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April 16, 2008
| Author: | Weston S. Konishi, International Affairs Fellow |
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Op-Ed
The Daily Yomiuri
Japan is sending warning signals about the state of the U.S.-Japan alliance, but it is questionable whether the Americans get the message, argues Weston Konishi.
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Updated: March 14, 2008
| Authors: | Lionel Beehner Preeti Bhattacharji |
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Backgrounder
Despite their deep economic ties, animosity between China and Japan periodically resurfaces over territorial, historical, and economic disputes.
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February 21, 2008
| Author: | Weston S. Konishi, International Affairs Fellow |
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Op-Ed
The Daily Yomiuri
Weston S. Konishi questions whether the Okinawa rape crisis will result in U.S. troop withdrawals from Japan.
See more in Conflict Assessment, Society and Culture, Women
January 16, 2008
| Author: | Amity Shlaes, Senior Fellow for Economic History |
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Op-Ed
Bloomberg.com
The White House and Congress are currently working on an economic stimulus package to boost the U.S. economy. In this Bloomberg article, Amity Shlaes looks at short-term economic measures in a historical context and argues that tinkering with the economy may not be the best idea.
See more in United States, Economics
January 7, 2008
| Authors: | Emma Chanlett-Avery Bruce Vaughn |
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Must Read
A CRS Report for Congress explores the challenges and opportunities that the United States faces when pursuing bilateral and multilateral ties with Japan, Australia, and India.
See more in United States, India, Australasia and the Pacific, Defense Strategy, National Security and Defense
October 24, 2007
| Author: | Chietigj Bajpaee |
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Must Read
This article from the Power and Interest News Report discusses India's foreign policy objectives in East and South East Asia.
See more in East Asia, China, Northeast Asia, South Korea, India, Southeast Asia, Economics
October 14, 2007
| Author: | Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy |
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Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
See more in China, India, Emerging Markets, Geoeconomics
October 1, 2007
| Author: | Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies |
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Op-Ed
South China Morning Post
See more in Elections
September 24, 2007
Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Sheila A. Smith, a CFR adjunct senior fellow who lives in Tokyo, says Yasuo Fukuda, the new Japanese prime minister, is likely to be a moderate force in Japanese politics.
See more in Elections, Society and Culture
September 24, 2007
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Daily Analysis
The election of a veteran politician raises as many questions as it answers in a country brimming with political uncertainty.
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Iraq (5/8): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. and Iraqi governments not to exclude Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process, in The National.
Campaign 2008 (5/5): It would be a travesty if Obama’s campaign gets knocked off course because of his former preacher, writes Sebastian Mallaby in the Washington Post.
Iraq War (5/3): Max Boot argues that the increase in casualties could be a sign that tough combat is under way that will lead to the enemy’s defeat, in the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Economy (5/2): Amity Shlaes criticizes Hillary Clinton’s plan to implement a windfall oil tax, on Bloomberg.com.
Food Crisis (5/1): Gene Sperling warns that one of the casualties of the food crisis will be the schooling of the world’s poorest children, on Bloomberg.com.
Three-Front War (4/30): Michael Gerson argues that a decent outcome in Iraq would be considerably devalued if counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan stall, in the Washington Post.
Climate change poses threats to national security in a number of ways. In this report, sponsored by the Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Joshua W. Busby offers specific recommendations for confronting this important issue, including a list of "no-regrets" policies.
This report, by International Affairs Fellow Michelle D. Gavin and sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action, surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe and proposes steps that can increase the likelihood that regime change, when it comes, will bring constructive reform instead of conflict and state collapse.
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In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
In Regional Monetary Integration, Peter B. Kenen poses an important question: Should various country groups follow the lead of the European Monetary Union and form similar full-fledged monetary unions?
Walter Russell Mead recounts the story of the centuries-long rivalry between the English- speaking peoples and their enemies in God and Gold.
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Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia Studies
C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies
Military Fellow, U.S. Navy
Senior Fellow for Japan Studies
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