• Policy Report- India as a Global Power: Contending Worldviews from India

    Over the past decade and a half, the United States and India have turned aside yearss of mutual distrust and forged a strategic partnership that currently enjoys widespread support in both countries. Could this bilateral partnership become one of the defining relationships of the coming era? What caused this unprecedented change, and what might cause it to change again? Henry R. Nau and Richard Fontaine answer these questions and more in our latest Policy Report.

    Policy Report- India as a Global Power: Contending Worldviews from India
     

  • GWU’s Office of the Vice President for Research Awards $100,000 for RPI Project

    George Washington University’s Office of the Vice President for Research awarded the Sigur Center for Asian Studies $100,000 today in support of a major research project called “Asian Powers and Economic Challenges: Impact on International Cooperation and Conflict.” View the announcement here.

    GWU’s Office of the Vice President for Research Awards $100,000 for RPI Project
     

  • 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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The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa gathered in New Delhi last month for the 4th BRICS Summit. Our latest Policy Alert examines the views of Russia, India and China on the growing importance of the BRICS.

The RPI held a conference on Power, Identity, and Security in Asia: Views on Regional Cooperation and the U.S. Role on Monday, April 16, 2012. View conference photos, listen to the audio recordings, and download conference materials here.

 

In our latest Policy Brief, RPI author Amitav Acharya explores the role ASEAN has played-and what role it can play in the future- in promoting the return of Burma/Myanmar to the international community.  Read more in our latest Policy Brief.