http://csis.org/topic-related/23/publication A list of publications related to this topic en http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/F9b1WUWvnCQ/pacnet-32r-responses-pacnet-32-illogic-chinas-north-korea-policy <p>In PacNet #32, Ralph A. Cossa and Brad Glosserman make a detailed case for how China's current approach toward North Korea actually contradicts many Chinese national interests. Their argument can be supplemented by four additional concerns for China and its now indispensable role in international politics.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/F9b1WUWvnCQ" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ellise 37429 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-32r-responses-pacnet-32-illogic-chinas-north-korea-policy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/COiaOXqwsHw/middle-east-notes-and-comment-education-imperative <p>Education is a two-way street. Governments invest in education because it contributes to national strength, and individuals invest in education because it contributes to individual strength. While the precise balance differs, one side principally provides resources, the other principally provides time, and each derives benefit.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/middle-east-notes-and-comment-education-imperative">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/COiaOXqwsHw" height="1" width="1"/> Global Trends and Forecasting Governance Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 dholodnik 37404 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/middle-east-notes-and-comment-education-imperative http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/VeSFXklotbA/pacnet-32-illogic-chinas-north-korea-policy <p>BEIJING: Discussions in Beijing about North Korea are always frustrating. It's not so much due to the sharp divergence in US and Chinese thinking about how to deal with Pyongyang; the two sides differ on many issues. No, the real problem is the illogic of the Chinese position; at least from a US perspective.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-32-illogic-chinas-north-korea-policy">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/VeSFXklotbA" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ellise 37329 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-32-illogic-chinas-north-korea-policy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/0kdKxt7oIq8/pacnet-30-thought-american-foreign-policy-east-asia <p>Power transition, caused mainly by the rise of China, is going on in East Asia. China has become the no. 1 trading partner of almost every country in the region. Even China's military power is increasing and advancing to the level that matches that of the United States. Asymmetrical interdependency between China and other regional states across various dimensions will continue to grow.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/0kdKxt7oIq8" height="1" width="1"/> Global Trends and Forecasting Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ellise 37303 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-30-thought-american-foreign-policy-east-asia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/vpvrG5pKQaY/pacnet-31-comparative-connections-summaries <p>There was a brief period when a breakthrough seemed possible in the stalemate with North Korea when it pledged to freeze all nuclear and missile tests; then Pyongyang announced a planned satellite launch, pulling the rug out from under Washington (and itself) and business as usual returned to the Peninsula.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-31-comparative-connections-summaries">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/vpvrG5pKQaY" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ellise 37304 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-31-comparative-connections-summaries http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/d0Q68sh1mLE/comparative-connections-v14-n1 <ul> <li>Regional Overview: At a Time of Uncertainty, Count on North Korea, by Ralph A. Cossa and Brad Glosserman</li> <li>US-Japan Relations: Back to Normal? by Michael J. Green and Nicholas Szechenyi</li> <li>US-China Relations: Xi Visit Steadies Ties; Dissident Creates Tension, by Bonnie Glaser and Brittany Billingsley</li> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/d0Q68sh1mLE" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37227 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/v6HU_R7sxd0/comparative-connections-v14-n1-regional-overview <p>There was a brief period when a breakthrough seemed possible in the stalemate with North Korea when it pledged to freeze all nuclear and missile tests; then Pyongyang announced a planned satellite launch, pulling the rug out from under Washington (and itself) and business as usual returned to the Peninsula.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-regional-overview">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/v6HU_R7sxd0" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37228 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-regional-overview http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/ILDQeAo_jKM/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-japan <p>After three tumultuous and frustrating years as the DPJ tried to find its legs, Prime Minister Noda finally visited Washington.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-japan">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/ILDQeAo_jKM" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37229 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-japan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/Uqm0CvfrqaU/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-china <p>Xi Jinping&rsquo;s visit to the US went smoothly and laid the foundation for a strong bilateral relationship after the 18th Party Congress this fall. Speeches to mark the 40th anniversary of Nixon&rsquo;s visit to China highlighted progress while recognizing deep mutual strategic mistrust. The third Asia-Pacific Consultation was held to manage suspicions and enhance cooperation.