Japan's ability to rebound from its triple disaster in March will require more than just rebuilding; it will demand restructuring in areas from energy and farm policy to decentralization of power, write Brian P. Klein and CFR's David S. Abraham.

For decades, Asian economies used exports to the West as a means of growth. Now, if they hope to weather the global recession, they will have to enact deep structural changes such as higher wages and increased domestic consumption.

Brian P. Klein argues that North Korea's second nuclear test was provocative and that international reaction will likely be "swift and unforgiving."

CFR International Affairs Fellow Brian P. Klein says that China's stimulus will not have a significant short-term impact on Japan's ailing economy.

Brian P. Klein argues that the hopes that domestic consumption will be spurred by China's $587 billion stimulus package may be displaced.

Brian P. Klein argues that, "Asian countries need to start taking serious action to shore up their own economic futures while the U.S. slogs through its domestic-induced crisis which is likely to take years to repair."

Brian P. Klein discusses potential collaboration between the United States, Japan, and China to fight piracy on the high seas.

Brian P. Klein writes that "as China-Taiwan bilateral relations continue to improve, the main concern in the early part of the Obama administration is likely to be China's adjustment to a new economic model."

Brian Klein writes that "to sustain long-term growth Asian countries need to focus on enhancing key infrastructure and stimulating domestic demand."

Brian P. Klein writes that "as the world economy continues to flounder ... China faces the fading memories of a successful Olympics."

Brian Klein writes that “a rich emboldened Russia thinks it no longer needs the West and can act against neighboring countries with minimal consequences.”