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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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September 13, 2012
Japan
Introducing the New Japan Restoration Party
Yesterday, the charismatic mayor of Osaka, Toru Hashimoto, announced he was forming a new national political party, and the race for Japan’s next government seemed to officially begin. Hashimoto’s un…
January 4, 2011
China
The KORUS FTA, China’s Rise, and the U.S.-ROK Security Alliance
U.S. President Obama gestures next to South Korean President Lee on stage at the end of the G20 Summit in Seoul. (Jason Reed/Courtesy Reuters) The East Asia Institute has just published my critique …
September 9, 2020
Japan
Beginning the Post-Abe Era
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo will resign on September 16, two days after the LDP elects the next president of the party. His long tenure in office gave Abe the opportunity to leave his mark on his party…
January 31, 2014
China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of January 31, 2014
Darcie Draudt, Charles McClean, Will Piekos, and Sharone Tobias look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. U.S. envoy to visit Sri Lanka as pressure builds for war crimes inquiry. Three days after th…
July 22, 2013
Japan
Abe Reassures After Election Victory
As expected, Japan’s ruling coalition won a majority in Sunday’s Upper House election, earning majority control of both houses of parliament for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The standoff between Upper …
