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Strategic RegionsAsia-PacificMarch 12, 2010 | Indonesia and the US Contemplate Forming a UnionIndonesia is trying to determine whether to increase diplomatic engagement with the US in the run up to Pres. Obama’s visit on March 20. ++ The Asian country could be a good partner for the US as it has proved its commitment …More March 10, 2010 | Women Can Do It BetterEmpowering women in Asia is not only a requirement for basic human rights but also an economic asset in recovery form the global recession. ++ It remains the best way to lower the illiteracy, malnutrition and child mortality rates in the long term. ++ A …More February 19, 2010 | Soccer Star Pushes Countries to Meet MDG TargetsFrench soccer star and UN Goodwill Amb. Zinedine Zidane is trying to raise support and awareness of the MDGs. ++ The financial crisis has set back the efforts of Asian countries to meet MDG targets. ++ The Asian Development Bank …More February 17, 2010 | Turkey and Asia: A Win-Win ScenarioSince assuming power, the AK Party in Turkey has shifted foreign policy eastward. ++ Turkey should continue to strengthen ties with Asia politically, economically, and culturally. ++ This policy shift can be seen through Turkey’s …More February 12, 2010 | NATO Making Friends with China and IndiaAt the Munich Security Conference, NATO SecGen Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced that the organization will widen its scope to include relations with China, India and other global players. ++ It’s time for NATO to adapt to the new …More January 8, 2010 | Asia's Changing Power DynamicsBrahma Chellaney: Never before have China, India, and Japan been powerful at the same time, yet now they make up the strategic trio that is central to the region’s future. Asia houses the fastest growing markets, fastest-rising military expenditures, and the most volatile hot spots. Thus, these main three actors must find a way to reconcile their interests in Asia. …More December 18, 2009 | Re-engaging the Golden LandReese Alan Neader: Burma is fully dependent on Chinese aid without any requirement to improve human rights practices. Since Washington ignored tyrannical regimes, China has been allowed to move in unchecked. Thus, by re-engaging Burma, the Obama administration is putting pressure on China to conform to international norms. …More November 20, 2009 | Engaging Self-Interested China: Mission Impossible?The minute planning of Obama’s public meetings demonstrated that China still avoids “hemming” by outsiders at any cost. ++ China does not believe in the notion of an “international good” and only acts out of self-interest. ++ …More November 19, 2009 | "Turning North Korea Around"Korean peninsula denuclearization talks will resume shortly with a renewed hope for success. ++ “The US needs to pursue constructive economic engagement with North Korea to help the regime achieve ‘strength and prosperity’ through economic …More November 17, 2009 | 'Hu Jintao, Tear Down That Mao 'Imagine what eastern Europe would look like today if the jubilant scenes at the Berlin wall in 1989 were replaced by a Tienanmen style military reaction. ++ Despite China’s success, the former soviet states of eastern Europe are far healthier …More November 13, 2009 | Obama's Asian Odyssey“Barack Obama sent a forceful message about his foreign policy priorities” by preferring to prepare for his 9-day Asian visit then join the celebrations in Berlin. ++ Although China has been the focus of successive US Presidents its current …More November 12, 2009 | Asia Should Focus on its Own MarketsAsia faces dramatic economic change in the coming decades. In order to preserve economic growth, Asian markets need to abandon their excessive export orientation and reliance on foreign markets such as the American and European ones. As a result …More October 30, 2009 | Consistent Engagement Is KeyMemo 20: With the EU-China summit set to take place late next month atlantic-community.org presents its findings from our ‘China Rising’ analysis week. With policy suggestions for decision makers we are presenting YOUR views to those that matter. …More October 30, 2009 | Japan Starts AfreshJapan’s new PM Yukio Hatoyama has been spelling out his political philosophy this week. ++ “Japan would seek to temper the turbulence of globalization by promoting the free market and would take moral leadership on the world stage by aiding poor countries …More October 28, 2009 | "As ASEAN Dithers, the US Circles"Efforts to form an ASEAN community are increasingly “spinning in the political sands” over the strategic interests of a diverse collection of neighbours. ++ The disparity in religion, system of governance, economic performance …More October 12, 2009 | We Must Understand Before Criticizing ChinaChina’s progress is undeniable but we must understand the unique problems that have faced the CCP over the last 60 years before criticizing the lack of political reform. ++ The need to shift 60% of the population from