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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNorth Korea's Nuclear Declaration

Jeffrey A. Bader and Richard C. Bush III, June 26, 2008, The Brookings Institution

North Korea's Nuclear DeclarationWith North Korea now releasing information on its nuclear program and the Bush Administration stating that it will lift sanctions and remove North Korea from its list of terrorist states, Jeffrey Bader and Richard Bush offer their comments on both actions and offer recommendations for future U.S. policy. Bader and Bush say that North Korea will first need to allow on-the-ground verification at its nuclear sites. Read More

North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Japan, Sanctions, Proliferation

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Save to My PortfolioSoft Power in East Asia

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

On June 17, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) at Brookings and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosted a seminar to announce and examine the findings of a groundbreaking public opinion survey on the current and potential use of soft power in East Asia by the United States, China, Japan and South Korea. Read More

China, Japan, Taiwan, Asia, South Korea

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Japanese State Identity as a Grand Strategic Imperative

Masahiro Matsumura, May 2008, The Brookings Institution

The Japanese State Identity as a Grand Strategic ImperativeConfronting a rising China, Japanese strategic thinkers are already changing their geo-strategic calculations, and will soon have to redefine the Japanese state identity, the basis of its geo-strategic choices. In this CNAPS Working Paper, 2006-2007 Visiting Fellow Masahiro Matsumura discusses the development of Japan’s state identity and examines its future strategic options. Read More

Japan, China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Foreign Policy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Japan: Moving Together to Reshape the Eurasian Community

Akihiro Iwashita, January 28, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Events surrounding the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are often interpreted negatively, particularly by U.S. analysts. Akihiro Iwashita debunks some commonly held myths about the SCO.  Read More

Japan, China, Asia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe U.S.-Japan Alliance and Electoral Politics

Andrew L. Oros, January 2008, Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary

At the start of 2008, most Americans are transfixed by the least predictable primary season for the U.S. presidency in memory. Japan too is likely to hold an election in 2008, and it will almost certainly be shaped by and in turn affect security issues, including the important U.S.-Japan alliance. Read More

Japan, Elections, Northeast Asia, Asia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Mechanism to Stabilize U.S.-China-Japan Trilateral Relations in Asia

Shulong Chu, January 2008, The Brookings Institution

Relations between China, Japan and the United States serve as the foundation for peace and stability in East Asia, but can also create strategic conflict within the region. In this CNAPS Visiting Fellow Working Paper, Chu Shulong examines the background and history of relations among these three strategic powers, and what this means for the future of Asia. Read More

Japan, China, Northeast Asia, Asia, International Relations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThoughts on the Nanjing Massacre

Richard C. Bush III, December 2007, Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary

Seventy years ago the Japanese Imperial Army seized Nanjing and killed Chinese soldiers and civilians on a scale that will never be known. Richard Bush demonstrates how defective decision-making processes helped lead to the conflict that created the conditions in which the Nanjing Massacre and other atrocities took place. Read More

China, Japan, Asia, Defense Strategy, Military Technology

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWhat Form Should An Asian Economic Union Take?

Wing Thye Woo, November 2007, Japan Economic Currents No. 67, Keizai Koho Center

Brookings Scholar Wing Thye Woo discusses the key components for forming an effective Asian Economic Forum. Read More

China, Japan, BRICs, South Korea, Asia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Dynamics of Change among China, Japan and the U.S.

Jeffrey A. Bader, October 03, 2007, Brookings Council Speech at the Hay Adams

In a speech to the Brookings Council, Jeff Bader says that the “U.S., China, and Japan will be the three most important countries in determining the fate of the Asia-Pacific community in the 21st century.” Read More

China, Japan, Asia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My Portfolio“Comfort Women” Revisited

Masahiro Matsumura, August 17, 2007, The Brookings Institution

Article by Masahiro Matsumura (8/17/07) Read More

Japan, China, Asia

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Save to My PortfolioNew Financial Instruments and Institutions

Robert E. Litan and Yasuyuki Fuchita, July 01, 2007

The contributors highlight the innovative way in which Japanese financiers and government officials have learned from the U.S. regarding the introduction of new instruments into their market. Read More

Japan, Macroeconomics, Global Economics, Asia, International Finance

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioEconomic Integration in East Asia and Its Implications for Japan and the United States

Monday, May 21, 2007
12:00 AM to
Washington, DC

East Asia is accumulating economic, political, military and social power. But it faces challenges in this process and in the process of globalization. A major question mark is China’s ability to continue its booming growth. At this conference in Tokyo, Brookings experts and others discussed these trends. Read More

Japan, Asia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAbe Foreign Policy: A Good Start but Challenges Ahead

Richard C. Bush III, Winter 2007, Japan Economic Currents

Article by Richard Bush, Japan Economic Currents (Winter 2007) Read More

Japan, Northeast Asia, Asia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBrookings Foreign Policy Studies Energy Security Series: Japan

December 2006, The Brookings Institution

Brookings Foreign Policy Studies Energy Security Series: JapanFor decades, Japan dominated Asia's energy picture. Today, Japan remains an important energy market but its position in Asia's energy supply and demand balance is rapidly changing. This paper examines Japan's energy security debate that focuses on whether its interests are best secured through market mechanisms or through strategic government intervention and championing—to the extent possible—energy autonomy. Read More

Japan, Asia, Energy Security, Environment, Global Environment

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioJapan's History Debate Reconsidered

Masahiro Matsumura, November 17, 2006, International Herald Tribune

Opinion by Masahiro Matsumura, International Herald Tribune (11/17/06) Read More

Japan, China, Asia

In Brief

Boasting the world’s second largest economy, Japan is a key ally of the U.S. Since the end of the Cold War, Japan has struggled to define its international identity: remain a model civilian power or become more of a military power. Going forward, Japan will continue to exert a major influence on the future of the Asia-Pacific region.

Featured Experts

Richard C. Bush III

Richard C. Bush III

Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
The Michael H. Armacost Chair

Richard Bush’s two-decade public service career spans Congress, the intelligence community and the U.S. State Department. He currently focuses on China-Taiwan relations, U.S.-China relations, the Korean peninsula and Japan’s security. He is the author of, among other works,  A War Like No Other: The Truth About China's Challenge to America,  Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait , and At Cross Purposes: U.S.-Taiwan Relations Since 1942.

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Michael E. O'Hanlon

Michael E. O'Hanlon

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy
The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair

Michael O’Hanlon specializes in U.S. national security policy. He is senior author of the Iraq Index. A former defense budget analyst who advised members of Congress on military spending, he specializes in Iraq, North Korea, homeland security, the use of military force and other defense issues. He is also director of Opportunity 08.
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