Policy Alert #60 | September 28, 2013 Following alleged chemical attacks on Syrians last month, U.S. President Barack Obama has called for punitive military strikes…
Continue reading Asian Powers Respond to Potential Military Action in Syria
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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
Pakistan is undergoing a period of unprecedented transition after recent elections marked the first time two civilian governments succeeded each other peacefully. The new prime…
Continue reading How the Pakistan Military Learned to Love the Bomb
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
Policy Alert #57 | August 28, 2013 On August 12, India launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, joining the United States, the United…
Continue reading Launch of Indigenous Indian Aircraft Carrier Prompts Reactions from Asian Powers
The supremacy of the United States in Asia has been a constant in U.S.-Japan relations since the end of WWII. With China’s rise and leadership…
August 22, 2013 Faced with surging energy demand and increased public pressure for better environmental protection, the Chinese government is trying to shift its energy…
Continue reading China’s Energy Outlook and the Shale Revolution
Policy Alert #56 | July 28, 2013 The Egyptian military’s deposition of former President Mohamed Morsi has observers around the globe reflecting on how events have changed…
Continue reading Asian Powers Comment on Turmoil in Egypt: 2011 Versus Now
Policy Alert #55 | July 28, 2013 Earlier this month, a jury in Florida acquitted George Zimmerman in the 2012 shooting death of 17-year old…
Continue reading Zimmerman Verdict Prompts Commentary in Asia on Race Relations in the U.S.
Abstract Since the end of the Cold War, Japan’s acceptance and institutionalization of a non-combat military role to aid the US has led to its…
Policy Alert #54 | June 28, 2013 One year after the United States officially unveiled its strategic pivot to the Pacific, the 12th annual IISS…
Continue reading Asian Powers Comment on Shangri-La Dialogue
Policy Alert #53 | June 28, 2013 Earlier this month, The Guardian UK reported on classified U.S. intelligence gathering operations that collected information on phone records and…
Continue reading Disclosures on U.S. Surveillance Prompt Reactions from Asian Powers
June 22, 2013 Japan confronts an ever‐changing security environment abroad and economic turmoil at home as it looks to maintain a role as a global…
Continue reading Japan as a Global Power: Contending Views from Japan
Policy Alert #52 | May 28, 2013 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s upcoming visit to India next Monday has been overshadowed by recent tensions over the two countries’…
