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Reuters/You Sung-ho - South Korean girl walks past pictures of North Korean children displayed near Seoul City Hall.

Save to My Portfolio Expanding the Agenda for Cooperation between the United States and Republic of Korea

Tuesday, January 05, 2010
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Over five decades, the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) has focused on deterring military conflict on the Korean peninsula while neglecting to develop a more comprehensive bilateral relationship. On January 5, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings and the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy at The Asia Foundation hosted leading experts for a conference on prospects for expanding the U.S.-ROK partnership. Read More

South Korea, Northeast Asia, Asia, Foreign Policy

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Reuters/Toru Hanai - U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech on U.S. engagement in Asia at Suntory Hall in Tokyo.

Save to My Portfolio The State of U.S.-Japan Relations

Friday, November 20, 2009
12:00 PM to 01:30 PM
Washington, DC

The Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the U.S.-Japan Council recently co-hosted an event featuring Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki of Japan and Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii on the current state of U.S.-Japan relations including President Obama’s visit to Japan in November 2009 and Congressional views on the U.S.-Japan alliance. Read More

Japan, Asia, Northeast Asia, Foreign Policy, International Relations

SPOTLIGHT: China


Reuters/Beawiharta Beawiharta - An Indonesian fruit seller stands near boxes of China orange as he waits for customers at a Jakarta fruit market.

Save to My Portfolio The U.S., China and Japan in an Integrating East Asia

Naoko Munakata, January 13, 2010

Despite the implementation of the pioneering ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement on January 1, 2010, East Asia still lacks a concrete vision for institutional economic integration. Former CNAPS Visiting Fellow Naoko Munakata writes that the ACFTA is the first of a series of agreements that will move forward together and eventually establish a framework for the region. Read More

China, Southeast Asia, Trade, Japan, Trade Disputes

SPOTLIGHT: China


Reuters/Jo Yong hak - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping writes on a guest book before his meeting with South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan (R) at the Integrated Government Complex in Seoul December 17, 2009.

Save to My Portfolio Vigorous Waves of East Asian Economic Integration and the Sino-South Korea Trade Relationship

Jian Zhang, January 08, 2010

The 2008-2009 recession has shaken Asian exporting nations’ reliance on the U.S. market, and intra-Asian trade is increasing. CNAPS Visiting Fellow Jian Zhang writes that China and the Republic of Korea appear to be moving toward free trade negotiations, which would increase their bilateral trade and would have implications for the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and others. Read More

China, South Korea, Trade, Global Economics, International Relations

SPOTLIGHT: U.S. Economic Stimulus


Reuters/Yuriko Nakao - A businessman walks at a business district in Tokyo December 25, 2009.

Save to My Portfolio Joblessness Threatens Economic Recovery Around the Globe

Naoki Abe, December 22, 2009

In early 2010, economies around the world seem to be rebounding from the 2008-2009 recession. But CNAPS Guest Scholar Naoki Abe writes that high and chronic unemployment in the United States, Japan, China, and elsewhere will make the recovery from this recession slower than previous cases, and may present a long-term threat to economic growth. Read More

U.S. Economic Stimulus, Unemployment, Global Economics, Global Financial Crisis, U.S. Economic Growth

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Established in 1998, the Brookings Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) conducts research, analysis, and exchange designed to enhance policy development and understanding on the pressing political, economic, and security issues facing Northeast Asia.

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