agriculture to …More October 7, 2009 | China's Rise and the Emerging G3 Global FrameworkTing Xu: As China rises so to does a new triangular world order. The G3 of China, The US and the EU must closely integrate their cooperation to avoid another global financial crisis. It is time to move past bilateral dialogue into a multilateral framework equipped to deal with the global problems of the 21st century. …More October 6, 2009 | Will Corruption Bring China to Its Knees?Marola Padin Novas: Chinese political development is necessary for its economic rise to be sustainable as corruption thrives in the current system. Corruption threatens to undermine the rule of the party and its ability to effectively gain foreign investment. Domestic transparency is therefore the key to China’s sustainable rise. …More October 6, 2009 | The Inevitable Rise of China and the World's Necessary ResponseHongyi Lai: China’s rise poses two distinct questions. Is it sustainable and how should the West deal with it? An accommodating attitude is the best course as would be a clear and consistent policy that avoids conflict in favor of constructive partnership building. …More October 2, 2009 | China Wobbles as it Reaches 60Three truths dominate the PRC as it celebrates its 60th. ++ Firstly, “the Chinese state will try to protect itself[…]and convince onlookers of the power of the communist superstate.” ++ Secondly, the Chinese state is deeply …More October 1, 2009 | PRC60: Sustainability and Global ConsequencesEditorial Team: China tops the agenda at Atlantic-Community.org for the next week as the country celebrates its 60th anniversary. The gradual close of the global financial crisis provides the perfect opportunity to reassess, review, and look forward to how the rising dragon may affect the West. …More October 1, 2009 | Must the Dragon Liberalize In Order to Rise?Man Tien Hang Tim: If the conventional idea is that liberal democracy is superior to authoritarianism then China’s sustainable rise poses no threat. Either China will eventually become a liberal country or its political system will stunt its growth and it will remain a manageable, medium power. …More September 21, 2009 | Dragon Guarding TreasureA US-China trade war would be dangerous prospect, as it encourages resource nationalism and hoarding of important minerals by Beijing. ++ Through monopolizing the supply of resources vital to the construction of batteries, LED’s, and lightbulbs China is …More September 4, 2009 | Japan Finally at the CrossroadsJapan’s bureaucracy has been stagnant for some time based on the single party system, this will finally begin to change under Hatoyama. ++ The LDP failed to build on the progress made by PM Koizumi in 2005 and have instead imploded …More September 2, 2009 | Is the Dragon Fizzling Out?China’s stock market continues to fall as the Shanghai Composite fell 5% on August 31st. ++ “The jitters in Asia and the rest of the world are rooted in fears that China will not be able to help pull the global economy from …More September 1, 2009 | Hatoyama's Dream Could Turn Into a NightmareThere is nothing worse than Japan’s new PM’s vision of economic nationalism and protectionism. ++ As an exporting country with a weak domestic economy, Tokyo relies on other nations maintaining free markets to ensure corporate …More August 28, 2009 | We Cannot Ignore MyanmarThe Burmese people need external help. ++ “Only an even-handed interlocutor can lift them out of the calcified intransigence that has damaged their lives and threatened the stability of Southeast Asia.” ++ Sanctions have proofed as the wrong measure as the …More August 25, 2009 | Open Up, Japan!Despite the probable shift of power at the upcoming elections in Japan, “the most uncomfortable issue” of immigration policy is tuned out. ++ The lack of policy and the increasing aging of the population will soon lead to a crash in the Japanese …More August 21, 2009 | Burma: Too Early to Stop SanctionsMyanmar’s new friendly attitude towards the US hopefully means that the junta is willing to change its authoritarian policy. ++ To be sure, the Obama administration should “test that proposition”, but for now it remains “far too early to lift …More August 19, 2009 | Think Asia - Germany to Benefit as Asia ReboundsAsia is leading the global financial recovery this summer, pulling away from the US and towards an independent path. An Economist analysis states that the regions growing economies hit hardest during the crisis, such as Thailand and …More August 19, 2009 | The Dragon Breathes FireMilitary drills in China are set to involve 50,000 troops over the next 2 months. ++ Exercises that will test the People Liberation Army’s long-range force projection worry neighboring countries. ++ Washington is monitoring the situation as Beijing …More August 18, 2009 | US Finds Burma Difficult to HandleThe recent sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi was politically motivated to remove the NLD party from elections later this year and to urge the US to engage. ++ “Western isolation of Burma is almost totally ineffective because China, India and …More August 13, 2009 | Burma Sanctions Must StopWestern sanctions will not help the people of Burma, but rather harm their cause. ++ Sanctions and isolation “are the surest way to keep Burma like Cuba – poor, oppressive and stuck in the past.” ++ Western governments should not condemn the Burmese …More August 12, 2009 | China Quietly Reshapes AsiaThrough investment in infrastructure projects China is quickly gaining influence in Russia’s Far East and Central Asia. ++ Beijing lent $25billion to Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft and pipeline manufacturer Transneft in order to complete …More August 11, 2009 | Does China Matter? A ReassessmentJoshua Posaner: China is often considered to play the role of provocateur globally. Beijing’s alternative model of development coupled with its ability to frustrate the Western powers on issues such as human rights and climate change leave its ability to engage in no question. Ten years after Gerald Segal’s initial argument a fresh evaluation is needed. …More August 10, 2009 | The North Korea FalloutBill Clinton’s trip to North Korea sets a dangerous precedent as the human factor overwhelms policy judgment. ++ The visit “enables Kim Jong Il to convey to North Koreans, and perhaps to other countries, that his country is being accepted into …More August 6, 2009 | Bill Clinton's Double MissionBill Clinton’s so called “private mission” in North Korea was definitely in alignment with the Obama administration’s objectives. ++ The off-the-record character of the meeting between the former US President and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il …More July 7, 2009 | The World Must Be Ready If North Korean Regime Collapses While North Korea’s autocrat, Kim Jong Il, prepares July 2, 2009 | US Misinterprets Asian Power EquilibriumWith its focus on China, the Obama administration loses sight of India’s importance as a strategic partner in Asia. ++ The US’ Asia policy “lacks a distinct strategic imprint.” ++ Obama looks at India primarily in terms of India-Pakistan …More July 1, 2009 | North Korea: As Truce Ends, Ships Must Be SearchedThe UN resolution banning North Korean weapons trade is ineffective as it requires the regime to consent to foreign inspection of its ships. ++ Yet, North Korea’s belligerent stance gives the US a go-ahead: announcing the end …More June 8, 2009 | Is the US Giving Tacit Approval for Korean Nukes?Despite overtures from the Obama Administration, Pyongyang June 2, 2009 | Tough Road Ahead for Post Civil-War Sri LankaAlessandra Radicati: Now that the civil war seems to be over, the current Sri Lankan government needs to avoid the mistakes of its predecessors and embrace the Tamil community, not alienate it further. How the Government implements post conflict policies will be vital in the country’s reunification. …More May 29, 2009 | North Korea Requires a Two Track PolicySouth Korea must recognize that North Korea is not treating its nuclear power as a bargaining chip, but as a safety measure and the core of its survival strategy. ++ The world’s strategy must adapt without giving up the objective of a …More May 27, 2009 | World Powerless to Stop North KoreaThere are no realistic means to punish North Korea’s second nuclear test. ++ The test could see other powers in the region take up arms because they believe nothing can be done to persuade Pyongyang to denuclearize. ++ After the first test …More May 19, 2009 | Sri Lankan Peace Requires Immediate EffortThe end of Sri Lanka’s 25-year civil war leaves crucial work: The Tamil Tiger’s use of humans as shields and the army’s heavy approach caused a humanitarian emergency and a refugee crisis. ++ Alarming loss of civilian lives causes …More April 29, 2009 | Taliban Deal Poses Threat to PakistanAfter signing the Swat peace deal, Pakistan’s president Asif Ali Zardari will go down in history as the man who succumbed to threats from terrorists, legitimized the Taliban’s activities and handed over a part of the country to them. ++ The …More March 13, 2009 | North Korea's Religious NatureMike Chinoy says that North Korea should be seen as a “religious camp grafted on to a very conservative, inward-looking society steeped in Confucian tradition, where the purpose of life is to glorify the reigning deity.” ++ Seeing …More February 27, 2009 | Japan Must Find its Place in the 21st CenturyJapan fears abandonment. ++ The US has tried to reassure it by making it the first stop on Clinton’s tour and receiving PM Aso as the first foreign dignitary in Washington, but this does not suffice. ++ Tokyo has difficulty in …More February 20, 2009 | Extend a Hand and Hope for the BestThe US’ response to Burma’s suffering under a military junta has been strict economic sanctions. ++ The limited effectiveness of this policy led the US to consider an alternative which will deliver practical benefits to the …More February 20, 2009 | Aloha, China and Japan!Leaders of the three