Policy Alert #83 | September 17, 2014 During Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-day trip to Japan last week, the two governments declared “the opening…
Continue reading India-Japan New Strategic Partnership Prompts Reactions from Asian Powers
Policy Alert #82 | August 27, 2014 Fighting between Israel and the Palestinians ensued over the past month in response to the kidnappings and murders…
Continue reading Rising Powers Respond to Israel-Palestine Conflict
Policy Alert #80 | August 27, 2014 As the death toll by the Ebola virus continues to rise in West Africa, the World Health Organization…
Continue reading Ebola Outbreak Spurs Reactions from Rising Powers
Policy Alert #79 | July 27, 2014 The 2014 World Cup games came to a close on Sunday, July 13 after an exciting final match…
Continue reading Rising Powers Respond to Winning and Losing at the World Cup
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…
Abstract While there have been many sources of tension in U.S.-China relations since the Cold War, they have been held in check generally by circumstances…
Policy Alert #77 | June 27, 2014 The 2014 World Cup games kicked off on Thursday amidst protests of poor public services, corruption, and the…
Continue reading Rising Powers Respond to Corruption and Kickoff of 2014 World Cup
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…
Iran and the P5 + 1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) are currently engaging in historic negotiations over Iran’s…
Policy Alert #75 | May 27, 2014 Tensions in the South China Sea have significantly increased over the last several days, following a standoff between…
Continue reading Asian Powers Voice Concerns over Heightened Tensions in South China Sea
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…
Continue reading Asian Powers Respond to India’s Election Results
Asia Report #26 | May 2014 As an ethnically heterogeneous country, China faces a unique challenge in its nation building efforts: establishing a unified Chinese…
Continue reading Contestation and Adaptation: The Politics of National Identity in China
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…
Continue reading Beyond Competition: Anomalies in How States React to a Rising China
Policy Alert #73 | April 28, 2014 Last week, world leaders from over 50 countries attended the third Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in The Hague,…
Continue reading Rising Powers React to Nuclear Security Summit
