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January 2, 2009
Daily Analysis
With increasing terrorism and worsening relations with rival India, Pakistan poses a grave threat to stability in South Asia. Yet experts say the West has no choice but to forge closer ties with Islamabad.
See more in Pakistan, International Peace and Security
December 23, 2008
Daily Analysis
North Korea has resisted efforts to divulge the full scale of its nuclear program, despite U.S. concessions, but President-elect Barack Obama faces little alternative to the troubled policy of engagement.
See more in North Korea, Diplomacy, Proliferation
December 12, 2008
Daily Analysis
The latest political crisis in Thailand is another setback to democratization in Southeast Asia. It signals potential new headaches for U.S. policymakers who had come to rely on the region's stability.
See more in Southeast Asia, Thailand, Human Rights
December 2, 2008
Backgrounder
A profile of the Pakistani militant group India blames for some of the most severe terror attacks it has suffered in recent years, including the Mumbai assault of November 2008.
See more in Pakistan, Terrorist Organizations
December 2, 2008
Daily Analysis
India-Pakistan tensions rise as New Delhi accuses Pakistan of involvement in last week's Mumbai attacks. Experts fear this might threaten regional stability, and make it difficult to stabilize Afghanistan.
See more in India, Pakistan, Terrorism
Updated: November 27, 2008
Backgrounder
India has been battling terrorism for as long as it has been a sovereign nation. This backgrounder examines the country's counterterrorism efforts.
See more in India, Counterterrorism
November 21, 2008
Podcast
Chong-Pin Lin, Taiwan's former deputy defense minister, says Beijing has softened its approach toward Taiwan in recent times, and it is economic cooperation that dictates China-Taiwan relations today.
See more in Taiwan, Economics, Economic Development
November 20, 2008
Backgrounder
The global financial crisis threatens to hamper poverty alleviation efforts in India and China, responsible for lifting the largest numbers of the world's poor out of extreme poverty. Political or social instability are concerns.
See more in China, India, Financial Crises
November 7, 2008
Backgrounder
In Afghanistan, in Kashmir, and elsewhere, a long-standing battle for influence is raging between India's primary espionage agency, the shadowy Research and Analysis Wing, and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
See more in India, Pakistan, Intelligence
November 6, 2008
Daily Analysis
As the effects of the financial crisis stretch beyond America and Europe, the world's emerging markets start to wobble and analysts wonder just how hard China, India, and other major developing nations will be hit.
See more in Economic Development, Emerging Markets, International Finance
October 24, 2008
Daily Analysis
Pakistan's troubles with terrorism, rivalry with India, and touchy ties with Washington pose longterm challenges, but lately the government's main mission has been to keep the Pakistani economy afloat amid the global financial meltdown.
See more in Pakistan, Economics
October 21, 2008
Daily Analysis
U.S. financial regulators could draw some lessons from Japan's experience of the 1990s, when the implosion of a real estate bubble led to a systemic crisis in the country's banking sector.
See more in United States, Japan, Economics, International Finance
October 21, 2008
Interview
Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's ambassador in Washington, says his government views the war against al-Qaeda and the Taliban as a national priority in spite of the doubts of some American officials. He also takes issue with the notion that Pakistan is close to bankruptcy.
See more in United States, Pakistan, Counterterrorism, Havens for Terrorism
October 17, 2008
Daily Analysis
China increasingly asserts itself as an emerging economic superpower, but the country also continues to face high-profile setbacks that tarnish its brand.
See more in China, Emerging Markets, Public Health Threats
October 14, 2008
Daily Analysis
The recent spate of terrorist attacks across Indian cities has highlighted long-simmering tensions inside India's multiethnic society, raising concerns about the country's stability.
See more in India, Terrorism, Terrorist Attacks
September 30, 2008
Podcast
Bridget Welsh, an expert on Malaysia, says the country's prime minister has alienated minorities and failed to implement reforms and the country's position in the world has declined under his leadership.
See more in Southeast Asia, Democracy and Human Rights
September 25, 2008
Interview
Bhutan's first democratically-elected prime minister discusses the century-old monarchy's transition to democracy and its ties with its neighbors, India and China.
See more in China, South Asia, India, Geoeconomics
September 18, 2008
Daily Analysis
With Pakistan-U.S. ties strained, Islamabad looks to its regional ally, China, to guarantee longterm strategic stability. Experts say Pakistan also hopes for a nuclear deal with China to balance the U.S.-India nuclear pact now before the U.S. Congress.
See more in China, Pakistan, Defense/Homeland Security, Economics, Proliferation
September 17, 2008
Podcast
Ahead of September 22 elections that will anoint Japan's next prime minister, CFR's Sheila Smith discusses the country's leadership troubles, economic concerns, and a declining role on the international stage.
See more in United States, Japan
September 11, 2008
Daily Analysis
The recent violence and revived calls for independence in Indian-administered Kashmir serve as reminders of an unresolved conflict in an increasingly dangerous neighborhood.
See more in India, Kashmir, Pakistan, Sovereignty, Ethnicity and National Identity
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