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-china">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/Uqm0CvfrqaU" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37230 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-china http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/aYtHPcWXyHM/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-korea <p>The most significant news in early 2012 centered on North Korea&rsquo;s rocket launch. In a slightly different twist, this latest provocation came just two weeks after reaching what seemed to be a new deal with the US to freeze its missile and nuclear programs in exchange for food assistance.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-korea">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/aYtHPcWXyHM" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37231 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-korea http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/xp1GvAzmK8I/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-southeast-asia <p>US attention was focused on both ends of Southeast Asia: in the east on tensions in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines, which have energized the US-Philippine alliance; and in the west on the impact of April by-elections in Burma, which have paved the way for a quantum leap in US engagement with the country.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-southeast-asia">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/xp1GvAzmK8I" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37232 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-us-southeast-asia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/J2hOJD2FRjc/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-southeast-asia <p>Chinese interchange with Southeast Asia featured President Hu Jintao&rsquo;s visit to Cambodia. The unusual attention was related to China&rsquo;s efforts to manage disputes with claimants in the South China Sea and Cambodia&rsquo;s appointment as the chair of ASEAN.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-southeast-asia">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/J2hOJD2FRjc" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37233 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-southeast-asia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/mdd_dU47WJM/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-taiwan <p>In January, President Ma Ying-jeou won re-election and the KMT retained its majority in the legislature. Voters endorsed Ma&rsquo;s gradual approach to developing constructive relations with the Mainland. In Beijing, the outcome validated President Hu&rsquo;s &ldquo;peaceful development&rdquo; policies.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-taiwan">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/mdd_dU47WJM" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37234 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-taiwan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/a8yJWlxc6aE/comparative-connections-v14-n1-north-korea-south-korea <p>Covering inter-Korean relations for Comparative Connections has been a roller-coaster ride, given the peninsula&rsquo;s changeable political weather. Even so, the current state of affairs is unprecedented. Pyongyang has spent the whole of 2012 hurling ever ruder and angrier jibes at ROK President Lee; plumbing the depths even by North Korean standards.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-north-korea-south-korea">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/a8yJWlxc6aE" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37235 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-north-korea-south-korea http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/EPHGs0Lam-k/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-korea <p>The 20-year anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea may provide a pretext for more active diplomacy to meet a growing list of potential disputes in the relationship. Presidents Hu Jintao and Lee Myung-bak have held two summits this year and there has been increased interaction among other senior leaders as well.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-korea">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/EPHGs0Lam-k" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37236 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-korea http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/48lBS__oIM0/comparative-connections-v14-n1-japan-china <p>With both Tokyo and Beijing intent on celebrating the 40th anniversary of normalization, bilateral relations started well in 2012 &ndash; and quickly went downhill. Contested history returned in a controversy sparked by Nagoya Mayor Kawamura Takashi&rsquo;s remarks questioning the reality of the Nanjing massacre.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-japan-china">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/48lBS__oIM0" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37237 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-japan-china http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/CMf5VyhU0mY/comparative-connections-v14-n1-japan-korea <p>The most dramatic events affecting relations in early 2012 concerned North Korea. The power transition appears to be proceeding smoothly, although mixed signals indicate that a clear foreign policy has not yet been worked out in Pyongyang. Meanwhile, South Korea and Japan continue on their seemingly disconnected tracks.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-japan-korea">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/CMf5VyhU0mY" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37238 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-japan-korea http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/C_z5HgY1MmA/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-russia <p>By any standard, the first four months were a rough start to the year for both Russia and China. While succession politics gripped first Russia and then China, Moscow and Beijing coordinated closely over crises beyond their borders (Syria, Iran, and North Korea) and promoted multilateralism through summitry with the BRICS and the SCO.