Global Strategy - Related

Global Strategy - Related http://csis.org/topic-related/27/publication A list of publications related to this topic en Middle East Notes and Comment: The Arab Decade? http://csis.org/publication/middle-east-notes-and-comment-arab-decade <p>One year ago, the protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square proved that Tunisia was not a fluke. Until January 2011, Tunisia didn’t resonate much in the Arab world. It was too small, too Francophile, and too socially liberal.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/middle-east-notes-and-comment-arab-decade">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Economic Development and Reconstruction Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 dholodnik 34800 at http://csis.org Egypt in Transition: Insights and Options for U.S. Policy http://csis.org/publication/egypt-transition-insights-and-options-us-policy <p>Egypt’s leadership has dashed expectations for a swift and complete shift from autocracy to democracy. The inherent conservatism of Egypt’s military leadership, combined with the political ineffectiveness of many of the activists who were at the center of public protests a year ago, is widening the gap between public expectations of the post-Mubarak era and its reality.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/egypt-transition-insights-and-options-us-policy">read more</a></p> Global Strategy Governance International Security Mobile Regional Analysis Trade and Economics Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 dholodnik 34718 at http://csis.org Responses to PacNet #1R – North Korea: What Not to Do http://csis.org/publication/responses-pacnet-1r-north-korea-what-not-do <p>I defer to the experts who are debating the likely and/or desirable near-term direction of North Korea's transition from the second to the third generation of the glorious Kim family. Victor Cha calls the stability prediction "optimistic" but worries that it won't happen because someone will do something untoward.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/responses-pacnet-1r-north-korea-what-not-do">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 34755 at http://csis.org PacNet #3 - Comparative Connections Summary http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-3-comparative-connections-summary <p>It's been an Asia-centric four months. The US proclaimed America's "pivot" toward Asia, while North Korea faced a pivotal moment following the death of Kim Jong Il.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-3-comparative-connections-summary">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Regional Analysis Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 34631 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3 <p>Edited by Carl Baker and Brad Glosserman</p> <p>January 2012, Vol. 13, No. 3 – (September–December 2011)</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34625 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - Regional Overview http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-regional-overview <p>It’s been an Asia-centric four months. The US proclaimed America’s “pivot” toward Asia, while North Korea faced a pivotal moment following the death of Kim Jong Il.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-regional-overview">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34626 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-Japan http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-japan <p>Prime Minister Noda accomplished important steps including the selection of the F-35 as Japan’s next-generation fighter, relaxing the three arms export principles, and announcing a decision to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership – all of which demonstrated Tokyo’s readiness to revive the economy and strengthen security ties and capabilities.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-japan">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34627 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-China http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-china <p>A spate of measures taken by the Obama administration to bolster US presence and influence in the Asia-Pacific was met with a variety of responses from China. Official reaction was largely muted and restrained; media responses were often strident and accused the US of seeking to contain and encircle China.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-china">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34629 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-Korea http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-korea <p>South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s state visit to the US attested to the strength of the relationship and the personal ties between Presidents Obama and Lee. The timely passage of the KORUS FTA in the US was the big deliverable for the summit.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34630 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-Southeast Asia http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-southeast-asia <p>With visits to Hawaii, Indonesia, Australia, the Philippines, and Burma, President Obama and Secretaries Clinton and Panetta demonstrated the US commitment to the region despite concern over the anticipated decline in the US defense budget. Generally, the additional US forces are seen as evidence of Washington’s decision to remain involved in regional security.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-southeast-asia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34632 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - China-Southeast Asia http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-southeast-asia <p>China endeavored to win regional influence and goodwill by emphasizing reassurance and mutually beneficial relations with Southeast Asian counterparts.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-southeast-asia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34633 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - China-Taiwan http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-taiwan <p>The campaign leading to the Taiwan’s Jan. 14 presidential election has dominated cross-strait developments. Opposition candidate Tsai Ing-wen has continued her rejection of the “1992 consensus” and criticized President Ma Ying-jeou for suggesting he might consider negotiating a peace accord with Beijing.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-taiwan">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34634 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - North Korea-South Korea http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-north-korea-south-korea <p>No reader of Comparative Connections needs telling that Kim Jong Il died of a heart attack on Dec. 17. Kim’s death poses a dilemma. In one sense it changes everything.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-north-korea-south-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34635 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - China-Korea http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-korea <p>Beijing underscored maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula following Kim Jong Il’s death. DPRK leadership succession raises questions about the future direction of China’s Korea policy, which was most recently reaffirmed during an October visit to the two Koreas by Vice Premier Li Keqiang, the presumed successor of Premier Wen Jiabao.