Summary This book examines the responses to U.S. power in the two areas of the world where U.S. primacy was first successfully consolidated: East Asia…
Topic: U.S. Foreign Policy
Summary The US-Japan alliance has contributed significantly towards the development of the Japanese security strategy. The Evolution of the US-Japan Alliance explores developments in the alliance between…
Abstract With China’s recent rise to power, the U.S. is left with two decisions to make: how to prevent eh PRC from destabilizing East Asia,…
Summary When George W. Bush took office in 2001, North Korea’s nuclear program was frozen and Kim Jong Il had signaled he was ready to…
Abstract In this article, Buzan argues that there is a distinct and longstanding regional structure in East Asia that is of at least equal importance…
Abstract Skeptics argue that President Obama’s “Pivot to Asia” – or “re-balancing” as the administration has called it – is either toothless rhetoric or a…
Summary In this report, Armitage and Nye examine the current status of the alliance between the U.S. and Japan. The health and welfare of the…
Summary North Korea tested its first nuclear weapon in October 2006, after more than three years of sporadic multilateral diplomacy and negotiations aimed at forestalling…
Summary China’s rise and the relative decline of the US have resulted in a transition of power in Asia, manifested by Washington’s pivot towards the…
Summary If the nuclear weapons club were to further expand, would America’s democratic allies in Northeast Asia be among the next entrants? Japan, South…
Abstract The technology surrounding missiles that fly at five or more times the speed of sound is not mature, but several nations have tested hypersonic…
Summary In this NBR Special Report, Catharin Dalpino (Simmons College) explores the evolution of the U.S.-Thailand alliance, discusses the strategic need to reinvigorate relations, and…
Summary The U.S. and Western victory in the Cold War emerged from a strategy of national building and reconstruction that sought to create strong polities…
Abstract (1st paragraph of article) Even before the Bush administration recognized Southeast Asia as a theater in its war on terrorism, the nature and future of…
Summary This book examines US foreign policy and global standing in the 21st Century. The United States is the most powerful actor in world politics…
