About Us
Established in 1998, the Brookings Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) conducts research, analysis, and exchange to enhance policy development and understanding on the pressing political, security, and economic issues facing Northeast Asia and the United States in the region.
VISITING FELLOWS PROGRAM
Each year, up to eight Visiting Fellows from the region spend four months with the Center to conduct research, interact with the U.S. policymaking community, and actively take part in a rich array of policy seminars, roundtables, and discussions available at Brookings and elsewhere in Washington, D.C. Following a competitive application process, the Visiting Fellows are drawn from middle to senior ranks of the governments, think tanks, universities, the media, and business communities of Northeast Asia. The Center's Spring 2013 class includes Jibum Chung from Korea, Chun-Nen Jimmy Huang from Taiwan, and Francis Shun Leung from Hong Kong.
PROGRAMS
The Center's active series of programs provides expert insight and analysis into current events and emerging trends in Northeast Asia, and their implications for U.S. interests there. Activities include lectures and presentations by Asian and American opinion leaders, Visiting Fellows' presentations, briefings for members of the Washington policy and diplomatic communities, major policy seminars in both Washington and Northeast Asia, and other outreach functions.
RESEARCH
Research, analysis and publications from the Center and its associated researchers help frame key debates and offer policy recommendations on issues of concern in Northeast Asia, and for U.S. foreign policy in the region. Center research and analysis appear in the form of books, monographs, working papers, web-based publications, Congressional testimony, and journal articles. The principal areas of research and analysis for the Center include: relations across the Taiwan Strait and their international implications; U.S.-ROK relations and South Korea’s growing role in the world; approaches to North Korea; Japanese politics and foreign policies; U.S.-China strategic relations; and integrating China into the world economy and the international political system.
Through the CNAPS Working Paper Series, the Visiting Fellows produce individual research papers. The Center also publishes the Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary, a series of monthly articles that assess current events and their implications, and the Taiwan-U.S. Quarterly Analysis.
CNAPS STAFF AND AFFILIATES
Richard Bush, Senior Fellow and Director
Mireya Solís, Senior Fellow and Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies
Kevin Scott, Associate Director, CNAPS
Aileen Chang, Center Manager, CNAPS
Jennifer Mason, Senior Research Assistant, CNAPS
Spring 2013 Visiting Fellows
Jibum Chung
Chun-Nen Jimmy Huang
Francis Shun Leung
Visiting Fellow Program Alumni
1998-2012
Affiliated Fellows
Nayan Chanda
James E. Goodby
Ho-Jin Lee
Kongdan Katy Oh
Evans J.R. Revere
David L. Shambaugh