Policy Alert #26 | April 29, 2012 The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa gathered in New Delhi last month for the 4th…
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Policy Alert #25 | April 29, 2012 Earlier this month, North Korea announced with much fanfare its plans to fire a rocket into space, only…
Policy Alert #24 | March 29, 2012 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was elected to his third presidential term on Sunday. In this Policy Alert, we…
Policy Alert #23 | March 29, 2012 Earlier this month, China announced an 11.2% increase in its official defense budget, bringing the total figure to…
Policy Alert #22 | February 29, 2012 Last week, China and Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to…
The pageantry surrounding the visit of Vice President Xi Jinping, China’s next leader, reflects the best tradition of U.S.-China summitry since 1972. There is no…
Policy Alert #21 | February 20, 2012 The extravagant opening ceremonies on Friday marked the official start of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, attracting global attention…
Policy Alert #20 | January 29, 2012 On January 14, Taiwan’s voters elected incumbent President Ma Ying-jeou to a second term in office, while also…
Policy Alert #18 | December 29, 2011 The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il this week provoked a variety of reactions across the globe.…
Policy Alert #17 | November 29, 2011 The United States is “pivoting” toward Asia. This strategy was formally publicized last month with Secretary of State…
Policy Alert #16 | November 29, 2011 In our previous blog post, we examined Asian reactions to the economic aspects of America’s “pivot” back to Asia…
Policy Alert #15 | November 29, 2011 Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama visited three Southeast Asian countries in his first foreign trip after being…
Policy Alert #14 | October 29, 2011 The Eurozone’s debt crisis has spurred talk about a possible role for BRIC countries to lend a helping…
Asia Report #11 | September 2011 Recent developments across the Taiwan Strait have important implications for the future of U.S.-China relations as well as America’s…
Is There a Relationship between Political and Economic Integration?
Published by dennisli34 on October 22, 2011Policy Commentary October 22, 2011 Economic integration in Asia has progressed further and enjoys broader support than political integration. Whether economic integration requires political integration…