May 22, 2012 Understanding the identities of Asian nations could help American policymakers develop better policies toward its counterparts in the region. Identity encapsulates a…
Country or Region: Japan
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 #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…
Asia Report #12 | November 2011 Since Yoshihiko Noda took office as Prime Minister of Japan two months ago, there appears to be some possibility…
Policy Alert #12 | September 11, 2011 This past weekend, the U.S. commemorated the ten year anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Across the globe,…
Policy Alert #10 | June 29, 2011 Following the resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF’s June 30 deadline for choosing a new managing director is…
Asia Report #10 | June 2011 Over the past several years, foreign policy circles both inside and outside Japan have been anxious to determine whether…
Policy Alert #9 | May 29, 2011 How is the Asian region responding to the death of Osama bin Laden? In this blog post, we…
Caging the Dragon? Asian Regional Integration and the United States
Published by dennisli34 on May 22, 2011Policy Commentary May 22, 2011 Americans tend to be skeptical about or troubled by the notion of regional integration in Asia. There is some basis…