• China Looms as Main Concern in Meeting Between Obama, Japan’s Abe

    When Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with President Obama, China’s economy and geopolitical concerns were the main topics of discussion. To examine the flare-up between Japan and China, Margaret Warner talks to RPI author Mike Mochizuki, author of “The New Strategic Triangle: The U.S.-Japan Alliance and the Rise of China.” View the video here.

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  • New Oxford Book by RPI Authors Henry R. Nau & Deepa Ollapally

    Henry R. Nau and Deepa Ollapally identify and track internal foreign policy debates in China, India, Iran, Japan, and Russia in their latest book, Worldviews of Aspiring Powers

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  • China Prepares for Transition to New Government

    With the fall of Bo Xilai, an outspoken voice of opposition and reform, the Chinese government revised its selection for new leadership in China’s Communist Party. Margaret Warner of PBS talks to the RPI’s David Shambaugh for more on what the decision to oust Bo means for China and its ruling party. Watch the video here.

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  • RPI Expert Team

  • Rising Powers Initiative

    The Rising Powers Initiative examines the identities and foreign policy debates of aspiring powers in Asia. The Initiative is hosted by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and consists of three distinct projects: “Worldviews of Aspiring Powers: Exploring Foreign Policy Debates Abroad”;  ”Power and Identity in Asia: Implications for Regional Cooperation”; and “Asian Powers and Economic Challenges.”

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to India has been overshadowed by recent tensions  over border disputes in Ladakh. Our latest Policy Alert examines Indian and Chinese views on this crisis and the future of their bilateral relationship.

RPI author Dick Samuels argues in his latest Policy Brief that “finding the right distance between the U.S. and China is the most important strategic choice facing Japan today.” Read the latest Brief here.

 

How are China, Pakistan, India, and the United States reacting to China’s nuclear energy technology sales to Pakistan? Our Nuclear Debates in Asia Digest examines the nuances behind the Chashma Nuclear Power Complex deal.