Information on
"International Security"
and
"Asia"
February 2013
January 2013
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24 Jan 2013
Sympathy for the Devil - How Best to Deal with NK
Author: Spencer Kim
Publisher:
Pacific Forum CSIS
In 2012 North Korea successfully launched a long-range missile. More on «Sympathy for the Devil - How Best to Deal with NK»
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18 Jan 2013
Kim's Second Test is Xi's First
Author: Ralph A Cossa
Publisher:
Pacific Forum CSIS
This commentary analyzes Kim Jong Un's two missile tests from an international security perspective. More on «Kim's Second Test is Xi's First »
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17 Jan 2013
China-Japan Relations - Now What?
Author: Dong Wang
Publisher:
Pacific Forum CSIS
This commentary discusses China-Japan relations in light of territorial tensions, increasing strategic distrust, and the spillover of political disputes into the economic arena. More on «China-Japan Relations - Now What?»
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4 Jan 2013
US-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues
Author: Shirley A. Kan, Wayne M. Morrison
Publisher:
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides a succinct overview with analysis of the issues in the US-Taiwan relationship. More on «US-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues»
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4 Jan 2013
North Korea: US Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation
Author: Emma Chanlett-Avery, Ian E. Rinehart
Publisher:
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides background information on the negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program that began in the early 1990s under the Clinton Administration. More on «North Korea: US Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation»
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2 Jan 2013
A Good Start for Mr Abe
Author: Kazuhiko Togo
Publisher:
Pacific Forum CSIS
The commentary discusses the positive elements of Abe's foreign policy for Japan. More on «A Good Start for Mr Abe»
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Jan 2013
Jordan's Electoral Environment and Prospects for Change
Author: Danya Greenfield
Publisher:
Atlantic Council
This brief evaluates the political climate in Jordan ahead of parliamentary elections on 23 January 2013, and offers insight as to why elections will not ameliorate the growing political and economic frustration among its citizens. More on «Jordan's Electoral Environment and Prospects for Change»
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2013
NATO in the ‘New’ MENA Region
Author: Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud
Publisher:
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
NATO has generally not had a strong presence in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, in spite of the region's importance to much of NATO's membership. More on «NATO in the ‘New’ MENA Region»
December 2012
