Policy Alert #79 | July 27, 2014 The 2014 World Cup games came to a close on Sunday, July 13 after an exciting final match…
Country or Region: Japan
Policy Alert #78 | July 27, 2014 The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) held its sixth summit on July 15-16 in the…
Policy Alert #77 | June 27, 2014 The 2014 World Cup games kicked off on Thursday amidst protests of poor public services, corruption, and the…
Policy Alert #76 | June 27, 2014 Sectarian conflict erupted earlier this month as Sunni militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or…
Policy Alert #74 | May 27, 2014 Results from India’s elections culminated in a victory for India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), lead by…
Asia Report #27 | May 2014 As China’s influence on geopolitics, energy markets, trade, and the global financial system continues to expand, conventional wisdom might…
Policy Alert #73 | April 28, 2014 Last week, world leaders from over 50 countries attended the third Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in The Hague,…
Policy Alert #72 | April 28, 2014 As President Barack Obama wraps up his week-long trip to Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines, Asian…
Policy Alert #71 | March 28, 2014 The hope for peace following the Sochi Olympics was overshadowed by mounting conflict in Ukraine after Russia sent…
Policy Alert #70 | March 28, 2014 Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of Crimea, two days after a referendum that…
As Japan debates restarting its dormant nuclear reactor fleet, leaders in Tokyo are under intense international pressure to address Japan’s large stockpile of plutonium. According to The Japan Times, the United…
Policy Alert #69 | February 20, 2014 The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics ended on Sunday night after bringing countless cheers and tears to spectators around the world.…
Policy Alert #68 | January 28, 2014 2013 was rife with diplomatic challenges to the world order, including: increasing tensions in the East China Sea, China’s new…
Policy Alert #67 | January 28, 2014 A series of suicide bombings last month in the southern Russian city of Volgograd raised questions about the…
