March 17, 2010
Op-Ed
South China Morning Post
Jerome A. Cohen discusses the repercussions of the sudden resignation of Taiwan's minister of justice.
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March 17, 2010
Testimony
Sheila A. Smith discusses the opportunities ahead for the United States and Japan before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on Asia.
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March 16, 2010
Interview
If North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il visits China as reportedly scheduled, he will be urged to return to Six Party Talks. But the U.S. and North Korea are at a standoff, says CFR Korea expert Scott Snyder, with North Korea demanding a peace treaty and the United States insisting on denuclearization.
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March 15, 2010
Essential Documents
Briefing
See more in Indonesia, Australasia and the Pacific, Presidency
March 12, 2010
Op-Ed
Newsweek
Joshua Kurlantzick says, "A global decline in political freedom is partly the fault of the middle class."
See more in Thailand, Democracy and Human Rights
March 9, 2010
Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
Stephen Biddle recounts two differing experiences with U.S. military convoys in Afghanistan.
See more in Afghanistan, Wars and Warfare, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 5, 2010
Must Read
The global effort to extinguish the nuclear peril needs to regain momentum. A bold act of leadership and imagination by one of the weapons-states could provide it.
See more in North Korea, Iran, Global Governance, Weapons of Mass Destruction
March 4, 2010
Op-Ed
South China Morning Post
Jerome A. Cohen argues, "The [Chinese] mainland will only establish genuine rule of law by limiting political and personal interference."
See more in China, Democracy and Human Rights, Rule of Law
March 2, 2010
Essential Documents
Speech
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March/April 2010
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
The United States' mission in Afghanistan will not be accomplished until a central government exists there that can control the country's territory.
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