http://csis.org/region/36/programs A list of Programs related to this Region en http://csis.org/program/freeman-chair-china-studies <p><img vspace="5" hspace="5" border="0" align="middle" title="freeman.gif" alt="freeman.gif" style="width: 304px; height: 47px;" src="/images/stories/china/freeman-chair-chinese.gif" /></p> <p><strong>Program Overview</strong></p> <p><!-- <p>Charles Freeman holds the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/freeman-chair-china-studies">read more</a></p> Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:15:32 -0500 13312 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/program/global-aging-initiative <p>The world stands on the threshold of a stunning demographic transformation brought about by declining birthrates and rising life expectancy. The first trend is decreasing the relative number of young, while the second trend is increasing the relative number of old. Together, they are leading to a dramatic and unprecedented aging of populations worldwide.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/global-aging-initiative">read more</a></p> Demography Global Trends and Forecasting Trade and Economics Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:52:11 -0500 13319 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/program/pacific-forum-csis <h3>Overview</h3> <p><embed width="400" height="327" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blip.tv/play/hYpBgqqCQgI"></embed></p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/pacific-forum-csis">read more</a></p> Fri, 01 May 2009 17:36:33 -0400 13327 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/program/asia-division <h3>Projects:<br /> <hr /> </h3> <h3>Northeast Asia</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/asia-division">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:27:05 -0400 13417 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/program/asian-regional-organizations-and-climate-change <p>CSIS will assess the state of regional cooperation on energy and climate change, both in regional organizations (SAARC, APEC, Asian Development Bank, Asia Pacific Partnership) and under the umbrella of global organizations such as (IEA, United Nations, World Bank).</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/asian-regional-organizations-and-climate-change">read more</a></p> Alternative Energy Energy and Climate Change Regional Analysis Security and Climate Change Trade and Economics Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:16:19 -0500 ian 23063 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/program/asian-regionalism <p>CSIS is undertook a groundbreaking initiative on regional cooperation in Asia. There are great hopes pinned to the future of Asian regionalism, but no corresponding faith in the ability of regional institutions to solve real problems facing people today.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/asian-regionalism">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Economic Development and Reconstruction Energy and Climate Change Governance Regional Analysis Security and Climate Change Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:40:59 -0500 ian 23061 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/program/china-balance-sheet <p>The direction that China and U.S.-China relations take will define the world&rsquo;s future. For the United States, a rising China increasingly affects American prosperity and security, calling for some clear-eyed thinking and tough economic, political, and foreign policy choices. As the twenty-first century unfurls, the stakes have never been higher for getting U.S.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/china-balance-sheet">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Energy and Climate Change Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Trade and Economics Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:53:42 -0500 13430 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/program/china-policy-gap <p>This project will look at China&rsquo;s grand strategy on the Korean peninsula.&nbsp; It addresses the empirical puzzle of why Beijing appears to support all of the international community&rsquo;s approbations of North Korea&rsquo;s provocations, yet in practice, its actions fall short of what one would consider ideal.&nbsp; The project will consist of periodic meetings with specialists from th</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/china-policy-gap">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:36:06 -0400 24328 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/program/chinas-global-health-engagement-and-development-assistance <p><strong>China&rsquo;s Global Health Engagement</strong></p> <p><em>Part of Global Health Policy Center&rsquo;s initiative on how the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) countries are influencing activities, practices, and strategies in the area of global health diplomacy.</em></p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/chinas-global-health-engagement-and-development-assistance">read more</a></p> Global Health Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:28:59 -0400 sherry 31910 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/program/chinas-secure-low-carbon-pathway <p>Climate change, energy security, and economic development are key issues facing governments today. The political reality of many of the world&rsquo;s major economies is that emissions reduction cannot come at the undue expense of energy security and economic growth.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/chinas-secure-low-carbon-pathway">read more</a></p> Alternative Energy Energy and Climate Change Regional Analysis Security and Climate Change Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:52:59 -0400 ian 26410 at http://csis.org