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Rising Powers Initiative is a multi-year, cross-national research effort that examines the role of domestic 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.

RPI brings together internationally recognized scholars from both the U.S. and across the globe to analyze and compare the foreign policy in today’s rising powers.

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Assessing Taiwan’s Security Dynamics in a Competitive International Environment: Strategies for Security
Asia Report #62 | November 11, 2023 Introduction Recent developments on the global stage point to the exceptional military and economic security challenges facing Taiwan. Continuing supply chain disruptions, moves …
Asia’s Future at a Crossroads: A Japanese Strategy for Peace and Sustainable Prosperity
U.S.-Japan Relations Associate Professor Mike Mochizuki and Professorial Lecturer Kuniko Ashizawa published a report entitled Asia’s Future at a Crossroads: A Japanese Strategy for Peace and Sustainable Prosperity. It is now available …
The US-India Partnership After Modi’s Visit to Washington
Rising Powers Initiative Research Assistant Satvik Pendyala and Senior Research Assistant at Carnegie China Nathan Sher authored an article for 9DASHLINE about Modi's visit to the United States and India's position in …
U.S-India Relations in the Context of Great Power Competition – The Rise of India
India is a rising power – join Dr. Dan Markey and Professor Robert Sutter as we discuss the future of great power competition in South Asia! …

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