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-russia">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/C_z5HgY1MmA" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37239 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v14-n1-china-russia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/VSNsOiMBfcY/issues-insights-vol-12-no-3 <p>It was only in the 2000s that Southeast Asian nations began to consider investing seriously in nuclear power programs. The rationale for these decisions is the same as in other regions of the world: to meet rising electricity demands and ensure energy security, energy autonomy, and the diversification of supply.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-12-no-3">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/VSNsOiMBfcY" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Nuclear Weapons Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 37197 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-12-no-3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/Rlj1CnjPUX4/pacnet-29-us-and-japan-make-good-step-forward-now <p>Just before Japanese Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko' s visit to Washington this week, the US and Japanese governments released their Security Consultative Committee Joint Statement. This document sets the alliance on the right path, allowing alliance managers in Tokyo and Washington to focus on a wider set of strategic issues.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-29-us-and-japan-make-good-step-forward-now">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/Rlj1CnjPUX4" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ellise 37302 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-29-us-and-japan-make-good-step-forward-now http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/IPlNUqAmPI0/pacnet-28-china-philippines-and-us-security-guarantee <p>Three days before his Jan. 20, 2012 retirement, the Commander of the US Pacific Fleet, Adm. Patrick Walsh, gave a departing interview to the Associated Press. In it, he expressed his concern about security and stability in the South China Sea.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-28-china-philippines-and-us-security-guarantee">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/IPlNUqAmPI0" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ellise 37301 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-28-china-philippines-and-us-security-guarantee http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/2UY5jaood8g/middle-east-notes-and-comment-getting-syria-right <p>It has been a bad year for Middle Eastern dictators. Several have lost power or died trying to keep it, despite efforts to avoid a common fate.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/middle-east-notes-and-comment-getting-syria-right">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/2UY5jaood8g" height="1" width="1"/> Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 dholodnik 36679 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/middle-east-notes-and-comment-getting-syria-right http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/rZ1RVA5Zly8/pacnet-27-concert-or-cacophony-searching-foundations-new-international-order <p>The sinews of the global order are creaking. The most recent sign of age and obsolescence is the BRICS summit that just convened in New Delhi. The BRICS as a group - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - won't reorder global politics; as much divides them as unites them. But their determination to articulate the grievances of emerging states shouldn't be ignored.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/rZ1RVA5Zly8" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ellise 36664 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-27-concert-or-cacophony-searching-foundations-new-international-order http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/3UCBff0nt_o/pacnet-26-lessons-learned-responding-north-koreas-latest-provocations <p>Once again, North Korea is increasing tensions in Northeast Asia. The launch on April 13 is part of a cycle of calculated North Korean provocations. However, it seems that the US, South Korea, and Japan scrambled to respond with the same strategies that have failed them in the past. China's blocking of any meaningful response was as predictable as it was effective.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/3UCBff0nt_o" height="1" width="1"/> Global Trends and Forecasting Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ellise 36663 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-26-lessons-learned-responding-north-koreas-latest-provocations http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/FPsK2q3gae4/issues-insights-vol-12-no-2 <p>Pacific Forum CSIS brought 34 Young Leaders (YLs) from seven countries including the US, Japan, ROK, Australia, and the PRC to two Young Leader programs in Seoul.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-12-no-2">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/FPsK2q3gae4" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36403 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-12-no-2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/HzXs4XQWYeg/2012-global-forecast <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/2012-global-forecast">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/HzXs4XQWYeg" height="1" width="1"/> Acquisition and Resources Alternative Energy Cybersecurity Defense and Security Demography Development Policy Disaster Risk Reduction Economic Development and Reconstruction Energy and Climate Change Food and Water Global Health Global Health Policy Global Prosperity Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance HIV/AIDS Homeland Security Human Rights International Security Markets and Trends Media Analysis Military Strategy Mobile Nuclear Weapons Regional Analysis Security and Climate Change Space Technology Technology Policy Terrorism Trade and Economics Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ian 36271 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/2012-global-forecast http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/7ToTae9PQ7Y/pacnet-25-frustration-defines-south-korean-electorate <p>For outsiders, ROK President Lee Myung-bak has had a good run. During his four and a half years in office, the South Korean economy weathered the Great Recession and rebounded to mark impressive growth. Seoul seized the international spotlight, hosting several global summits.