PAST EVENT
Monday, July 28, 2008
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Washington, DC
On July 28, 2008, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies hosted an event featuring remarks by Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte on U.S. policy toward Asia and its evolution in light of the major political, economic, and security trends shaping the region. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon, July 17, 2008, USA Today
Michael O'Hanlon believes North Korea's recent nuclear declaration is good news, but he also warns the U.S. must remain cautious about the outcome. O'Hanlon argues that if the U.S. and its allies focus on fostering reform in North Korea, through carrots of aid, trade, investment and diplomatic contact, all parties may avoid returning to a crisis of severe levels. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jeffrey A. Bader and Richard C. Bush III, June 26, 2008, The Brookings Institution
With 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Fu-Kuo Liu, June 2008, The Brookings Institution
Since the Asian financial crisis began in 1997, momentum toward regionalism in East Asia has increased and the process has become more Asia-centric. In this CNAPS Visiting Fellow Working Paper, Liu Fu-Kuo traces the development of the new East Asian regionalism, with a special look at the consequences of excluding Taiwan from multilateral institutions. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC
On June 3, the Brookings Institution hosted a discussion with the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) visiting fellows who are completing their academic year at Brookings. They discussed their views of U.S. foreign policy and current relations between their countries and the U.S. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Masahiro Matsumura, May 2008, The Brookings Institution
Confronting 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen, May 05, 2008, Washington Post
Hunger should know no politics, as President Ronald Reagan declared to justify food aid to Ethiopians starving under a brutal communist regime in the 1980s. Therefore South Korea's criticism of North Korea's human rights record need not prevent its providing food and fertilizer to hungry people in the North. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael Fullilove, May 2008, Aspenia No. 41
Michael Fullilove writes about China’s expanding clout in southeast and northeast Asia, its thickening ties with U.S. treaty allies, its emerging influence in resource-rich countries, its role in the new Asian institutions and its quickening interactions with the United Nations. (Italian) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Rikkie L K Yeung, April 2008, The Brookings Institution
Democratic participation faces challenges in many modern societies, including the United States and Hong Kong. In this CNAPS Visiting Fellow working paper, Dr. Rikkie Yeung examines how the American and Hong Kong civil societies have explored the use of new media to promote democratic participation and change political realities. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vladimir N. Kolotov, April 2008, Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary
As Russia’s global influence has risen in recent years, its policies toward East and Southeast Asia have become reanimated. In this Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary, Russian scholar Vladimir Kolotov outlines the evolving strategic landscape in East Asia, highlighting the crucial position occupied by Vietnam, and explores Russia’s priorities for the region under President-elect Dmitry Medvedev. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
James E. Goodby, March 2008, Insights and Isues
James Goodby believe the outlook for the Korean Peninsula is far from bleak, but top-level leadership in all countries will be required if 2008 is to see significant progress toward a new system for peace and security in Northeast Asia. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Richard Weixing Hu, March 2008, Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary
China and the United States share the challenges of sustaining economic growth and affordable energy, but their joint efforts have achieved little beyond understanding each other’s positions on various energy issues. CNAPS Visiting Fellow Richard Weixing Hu argues that dialogues should include more substantive discussion on energy cooperation by addressing strategic anxieties, energy efficiency and the price of oil. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Scott Snyder, February 2008, Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary
On February 25, Lee Myung-bak will be inaugurated as the tenth president of the Republic of Korea. President Lee will have to reach across party and social lines to manage challenges in the economy, relations with the United States and other foreign powers, inter-Korean engagement, and—not least—South Korea’s uncertain political environment. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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