The Future of Political Reform in China

November 09, 2010

Testimony: Testimony by CFR fellows and experts before Congress.

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The Third Revolution

The Third Revolution argues that Xi Jinping’s dual-reform trajectories—a more authoritarian system at home and a more ambitious foreign policy abroad—provide Beijing with new levers of influence that the United States must learn to exploit in order to protect its own interests.

Book by Elizabeth C. Economy May 1, 2018 Asia Program

Southeast Asia

ASEAN Centrality in Managing a Geopolitical Jigsaw Puzzle

The tug-of-war between China and the United States, Australia, Japan, and India will define the geopolitical landscape of Asia and threatens to divide ASEAN.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Stewart M. Patrick April 25, 2018 The Internationalist

International Economic Policy

Asia's Central Banks and Sovereign Funds Are Back

East Asia (China, Japan, and the NIEs) ran a $600 billion current account surplus in 2017. "Official" (central bank and sovereign fund) outflows accounted for about half of that. Asia's foreign exchange market intervention isn't as overt as it once was, but also hasn't entirely gone away.

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser April 24, 2018 Follow the Money

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South Korea

High-Stakes Drama in Panmunjom

The first inter-Korean summit in ten years could be stage-managed by Kim Jong-un, but look for South Korea’s leaders to assert a role shaping the process for denuclearization talks.

Expert Brief by Scott A. Snyder April 25, 2018

Defense and Security

How Representative Is the All-Volunteer U.S. Military?

The U.S. military’s all-volunteer force has drawn on a shrinking pool of Americans, raising questions about the model’s viability.

by George M. Reynolds April 25, 2018

Brazil

Brazil’s Corruption Fallout

Federal investigators in Brazil have uncovered corruption at the highest levels of the government and in the country’s largest corporations.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter and Rocio Cara Labrador April 24, 2018