largest economies should meet up in Hawaii. ++ There has never before been a summit for the US, Japan and China, but the time has come. ++ Japan needs to break its political marginalization towards China, Americans must stop trying …More February 17, 2009 | US Can Tolerate a Nuclear North KoreaNorth Korea is taking a hard line with the world over its nuclear arsenal. ++ The US should respond in one of two ways: “benign neglect” or limiting North Korea’s arsenal. ++ The first option would move towards a …More February 11, 2009 | North Korea, Reform or CollapseNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Il’s health remains under speculation and with it, the fate of the country. ++ Kim has proved to be a “lousy leader:” he failed to implement the fiscal reform needed to prevent the 96-98 famine and …More January 20, 2009 | A "Muslim Democracy" in South AsiaIn the recent election, the secular party in Bangladesh secured a victory over the Islamic party. ++ The election of Sheikh Hasin as PM marked a victory for those aspiring to democracy in the country, indicating that the majority of the …More January 9, 2009 | End Isolationist Refugee Policy of JapanJapan adds itself to less than 20 developed countries open to refugees under resettlement programs. ++ Since 1981 Japan has accepted 451 refugees. ++ Over the next 3 years, 30 refugees per year will be accepted from Burma into camps in …More January 8, 2009 | Japan Creates Stronger Ties to Asian NeighborsSamurai-philosopher Fukuzawa’s longstanding notion that Japan should “leave Asia and enter the West” is likely to fade in 2009. ++ “Tokyo needs to diversify diplomatic and economic relations.” ++ Ruling party LDP may soon be replaced …More December 18, 2008 | It's Time for Japan to Pull Its Weight“Japan’s near-total opposition to participating in its allies’ military struggles is no longer defensible.” ++ Having made an “easy transition to democracy” after World War Two and now enjoying economic …More December 8, 2008 | Royal Silence in BangkokKing Bhumibol Adulyadej, the ruling monarch of Thailand, failed to give his annual birthday speech, which many had hoped would be used to address and even resolve the country’s political chaos. ++ Yet “his silence over his birthday spoke volumes to a …More December 5, 2008 | Asia Reverting to Authoritarianism?In the 1990’s Asia was considered the pioneer in democratic renewal. Out of Asia spread a democratic wave from southern Europe through Latin America and into Africa. In recent times, however, democratization in Asia has experienced significant …More December 5, 2008 | Japan's Problem With ClintonUnder Bush, the State Department, Defense Department, and White House fought over the War on Terror. ++ Clinton and Obama fought in the primaries, which does not bode well for their cooperation. ++ The Clinton administration of the 90’s took a …More December 1, 2008 | Collapse of Democracy Threatens in ThailandThailand’s democracy looks on the verge of collapse once again. ++ Antigovernment protestors, seeking to reform the country’s democratic system to better control its outcome, are occupying key public buildings. ++ The army is calling …More November 10, 2008 | China's Energy Policy in the Geopolitical ContextSonja Davidovic: Unable to satisfy the energy demand of its heavy industry, which is further augmented by the rising consumption of the emerging middle class, China had to turn to international markets in search for oil and gas assets. …More October 31, 2008 | All Eyes on the YenJapan’s central bank has reacted to last weeks rise of the yen as well as to the falling stock market by cutting interest rates. ++ If Japan decides to move towards “zero interest” it would become the “source of almost free money for anyone …More October 30, 2008 | From Tiananmen on: What Have We Learned?There is a lesson to be learned from the West’s decision to integrate China into its fold following Tiananmen Square. ++ While China is still ruled by the same horrific party responsible for the Cultural Revolution, it is “a …More October 30, 2008 | The Rise of the RestWolfgang Nowak: America is no longer up to shouldering the world’s crises. But who is going to take its place? And how do the new global powers imagine the future world order? Foresight, a project of the Alfred Herrhausen Society, asks thinkers and policy makers from the emerging and existing powers for their thoughts and proposals. …More October 28, 2008 | "30 Years of China-Japan Relations"30 years after the signing of the Japan-China Peace and Friendship Treaty, the two countries are now more than ever in a position to create positive change in Asia and abroad. ++ The two countries can cooperate on “the regional financial …More October 27, 2008 | Role Model for the US: IndonesiaWith much attention being paid to the US elections, it’s time people started to notice the elections in Indonesia, a nation that “clearly refutes the proposition that democracy and Islam are incompatible.” ++ Since 1998 – the year a coup …More