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-25-frustration-defines-south-korean-electorate">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/7ToTae9PQ7Y" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36284 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-25-frustration-defines-south-korean-electorate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/kUzCvluOP5Q/pacnet-24a-misunderstandings-us-military-bases-okinawa <p>The relocation of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma in Okinawa has been the source of a long dispute between the United States and Japan, with scant hope for resolution in the foreseeable future.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-24a-misunderstandings-us-military-bases-okinawa">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/kUzCvluOP5Q" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36283 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-24a-misunderstandings-us-military-bases-okinawa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/WfW1doDHjug/pacnet-24-japans-dpj-party-change <p>When the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) came to power in 2009, alliance watchers focused on two of its security-related promises: ending Japan&rsquo;s refueling mission in the Indian Ocean that supported US and NATO forces operating in Afghanistan and renegotiating an agreement to relocate US troops within Okinawa.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-24-japans-dpj-party-change">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/WfW1doDHjug" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36207 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-24-japans-dpj-party-change http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/xPlGuHHFPHs/issues-insights-vol-12-no-1 <p>This Trilateral Strategic Cooperative Mechanism is a part of the Japan-US-X Project promoted by Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) Fellows of the Pacific Forum CSIS. This project has three objectives: first, it seeks to revitalize the alliance by reaching out to new partners and engaging the region. The Japan-US-X mechanism can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or even larger.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-12-no-1">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/xPlGuHHFPHs" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36187 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-12-no-1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/Pbz8nwJuGO8/pacnet-23-asean-peacekeeping-force-myanmar <p>Does the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) want to sustain itself and hold credible weight in international politics? Does it want to develop and possess the ability to respond to potential challenges faced individually or collectively by its members?</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-23-asean-peacekeeping-force-myanmar">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/Pbz8nwJuGO8" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36206 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-23-asean-peacekeeping-force-myanmar http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/3YjkLDCgX0g/pacnet-22-myanmars-economic-future-after-april-1-elections <p>In recent months, there has been increasing attention to Myanmar&rsquo;s economic potential.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-22-myanmars-economic-future-after-april-1-elections">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/3YjkLDCgX0g" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Economic Development and Reconstruction Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Trade and Economics Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36205 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-22-myanmars-economic-future-after-april-1-elections http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/oaOBVmxr9mw/middle-east-notes-and-comment-iran-problem <p>As the world works to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, there is widespread agreement on what failure looks like: an Iranian bomb&mdash;or more likely, a number of Iranian bombs&mdash;that emboldens the Iranian government, threatens the Middle East and prompts many of Iran&rsquo;s neighbors to develop their own weapons, destabilizing the most energy-rich part of the world.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/middle-east-notes-and-comment-iran-problem">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/oaOBVmxr9mw" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting Governance Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 dholodnik 36008 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/middle-east-notes-and-comment-iran-problem http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/mg2EepbSOPQ/pacnet-21-time-alliance-caucus <p>The post World War II &ldquo;hub-and-spoke&rdquo; alliance structure has served the United States and its allies well for the past six decades. Yet the transnational nature of current Asia-Pacific security challenges highlights the limitations of bilateral US ally relationships to handle regional security threats, traditional or not.