolitics, energy markets, trade, and the global financial system continues to expand, conventional wisdom might…
Continue reading Beyond Competition: Anomalies in How States React to a Rising China
Policy Alert #73 | April 28, 2014 Last week, world leaders from over 50 countries attended the third Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in The Hague,…
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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…
Continue reading Asian Powers Re-Assess U.S. “Rebalance” as President Obama Travels the Region
Asia Report #25 | April 2014 What explains escalating tensions between China and its neighbors in the South China Sea over the past several years?…
Policy Alert #71 | March 28, 2014 The hope for peace following the Sochi Olympics was overshadowed by mounting conflict in Ukraine after Russia sent…
Continue reading Ukraine Crisis Sparks Reactions from Rising Powers