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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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I don't think [U.S. allies] question the sincerity of the [Obama administration's] policy of rebalancing towards Asia, but [there are] questions about the administration's capacity to 'execute' the pivot in its entirety. October 3, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, AFP
I don't think [U.S. allies] question the sincerity of the [Obama administration's] policy of rebalancing towards Asia, but [there are] questions about the administration's capacity to 'execute' the pivot in its entirety.
The whole objective of the pivot was to try to say that the U.S. views Asia as a really important partner and will continue to devote high-level political attention, but what’s been happening is that there are other demands on [President Obama's] time. From the perception of Asia it raises the question, ‘Maybe they want to, but can they in practice? October 2, 2013, Homi Kharas, McClatchy
The whole objective of the pivot was to try to say that the U.S. views Asia as a really important partner and will continue to devote high-level political attention, but what’s been happening is that there are other demands on [President Obama's] time. From the perception of Asia it raises the question, ‘Maybe they want to, but can they in practice?
The bottom line is, the women's situation [in Japan] is not going to improve until you address more fundamental equity issues. September 10, 2013, Mireya Solís, Los Angeles Times
The bottom line is, the women's situation [in Japan] is not going to improve until you address more fundamental equity issues.
Expert Q & A | Kenneth G. Lieberthal
September 5, 2013, Kenneth G. Lieberthal
An accounting of the fate and whereabouts of all of North Korea’s political prisoners, including those missing and those who have died in detention should be of highest priority to the UN commission of inquiry and the entire international community. August 27, 2013, Roberta Cohen, Democracy Digest
An accounting of the fate and whereabouts of all of North Korea’s political prisoners, including those missing and those who have died in detention should be of highest priority to the UN commission of inquiry and the entire international community.
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August 24, 2013, Cheng Li
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August 23, 2013, Cheng Li
Internationally it's highly embarrassing for a country like Australia to have the UN Human Rights Committee say something like this (on Australia's refugee detention policy). August 23, 2013, Jane McAdam, ABC News Australia
Internationally it's highly embarrassing for a country like Australia to have the UN Human Rights Committee say something like this (on Australia's refugee detention policy).
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August 23, 2013, Kemal Derviş, Eswar Prasad and David Dollar
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Richard C. Bush III
Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy
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Cheng Li
Director of Research, John L. Thornton China Center
Kenneth G. Lieberthal
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, John L. Thornton China Center
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