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-21-time-alliance-caucus">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/mg2EepbSOPQ" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36019 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-21-time-alliance-caucus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/QJhh5o8bhN0/pacnet-20-wen-signals-something-new <p>After years of delay, crackdowns, and failures, the time seems to have arrived for political reform in China. This coincides with a major demotion in the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP): on March 15 controversial Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai was replaced by Jiang Dejiang.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/QJhh5o8bhN0" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Trade and Economics Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36018 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-20-wen-signals-something-new http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/VfXJvwgFeSs/pacnet-19-kim-jong-un-looks-sky-another-north-korean-threat-or-sunshine-milky-way <p>In the last two decades the West has learned only too well that dealing with North Korea is no trifle. But 2012 could be the year for a crucial divide; it marks not only the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, but also the 20th anniversary of the first joint North-South declaration on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-19-kim-jong-un-looks-sky-another-north-korean-threat-or-sunshine-milky-way">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/VfXJvwgFeSs" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36017 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-19-kim-jong-un-looks-sky-another-north-korean-threat-or-sunshine-milky-way http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/7hcRLHhpLys/pacnet-18-north-korea-now-what <p>Now what? Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the Six-Party Talks, the North Koreans pulled the rug out from under everyone, including themselves, by announcing a planned satellite launch to commemorate Great Leader Kim Il-Sung&rsquo;s 100th birthday celebrations.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/7hcRLHhpLys" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36015 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-18-north-korea-now-what http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/Zb6sJzk_Uuw/pacnet-18a-double-down-north-koreas-bluff <p>The instinctive reaction to last week&rsquo;s announcement by North Korea that it plans to launch a satellite next month was to denounce it as a violation of the &ldquo;Leap Day deal.&rdquo; That arrangement involved &ldquo;simultaneous unilateral announcements&rdquo; offering nutritional assistance from the US while North Korea promised to place a moratorium on its nuclear program, including l</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-18a-double-down-north-koreas-bluff">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/Zb6sJzk_Uuw" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 36016 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-18a-double-down-north-koreas-bluff http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/Nzo-AphaqtI/pacnet-17-japans-response-new-us-defense-strategy-welcome <p>The Japanese government welcomes the recently released US defense strategy because it rebalances the strategic focus toward the Asia-Pacific region.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-17-japans-response-new-us-defense-strategy-welcome">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/Nzo-AphaqtI" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ellise 35821 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-17-japans-response-new-us-defense-strategy-welcome http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/CnrLOeF-f6k/pacnet-16-asias-real-america-problem <p>A week of discussions in February with the United States'; Northeast Asian allies sent one very important message: there are no doubts about the credibility of the US extended deterrent in that region of the world.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-16-asias-real-america-problem">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/CnrLOeF-f6k" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ellise 35820 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-16-asias-real-america-problem http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/Vlq_O-mOXtM/vietnam-new-thinking-new-risks-new-opportunities <p>The Vietnam &quot;story&quot; has changed over time. First, it was a war story; then Vietnam became &quot;a country&quot; in the run-up to the normalization of US-Vietnam relations in 1995. Now the country is moving forward with a new narrative, a strategy of active and proactive international integration.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/Vlq_O-mOXtM" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 35740 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/vietnam-new-thinking-new-risks-new-opportunities http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/jfLZmVQKVMY/pacnet-14-us-dprk-agreement-limited-progress-no-breakthrough-yet <p>The recent &quot;food for freeze&quot; agreement between the United States and North Korea has been described (accurately) by the State Department as reflecting &quot;important, if limited, progress&quot; and (inaccurately) by the media as constituting a &quot;breakthrough&quot; in the seemingly endless march toward Korean Peninsula denuclearization.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-14-us-dprk-agreement-limited-progress-no-breakthrough-yet">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/jfLZmVQKVMY" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 35614 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-14-us-dprk-agreement-limited-progress-no-breakthrough-yet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/8NbNfgsuF-0/pacnet-13-maldives-why-us-and-india-should-remain-calm <p>The recent coup in the Maldives has caused consternation in the United States and India, arousing fears that the Maldives is falling into the hands of Islamic extremists, that the country's political instability could somehow increase China's influence in the strategic sea lanes of the Indian Ocean, and that India now faces a new security threat to its southern flank.