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34636 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - Japan-China http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-japan-china <p>Noda Yoshiko became prime minister of Japan in early September and met President Hu Jintao at the G20 Summit and the APEC meeting. On both occasions, they agreed to take steps to strengthen the mutually beneficial strategic relationship – and again during Noda’s visit to China at the end of December.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-japan-china">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34637 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - Japan-Korea http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-japan-korea <p>The close of 2011 was dominated by two leadership changes – the mid-December death of Kim Jong Il and the election of Noda Yoshihiko in September. Kim’s death is a watershed event that could have repercussions around the region. South Korea and Japan reacted cautiously to the news of Kim’s death and the rise of his son, Kim Jong Un.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-japan-korea">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34638 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - China-Russia http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-russia <p>The last four months of 2011 were both ordinary and extraordinary for Beijing and Moscow. There was business as usual as top leaders and bureaucrats from the two countries held frequent meetings. The world around them, however, was riddled with crises and conflicts.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-china-russia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34639 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.3 - US-Inda-East Asia http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-inda-east-asia <p>Over a decade into the “normalization” of US-India relations and nearly 20 years into India’s “Look East” policy, the US-India-East Asia nexus is regularly articulated by the US and India, generally accepted in the region, and shows some signs of gaining traction with the launch of a regular US-India dialogue on East Asia and the first-ever US-India-Japan trilatera</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n3-us-inda-east-asia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34640 at http://csis.org PacNet #1R - North Korea: What Not to Do http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-1r-north-korea-what-not-do <p>Victor’s analysis is intriguing but I would offer another perspective. Every veteran analyst of North Korea I’ve spoken to (including several inside the US and ROK governments) sees the transition as carefully planned and well executed, not "rushed" and "sudden." I am curious what he bases his assessment on.</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 34615 at http://csis.org PacNet #1 - North Korea: What Not to Do http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-1-north-korea-what-not-do <p>The announcement of Kim Jong Un as Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army is one more step in the process of Pyongyang’s efforts to consolidate power as quickly as possible after the sudden death of Kim Jong Il. It is fairly certain that the proliferation of pronouncements and titles given to the young Kim are manifestations of a terribly rushed succession process.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-1-north-korea-what-not-do">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ellise 34557 at http://csis.org Critical Questions for 2012 http://csis.org/publication/critical-questions-2012 <p><a name="top" id="top"></a>From international security and regional study to global challenges, CSIS experts will address many of the world's most difficult policy concerns and critical questions in 2012. To kick off the new year, we asked 25 of our scholars to identity what worries them most and what are the biggest opportunities in their respective areas of study.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/critical-questions-2012">read more</a></p> Acquisition and Resources Alternative Energy Cybersecurity Defense and Security Demography Development Policy Disaster Risk Reduction Economic Development and Reconstruction Energy and Climate Change Food and Water Global Health Global Health Policy Global Prosperity Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance HIV/AIDS Homeland Security Human Rights International Security Markets and Trends Media Analysis Military Strategy Mobile Nuclear Weapons Regional Analysis Security and Climate Change Space Technology Technology Policy Terrorism Trade and Economics Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 ian 34505 at http://csis.org PacNet #71 - 2011 PacNet Index http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-71-2011-pacnet-index <p>Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year from all of us at PACIFIC FORUM CSIS.</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34472 at http://csis.org Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 15 http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-15 <p>The 2011 Asia Pacific Security Forum, “The Asia-Pacific in the Post-Crisis Era: Geopolitical and Economic Challenges to Regional Stability,” was held in Taipei, Taiwan, August 26-27, 2011.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-15">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34400 at http://csis.org PacNet #70A - Dealing with North Korea’s New Leader: Getting it Right http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-70a-dealing-north-koreas-new-leader-getting-it-right <p>The sudden death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has introduced an element of uncertainty into a diplomatic process that appeared to be close to bringing about the resumption of six-party denuclearization talks.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-70a-dealing-north-koreas-new-leader-getting-it-right">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34354 at http://csis.org PacNet #70 - The Kim is Dead! Long Live the Kim? http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-70-kim-dead-long-live-kim <p>Kim Jong-il is dead. This we pretty much know for sure. This, plus the revelation, which should have come as a surprise to no one, that the North Korean people are being called upon to “faithfully revere respectable comrade Kim Jong-un,” his third son and chosen “great successor.” Beyond this, we’re mostly guessing. Some guesses are pretty safe bets.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-70-kim-dead-long-live-kim">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34223 at http://csis.org Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 13 http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-13 <p>The Pacific Forum CSIS brought together a small, select group of South Korean and US security specialists for the third time to discuss concerns about the changing strategic environment in East Asia and the nature of extended deterrence.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-13">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34325 at http://csis.org Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 14 http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-14 <p>The Pacific Forum CSIS brought together a select group of Japanese and US security specialists for the fourth time to discuss the changing strategic environment in East Asia and the nature of extended deterrence.