May 26, 2012
NEWSLETTERS
- NewsletterMay 25, 2012
The credibility of the United States in the Asia Pacific is at stake on a decision whether to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). While there are other compelling arguments for ratification, none is as urgent as the requirement for the United States to solidify its commitment to the rule of international law, including in the Asia Pacific.
- NewsletterMay 23, 2012
IN DEPTH: "How will the Colombia-U.S Free Trade Agreement affect Ecuador?"
IN THE NEWS: Mexico, Haiti, Costa Rica/Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia, UNASUR
PROGRAM NEWS: Conversation on El Salvador with secretar Alex Segovia; recent publications; upcoming events
- NewsletterMay 22, 2012
In PacNet #32, Ralph A. Cossa and Brad Glosserman make a detailed case for how China's current approach toward North Korea actually contradicts many Chinese national interests. Their argument can be supplemented by four additional concerns for China and its now indispensable role in international politics.
- NewsletterMay 18, 2012
Education is a two-way street. Governments invest in education because it contributes to national strength, and individuals invest in education because it contributes to individual strength. While the precise balance differs, one side principally provides resources, the other principally provides time, and each derives benefit.
- NewsletterMay 17, 2012
BEIJING: Discussions in Beijing about North Korea are always frustrating. It's not so much due to the sharp divergence in US and Chinese thinking about how to deal with Pyongyang; the two sides differ on many issues. No, the real problem is the illogic of the Chinese position; at least from a US perspective.
- NewsletterMay 16, 2012
This is a season for summitry. Between the spring equinox in March and the summer solstice in June, President Obama will participate in no fewer than six international gatherings with his peers, from the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Korea, to the G-20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico.
- NewsletterMay 15, 2012
There was a brief period when a breakthrough seemed possible in the stalemate with North Korea when it pledged to freeze all nuclear and missile tests; then Pyongyang announced a planned satellite launch, pulling the rug out from under Washington (and itself) and business as usual returned to the Peninsula.
- NewsletterMay 15, 2012
Power transition, caused mainly by the rise of China, is going on in East Asia. China has become the no. 1 trading partner of almost every country in the region. Even China's military power is increasing and advancing to the level that matches that of the United States. Asymmetrical interdependency between China and other regional states across various dimensions will continue to grow.
- NewsletterMay 15, 2012
IN DEPTH: "Open Skies in the Americas"
IN THE NEWS: Canada/Mexico, Mexico, Honduras/Nicaragua, Haiti, The Bahamas, Colombia, Peru
PROGRAM NEWS: Event on Mexico - elections and prospects for structural reform; Peru's drug czar Carmen Masías at CSIS
- NewsletterMay 14, 2012
The March missile launch timing to celebrate Kim Il Sung's centenary birthday is only the start of the cyclical provocations for 2012. As we move into the second half of the year the North may attempt various provocations against the South according to its internal political circumstances.