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-13-maldives-why-us-and-india-should-remain-calm">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/8NbNfgsuF-0" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 35552 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-13-maldives-why-us-and-india-should-remain-calm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/hbrjNXi7Ymw/pacnet-12-xi-visit-underscores-rising-mutual-expectations <p>This article was published on China-US Focus at: <a href="http://www.chinausfocus.com/slider/xi-visit-underscores-rising-mutual-expectations/">http://www.chinausfocus.com/slider/xi-visit-underscores-rising-mutual-expectations/</a>. The five-day official visit to the United States by China&rsquo;s vice president and leader in waiting, Xi Jinping, accomplished several important objectives.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-12-xi-visit-underscores-rising-mutual-expectations">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/hbrjNXi7Ymw" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 35341 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-12-xi-visit-underscores-rising-mutual-expectations http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/K0bp48VEKw0/pacnet-12a-washington-and-beijing-need-straight-talk-containment <p>In public remarks during his Washington visit, neither Vice President Xi Jinping nor his US interlocutors directly addressed the diplomatic malady that afflicts both governments - call it acute containment confusion syndrome.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/K0bp48VEKw0" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 35342 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-12a-washington-and-beijing-need-straight-talk-containment http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/8DW0PjzwNBQ/remembering-anthony-shadid <p>I met him before he was Anthony Shadid. In the summer of 1991, he was just a skinny kid from the University of Wisconsin with a black mustache and an easy smile. We were studying Arabic together in Cairo. He was a third-generation Lebanese-American who had learned Arabic from scratch with an idea the he would become a Middle East correspondent.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/remembering-anthony-shadid">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/8DW0PjzwNBQ" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Economic Development and Reconstruction Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Media Analysis Mobile Terrorism Trade and Economics Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 35321 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/remembering-anthony-shadid http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/vn-vSgaOpCM/darwin-glue-us-indonesian-cooperation <p>Amid the flurry of diplomatic activity in November 2011, President Barack Obama announced that US Marines would begin rotations to Darwin in 2012 starting with some 250 personnel at the Australian Army's Robertson Barracks and growing to a target of 2,500 Marines in the years ahead.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/darwin-glue-us-indonesian-cooperation">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/vn-vSgaOpCM" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 35318 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/darwin-glue-us-indonesian-cooperation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/MC-kNzaD1tU/middle-east-notes-and-comment-slippery-choices <p>The Gulf Arab States have a dilemma. One reason that they have been able to avoid upheaval over the last tumultuous year in the Middle East is because they have made their already generous public subsidies even more generous. But within the short-term fix is a set of longer-term problems that could profoundly affect regional stability.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/MC-kNzaD1tU" height="1" width="1"/> Energy and Climate Change Global Trends and Forecasting Governance Regional Analysis Trade and Economics Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 dholodnik 35273 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/middle-east-notes-and-comment-slippery-choices http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/9Pq3axbzCjQ/future-us-marines-okinawa-long-term-risks-short-term-gain <p>On Feb. 8, the US and Japanese governments announced they would &quot;adjust&quot; plans for the relocation of US Marines in Okinawa as set forth in the 2006 Roadmap for Realignment. Washington and Tokyo also pledged to discuss &quot;a number of issues associated with these adjustments&quot; in the days ahead.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/future-us-marines-okinawa-long-term-risks-short-term-gain">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/9Pq3axbzCjQ" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 35287 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/future-us-marines-okinawa-long-term-risks-short-term-gain http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~3/BW9XsOW7z3U/pacnet-10-korus-obamacare-implications-calls-koreas-opposition-parties-repeal-korea-us-f <p>Explaining US domestic politics to international audiences is never easy. It is particularly difficult during election years. The proposal to grant US statehood to colonies on the moon is hardly the most outlandish proposal to emerge from the ongoing primary contest.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-10-korus-obamacare-implications-calls-koreas-opposition-parties-repeal-korea-us-f">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CSIS-Global-Trends-And-Forecasting-Related-Publication/~4/BW9XsOW7z3U" height="1" width="1"/> Defense and Security Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 35155 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-10-korus-obamacare-implications-calls-koreas-opposition-parties-repeal-korea-us-f