By Michael J. Green, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS On Monday morning the Japanese dailies led with the story that Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara would resign his cabinet post because of a fund-raising scandal. Apparently, a Korean resident of…
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Indonesia: An Example for Egypt, or Democracy in Retreat?
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By Robin Bush, Asia Foundation Representative in Indonesia. This post was originally published here on the Asia Foundation’s blog, In Asia. As the world watched in wonder the phenomenal events in Egypt over the past weeks, a few solitary voices…
Enter the Elephant: India is Part of Asia
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By Ernest Z. Bower, Senior Adviser and Director of the Southeast Asia Program, CSIS Ganesh, the elephant-headed Hindu god, is considered an important symbol in India and widely revered in mythology as the “remover of obstacles.” Strategically, including India in…
Japanese Foreign Minister Speaks at CSIS
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On January 6 Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara addressed the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. The speech, entitled “Opening a New Horizon in the Asia Pacific,” emphasized the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance in maintaining…
A Memo for President Hu Jintao
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By Charles W. Freeman III, who holds the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. To: President Hu Jintao From: Charles Freeman, the Freeman Chair in China Studies Date: January 18, 2010…
Secretary Campbell and Ambassador Zhang Talk U.S.-China Relations
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Last Friday, as the U.S. and Chinese governments rushed to finalize preparations for the state visit of President Hu Jintao that begins today, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell and the Chinese Ambassador to…
New START Is Not About China
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China’s Nuclear Weapons Diversification and Modernization is not a legitimate reason to Delay Ratifying New START. By Jeffrey Bean, Research Assistant in the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS In recent months, discussion has intensified in the U.S. Senate…
North Korea: Not Crazy, Just Weird
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The Korea Chair here at CSIS, Victor Cha, has an op-ed in the Washington Post this week, seeking to dispel five myths about North Korea– including the belief, often heard on cable news, that the regime in Pyongyang is irrational.…
Japan Must Resource Its New Defense Plan
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By Michael J. Green, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS, and Nicholas Szechenyi, Fellow and Deputy Director of the Office of the Japan Chair, CSIS The government of Japan will soon publish a strategy document known as the National Defense…
ASEAN Should Bid for the World Cup in 2030
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Vietnamese football fans celebrate the national squad’s victory over Thailand in the 2008 ASEAN championship. Vietnam is hoping to repeat as regional champion during this year’s tournament, which is currently underway in Vietnam and Indonesia. By Fuadi Pitsuwan, Adjunct Research…