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

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

Obama Goes to Asia: Understanding the President’s TripPresident Barack Obama is scheduled to arrive in Tokyo on November 12, beginning his first trip to Asia as president. He will also travel to China, South Korea and Singapore, where he will take part in meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. On November 6, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted a discussion of President Obama’s upcoming trip and the issues he is likely to face. Read More

Asia, China, Japan, Environment, Trade

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRegional Multilateralism in Asia and the Korean Question

Wonhyuk Lim, August 24, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Regional Multilateralism in Asia and the Korean QuestionThe Korean peninsula served as the battleground for an internationalized civil war from 1950-1953. Over a half-century later, the peninsula is still divided and the Korean question remains unresolved. In this CNAPS visiting fellow working paper, Wonhyuk Lim writes that placing Korean unification within the broader context of regional integration in Asia may be an effective geopolitical strategy for the Korean nation. Read More

Asia, International Relations, South Korea, North Korea, Northeast Asia

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Save to My PortfolioObama, South Korean President Criticize North Korea's Actions

Dennis Wilder, June 16, 2009, PBS' NewsHour

Dennis Wilder joined Gwen Ifill to discuss President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak meeting about recent provocations in the latest round of the ongoing diplomatic standoff with North Korea. Read More

North Korea, South Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Diplomacy, International Relations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNorth Korea Collapse Scenarios

Michael E. O'Hanlon, June 09, 2009, The Brookings Institution

North Korea Collapse ScenariosIraq and Afghanistan continue to pre-occupy U.S. military planners. But North Korea, with its growing nuclear arsenal, would become America's paramount security challenge if the state were to collapse. Michael O’Hanlon writes that the United States and other nations must begin detailed and coordinated planning for stabilization in the event of collapse of the North Korean state. Read More

North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Military, China, South Korea

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Save to My Portfolio2009 Seoul-Washington Forum: The Future of U.S.-Republic of Korea Relations

Thursday, April 16, 2009
9:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Washington, DC

On April 16, leading experts from South Korea and the United States addressed the economic and military relationship between the two countries during the third annual Seoul-Washington Forum at the Brookings Institution.  Brookings Senior Fellow Richard Bush, director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, provided introductory remarks and moderated the discussion. Read More

South Korea, Foreign Policy, Trade, Defense, North Korea

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Mind of Kim Jong Il

Richard C. Bush III, April 01, 2009, The Huffington Post

The Mind of Kim Jong IlRichard Bush offers insight into what North Korea's Kim Jong Il may be thinking on several key issues including the recent missile launch tests and the new U.S. administration of President Barack Obama. Read More

North Korea, South Korea, Nuclear Weapons, International Relations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDemocratization and the Transformation Process in East Asian Development States: Focus on Financial Reform in Korea and Taiwan

Haeran Lim, March 11, 2009, The Brookings Institution

In this CNAPS Visiting Fellow working paper, Haeran Lim explores the effects of democratization on the transformation process of East Asian developmental states, focusing on financial reform in Korea and Taiwan after the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998. Despite their similarities, Korea and Taiwan have taken different paths of reform, which resulted in different outcomes. Read More

Financial Markets, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Financial Institutions

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Six-Party Process, Regional Security Mechanisms, and China-U.S. Cooperation

Zhongying Pang, March 09, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Even though the six-party process focuses on Korean denuclearization, it has also served as a catalyst for the future of Asia-Pacific security cooperation. In this CNAPS Visiting Fellow Working Paper, Pang Zhongying writes that China and the U.S. should extend their positive cooperation on Korean denuclearization into the realm of regional security, and develop a mechanism that ensures peace, stability and prosperity. Read More

Northeast Asia, North Korea, South Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioEast Asia in the Spotlight: Secretary of State Clinton’s First Trip Abroad

Thursday, February 12, 2009
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

The Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the John L. Thornton China Center hosted a discussion on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s first trip abroad. Secretary Clinton will visit Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and China and is expected to address the challenges facing the international community, including the global financial crisis, humanitarian issues, regional security and climate change. Read More

Asia, Japan, China, Indonesia, South Korea

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioContinuity and Change in Korea: Challenges for Regional Policy and U.S.-Russia Relations

Georgy Toloraya, February 11, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Continuity and Change in Korea: Challenges for Regional Policy and U.S.-Russia RelationsIn this CNAPS Visiting Fellow Working Paper, Georgy Toloraya writes that the United States and the other parties concerned must begin to consider three key issues as they seek to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program: the future of the North Korean state, the basis of its long-term security, and the shape of a new regional security order. Read More

North Korea, South Korea, Russia, International Relations, Northeast Asia

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Save to My PortfolioDemocratic Consolidation in the Republic of Korea: Progress and Challenges

Monday, February 02, 2009
8:45 AM to 4:45 PM
Washington, DC

ReutersThe Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings, the Asian Studies Center at the Heritage Foundation and the Seoul National University’s Institute for Korean Political Studies and the Political Science BK21 Project hosted a symposium to examine South Korea's progress over the last 20 years in building its democratic institutions. Read More

South Korea

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioChallenges in Alliance Management between Washington and Seoul

Sun-won Park, December 09, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Challenges in Alliance Management between Washington and Seoul Issues in its relationship with the United States often become domestic political problems for the South Korean government, to far a greater extent than for Washington. CNAPS Visiting Fellow Park Sun-won describes the various policy forces in Korea, explores their expectations of the U.S., and prescribes some steps for the two governments to maintain stability in the alliance. Read More

South Korea, North Korea, Defense, Diplomacy, Asia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioU.S.- ROK: The Forgotten Alliance

Kongdan Oh, October 13, 2008, The Brookings Institution

U.S.- ROK: The Forgotten AllianceThough North Korea receives far more attention in the media, South Korea – a major trading partner and military ally – is far more important to the United States. As defense leaders from the United States and South Korea meet for the 40th annual Security Consultative Meeting, Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Kongdan Oh writes that Washington and Seoul must recast their alliance. Read More

South Korea, Northeast Asia, International Relations, North Korea, Defense

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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 PortfolioSouth Korea's Trade Protests: Lessons for President Lee and Korea's Role in the Global Economy

Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, June 03, 2008, The Brookings Institution

South Korea's Trade Protests: Lessons for President Lee and Korea's Role in the Global EconomySouth Korea's president, Lee Myung-bak, and his cabinet face a political crisis in the wake of large-scale protests that were started by fears of a potential agreement to reopen the South Korean market to American beef. Leonardo Martinez-Diaz examines the situation and the conflicting views of Korea's place in a changing world economy that have led to political turmoil for the new government. Read More

Emerging Markets, Trade, Asia, South Korea, Global Economics

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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James E. Goodby

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies

Jim Goodby is a specialist on nuclear nonproliferation and security issues in Northeast Asia, focusing particularly on the Korean peninsula. A former diplomat, he was involved in nuclear security issues and military affairs for the State Department.


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Michael E. O'Hanlon

Michael E. O'Hanlon

Director of Research and 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.
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