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Future Challenges for U.S.-China Relations

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000

The U.S. pivot to the Asia-Pacific has created both tension and opportunity in its relations with China.

Upcoming S&ED to be First Formal U.S.-China Dialogue Since “Pivot to Asia”

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:00:00 +0000

The Strategic and Economic Dialogue, scheduled to be held in May 2012, will mark the first formal U.S.-China bilateral dialogue since the United States announced its strategic pivot to the Asia-Pacific region last year.

China and Russia: Strategic Relations and Arms Control

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:00:00 +0000

China and Russia have a nuanced and complex relationship, particularly when it comes to nuclear deterrence and arms control.

China and Conflict Affected States – In South Asia and Africa

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:00:00 +0000

China's growing involvement in conflict-affected states has been criticized for being focused on profits at the expense of stability and accountability. At the same time, China's investments in infrastructure especially can have a stabilizing effect. These different perspectives arouse a debate on China's aid and investment model and the implications of this model for other actors.

Russia, China, and the Global Power Shift

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Despite common views on international affairs and economic interests, the Russian-Chinese relationship is weak—even in the sphere of energy trade—and needs to be strengthened.

U.S.-China Financial Opportunities and Challenges

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Since the Sino-U.S. rapprochement in the 1970s, trade between the United States and China has ballooned to over $400 billion dollars. While trade forms the bedrock of bilateral relations, significant hurdles still need to be resolved in order to further economic cooperation.

Nuclear Safety After Fukushima

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Fukushima serves as an important case study to understand how far nuclear safety can be improved and illustrates how important it is that these improvements are made if nuclear power is to become socially acceptable.

Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Strategic Stability

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

The CPGS program aims to develop high-precision conventional munitions capable of hitting a target anywhere in the world within one hour. Despite repeated assertions by the U.S. government that CPGS is to be a “niche” capability, not intended to affect strategic balances with Russia or China, neither Moscow nor Beijing fully trusts these assurances.

Lessons from Fukushima and Implications for China

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

The impact of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster on the global nuclear energy industry can clearly be seen one year later. Countries around the world with civilian nuclear programs have all learned lessons from the Fukushima disaster, most importantly that international best practices must be adhered to if countries wish to minimize the risk of such disasters in the future.

Putin’s New Strategy for Russia

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Part of Vladimir Putin’s grand vision for the Russian state includes the formation of a Eurasian Union. Since 2009, his foreign policy strategy has been aimed at attracting foreign investors and integrating the former Soviet states.

Global Economic Climate and how it Impacts the American Economy

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000

National economies are becoming increasingly interdependent and a fiscal policy made halfway across the world can have global reverberations. As a result, an understanding of the current investment climate in the United States requires an understanding of the global economic climate.