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Reuters/Lee Jae Won - Portraits of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il hang above a classroom at the Unification Observation Platform in Paju.

Save to My Portfolio After Kim Jong-il: Can We Hope for Better Human Rights Protection in North Korea?

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

On October 27, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies hosted a presentation by Kim Kwangjin of his report on North Korean succession and human rights issues. Mr. Kim defected from North Korea in 2003, and was previously manager of North Korea’s Northeast Asia Bank in Singapore and representative of the Korea National Insurance Corporation. This discussion also featured Roberta Cohen of Brookings and Bruce Klingner of the Heritage Foundation. Read More

North Korea, Human Rights, Civil Liberties

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Reuters/Jason Reed - U.S. President Obama meets with Chinese President Hu.

Save to My Portfolio Obama Goes to Asia: Understanding the President’s Trip

Friday, November 06, 2009
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

In mid-November, President Barack Obama began his first trip to Asia as president with a visit to Tokyo. He also traveled to China, South Korea and Singapore, where took part in meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Prior to the president's trip, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted a discussion of President Obama’s trip and the issues he was likely to face. Read More

Asia, China, Japan, Environment, Trade

SPOTLIGHT: China


Reuters/China Daily - Tracked carriage motor howitzers take part in a military parade in central Beijing.

Save to My Portfolio The China Awaiting President Obama

David Shambaugh, November 10, 2009

As President Obama prepared for his first visit to China, expectations were high for growth in the U.S.-China relationship. In this Northeast Asia Commentary written prior to the president's visit, Nonresident Senior Fellow David Shambaugh analyzes today’s political and economic landscape in China. Shambaugh currently serves as a Senior Visiting Fulbright Scholar at the Institute of World Economics and Politics, a division of the China Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing. Read More

China, Diplomacy, International Relations, China's Economy

SPOTLIGHT: Taiwan


Reuters/China Daily - Chairman of China's ARATS Chen shakes hands with Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman P.K. Chiang in Nanjing.

Save to My Portfolio Taiwan's Economy: Recovery with Chinese Characteristics

Merritt T. Cooke, November 11, 2009

In the inaugural installment of CNAPS’s Taiwan-U.S. Quarterly Analysis series, Terry Cooke explores the causes and effects of Taiwan’s pursuit of economic normalization with China. Articles in this series will be written by leading experts on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship and will contain in-depth analysis of bilateral and multilateral policy challenges for Taipei and Washington. Read More

Taiwan, China, Global Financial Crisis, Global Economics, Trade

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Reuters/Azad Lashkari - Iraq's Minister for Peshmerga Affairs in the Kurdistan region Omar and South Korea's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Kim salute in Arbil.

Save to My Portfolio Opportunities for U.S.-ROK Alliance Cooperation: New Issues on the Agenda

Thursday, October 08, 2009
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

On October 8, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings hosted an event featuring contributors from A Roadmap for Expanding U.S.-ROK Alliance Cooperation, produced by the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy at the Asia Foundation. At the event, the contributors presented their findings on expanding the U.S.-ROK alliance to cover such newly-emerging issues as pandemics and biological threats, counter-terrorism, and space cooperation. Read More

South Korea, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Terrorism

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

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North Korea A Proposal for a "Bosworth Process" with North Korea: Denuclearization and Beyond

Sun-won Park, October 2009

Taiwan Taiwan: The DPP’s Future Lies in Itself, Not in the KMT

Shih-chung Liu, October 03, 2009

North Korea Raising Human Rights with North Korea

Roberta Cohen, July 23, 2009

Taiwan Cross-Strait Relations Improve; China Still Deploys Missiles

Richard C. Bush III, June 27, 2009

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