Summary In January 2016, the RAND Corporation’s Center for Asia Pacific Policy organized a conference on maritime disputes in the East and South China Seas.…
Topic: U.S. Foreign Policy
Introduction In the next four years, North Korea is poised to cross a dangerous threshold by finally developing the capability to hit the continental United…
Summary This RAND report explores the role and force posture of the U.S. Army in Southeast Asia, both now and out to 2020. The author…
Publication Year: 2015 Look East, Cross Black Waters: India’s Interest in South Asia Summary The global security interests of India and the United States overlap far…
Summary This report is the third in RAND’s ongoing Strategic Rethink series, in which RAND experts explore the elements of a national strategy for the…
Introduction One of the principal security issues of the post-Cold War era the disposition of plutonium. Decisions made by Japan over next decade—whether or not…
Introduction The South Korea-US alliance is a product of the Cold War. The imperatives of the Cold War defined and shaped political and security relations…
Introduction The continued growth of regional navies in Northeast Asia following the end of the Cold War is an important development. In statements made in…
Abstract After the second launch of the “Kwangmyongsong-3” satellite and the third nuclear test, North Korea’s peripheral diplomacy was put in a tight spot. The…
Abstract This paper explores whether Japan’s economic security directions have been shaped independently or dependently in its relations with the U.S. since the cold war…
Summary Charting the turbulent history of US-North Korean affairs from the 1960s through to 2010, Rival Reputations explores how past incidents and crises can be…
Abstract Northeast Asia is a particularly complex area in the world, especially in terms of security. China advocates a new concept of security based on…
Abstract China’s rise and clear ambition to change Asia poses both tactical and strategic questions, long neglected in Japan. Tactically, territorial challenges can be countered…
Abstract After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, US measures to improve counter-terrorism and maritime security in the Malay Archipelago, home to the world’s…
Abstract How does America’s greater focus on Asia impact the security policies of Japan and Australia? How does it change the nature of the Japan-US-Australia…