October 23, 2008 | Japan's Partisan Politics Stifles Foreign PolicyJapan’s Lower House is expected to approve a bill extending the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s refueling mission in the Indian Ocean. ++ The presiding committee failed to use this opportunity to discuss other important foreign …More October 17, 2008 | Japan's North KoreansE. Ben Heine: The stability of Kim Jong-Il’s regime has depended to a significant degree on financial and material support from Japan’s North Korean minority. This paper analyses the history and organization of North Koreans living in Japan and outlines its significance in future Japan-DPRK relations. …More October 14, 2008 | Nuclear Deal with Korea Back on TrackThe nuclear deal with Korea appears to be back on track, which is the only thing President Bush has going for himself. ++ The deal seems predicated on Washington removing Pyongyang from the terror list in exchange for limited inspection access. …More October 7, 2008 | Creating an Asian BondIt is time for the “globar” - or “global dollar,” a collective Asian bond that could revitalize the world economy by catering to US currency-stabilization needs and simultaneously recycling massive Asian surpluses back into tangible assets in Asia itself. ++ …More October 2, 2008 | You Lose, I Lose EconomicsAsia’s role in the financial crisis shouldn’t be underestimated. ++ Endless liquidity coupled with cheap goods fueled America’s “buy-now pay-later consumption,” inflating the housing bubble in the process. ++ The overextension is as much a story of …More September 5, 2008 | Asian Free Trade Agreements Balk at WTO and USMeeting in Singapore, 10 southeast Asian nations along with India confirmed yet another FTA that clearly indicates the waning influence of the WTO and the US in the region. ++ Many such countries, especially India, prefer small-scale …More August 27, 2008 | United Nation's Diplomatic FarceIt’s been almost a year since Burmese people were violently crushed as they publicly demanded freedom and the international community has still not achieved anything. ++ As Than Shwe intensifies the crackdown, the world looks towards Ban …More August 14, 2008 | Collective Societies Could Prevail After AllThe debate between individualism and collectivism seemed closed after the cold war, but if collectivist societies rise economically, the outnumbered individualists won’t continue to dominate. ++ Americans usually value individuals, …More August 12, 2008 | Parag Khanna: The Second WorldNatalia Ruban: …More July 21, 2008 | Dam Projects Threaten the Livelihoods of Over 60 MillionMany governments in Southeast Asia are hoping for better energy security and appreciable increases in public revenue through a number of dam construction projects along the Mekong River. Yet the projected dams do not only …More July 16, 2008 | Let's Not Pretend We Make Progress on North KoreaDespite hopeful voices that the six-party talks are on a good way to contain Korean nuclear program, Kim Jong Il gives us no reason to believe he really intends to give up his nuclear weapons. ++ Korean concessions are merely …More July 8, 2008 | Strains on the Sino-Russian RelationshipOn the surface, the strategic Sino-Russian relationship seems at an apex. ++ In reality, however, relations between the two leading Eurasian powers are being weakened by a stalemate in military sales, disputes over energy prices, and a …More June 27, 2008 | North Korea's Denuclearization SucceedsSix-party framework is our best option to achieve the strategic goal of Korea’s denuclearization. ++ Now North Korea is already disabling its plutonium production facility at Yongbyon under the monitoring of US inspectors. ++ The US …More May 23, 2008 | Overseas Deployment Law Endangers DemocracyThe Japanese government is asking to be granted permanent authority over the use of military force. ++ Currently every foreign deployment of troops requires separate legislative approval and is bound by strict legal parameters. ++ While …More May 20, 2008 | Food Prices Will Continue to Rise in AsiaDue to unilateral export restrictions imposed by grain producing countries, the Japanese government recently raised the price of imported wheat it sells to flour-milling companies by 30%. ++ The surge is expected to be passed on to the …More May 14, 2008 | Aid Should Reach Burma by all Means NecessaryDespite the determination of Burma’s military rulers to prevent foreign interference in fear of losing its grip on power, the international community has a moral obligation to deliver aid to cyclone-stricken civilians by all means …More May 14, 2008 | US on the Right Track with North KoreaThe US should continue its current path in North Korean nuclear negotiations, rather than exiting or stalling talks. ++ It should prioritize verification of North Korea’s plutonium production records, and push towards dismantlement of the …More May 13, 2008 | Myanmar Needs Local Action and Aid on a Global Scale
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