Assessing Obama's Asia Tour
President Obama's Asia trip was marked by trade-related letdowns, missed opportunities, and fresh reminders that divergences of interests...
Speakers: Evan A. Feigenbaum, Senior Fellow for East, Central, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations
Joshua Kurlantzick, Fellow for Southeast Asia, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
November 11, 2009
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