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Home to over half of the world's population and most of the world's nuclear powers, the nations of Asia and the Pacific are playing an increasingly leading role on the international stage in the 21st century. Despite significant economic growth and representing almost one-third of global GDP, the region is home to many of the most pressing security challenges. Brookings experts are examining the rise of China and India, North Korea's nuclear program, climate change, poverty, and relations among China and Taiwan and India and Pakistan.
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[Kim Jong Un] is trying to show that he has a strategic mind, that the military stands behind him and that no one stands against him. April 13, 2013, Kongdan Oh, Washington Post
[Kim Jong Un] is trying to show that he has a strategic mind, that the military stands behind him and that no one stands against him.
The U.S. doesn’t want that its benign neglect about Japan is interpreted as a green light or relaxation for China to pursue exchange-rate devaluation. April 12, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Bloomberg
The U.S. doesn’t want that its benign neglect about Japan is interpreted as a green light or relaxation for China to pursue exchange-rate devaluation.
One has to wonder whether and to what degree the [New York] channel is able to report back fully and frankly on developments in the United States, and also the extent to which the leadership in Pyongyang is actually listening to what the channel is reporting. April 8, 2013, Evans J.R. Revere, Washington Post
One has to wonder whether and to what degree the [New York] channel is able to report back fully and frankly on developments in the United States, and also the extent to which the leadership in Pyongyang is actually listening to what the channel is reporting.
There's been this desire to not add fuel to the fire, and [for Japan] to have stable relations with China. I think everybody understands what tragic consequences could arise from using a very nationalist rhetoric that would be quite self-defeating. April 5, 2013, Mireya Solís, Council on Foreign Relations
There's been this desire to not add fuel to the fire, and [for Japan] to have stable relations with China. I think everybody understands what tragic consequences could arise from using a very nationalist rhetoric that would be quite self-defeating.
Europe is where the downside lies for the U.S. China is where the upside is. April 5, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Bloomberg
Europe is where the downside lies for the U.S. China is where the upside is.
I hope that when the exercise winds down in a few weeks, they [the North Koreans] will wind down the rhetoric and we will be in a better place than we are now. April 5, 2013, Evans J.R. Revere, The Guardian (UK)
I hope that when the exercise winds down in a few weeks, they [the North Koreans] will wind down the rhetoric and we will be in a better place than we are now.
I think the steps taken by the Obama administration are prudent and the minimum necessary to send a message to [North Korea] and our allies that we are prepared to defend them. April 5, 2013, Evans J.R. Revere, The Guardian (UK)
I think the steps taken by the Obama administration are prudent and the minimum necessary to send a message to [North Korea] and our allies that we are prepared to defend them.
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On May 13, Mireya Solís will speak at the American University event "ASEAN-EU Conference: Dynamics of Inter-regionalism."
On May 15, Mireya Solís will speak at an American Enterprise Institute panel discussion on Japan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
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Richard C. Bush III
Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy
Cheng Li
Director of Research, John L. Thornton China Center
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Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, John L. Thornton China Center
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