</p> <p><a href="/files/publication/issuesinsights_vol11no14_Japanese.pdf"><strong>Japanese version>></strong></a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34326 at http://csis.org PacNet #69 - The Perils of a Monotone Asia http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-69-perils-monotone-asia <p>As 2011 draws to a close, the rise of Asia is becoming an old story. The new Asian narrative is what happens after Asia rises, and in particular, key strategic choices that consequential powers have to make over a spectrum of issues without historical parallel.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-69-perils-monotone-asia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 34162 at http://csis.org PacNet #67A - Loosening the US-China Straitjacket http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-67a-loosening-us-china-straitjacket <p>Said the spider to the fly, ‘Will You Walk into My Parlour?’. In his recent PacNet on Australia’s positioning betwixt and between the US and China, Brad Glosserman steps into Hugh White’s sitting room and is duly impressed.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-67a-loosening-us-china-straitjacket">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 33989 at http://csis.org PacNet #68 - Why go to Myanmar? http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-68-why-go-myanmar <p>Why should Hillary Clinton go to Myanmar? The short answer is to encourage the best chance at real political change in a country that effectively cloistered itself under harsh military rule for nearly five decades. Myanmar, or Burma, has been the virtual political ball and chain of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which it joined in 1997.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-68-why-go-myanmar">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 33903 at http://csis.org Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 12 http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-12 <p>Compared to April last year, when we met to discuss issues surrounding our alliance, the state of the US-Japan alliance is much improved. In the first half of 2010, our alliance was at rock bottom.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-12">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 33824 at http://csis.org PacNet #67 - The Australian Canary http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-67-australian-canary <p>“No, thanks.”</p> <p>That, in summary, is the response of Hugh White to the recent announcement that the US would be sending marines on permanent rotation to Darwin, along with naval and air forces that would have increased access to facilities in northern Australia.</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 33767 at http://csis.org PacNet #65 - Burma, Myanmar – Whatever We Call it, it’s Time to Move http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-65-burma-myanmar-whatever-we-call-it-its-time-move <p>Every now and then, the complex tumblers of a slot machine momentarily align, changing things forever. In the long deadlock we call ‘Burma’ (but which the ruling regime and most of the world calls ‘Myanmar’), the tumblers have aligned for the first time in decades.</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 33649 at http://csis.org PacNet #63 - Japan Needs the TPP http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-63-japan-needs-tpp <p>Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko has chosen to confront his country’s powerful agricultural sector and the politicians that represent it and push for Japanese entrance into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Given Japan’s broader economic interests, there is no question that Japan needs the TPP.</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Trade and Economics Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 bMizuno 33517 at http://csis.org PacNet #62 - Russia's Role in EAS: Promoting Inter-regional Cooperation http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-62-russias-role-eas-promoting-inter-regional-cooperation <p>The Asia-Pacific region has been identified as the world’s new center of gravity. The emerging new architecture revolving around Asian powers has given rise to questions about Russia’s role in the region, given that the Eurasian giant maintains a presence in the Far East.</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 33418 at http://csis.org PacNet #61 - China in the G20: a Balancer and a Responsible Contributor http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-61-china-g20-balancer-and-responsible-contributor <p>The upcoming G20 Summit in Cannes will undoubtedly attract the world’s attention, as many look to see whether the G20 can play a positive role in the global economic recovery.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-61-china-g20-balancer-and-responsible-contributor">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Homeland Security International Security Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 33349 at http://csis.org PacNet #60 - Don't Expect a Pyongyang Spring Sometime Soon http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-60-dont-expect-pyongyang-spring-sometime-soon <p>Walking the streets of Pyongyang after an absence of eight years it’s easy to be seduced by a superficial optimism that things have changed for the better. Apartment blocks and streets are lit at night. New shops and restaurants catering for local people are thriving.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-60-dont-expect-pyongyang-spring-sometime-soon">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 33303 at http://csis.org PacNet #59 - Better Japan-China Ties Depend on Beijing http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-59-better-japan-china-ties-depend-beijing <p>On Sept. 2 when newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko, stated that Japanese-Chinese relations should become “win-win” relations, he expressed his strong intention to improve the countries’ bilateral ties. Since the ugly conflicts over the Senkaku Islands in September last year, Tokyo-Beijing relations have remained strained.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-59-better-japan-china-ties-depend-beijing">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 33175 at http://csis.org Issues & Insights Vol. 11 - No. 11 http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-11 <p>The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and the Pacific Forum CSIS were pleased and honored to again co-host the 17th annual Japan-US Security Seminar on March 25-26, 2011. This year’s seminar convened under trying circumstances.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/issues-insights-vol-11-no-11">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 33060 at http://csis.org PacNet #56A - Responsibility to Protect: Tensions between Sovereignty and Security http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-56a-responsibility-protect-tensions-between-sovereignty-and-security <p>THE multinational intervention in Libya has been justified on the grounds that the international community needed to respond to attacks on civilians by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s security forces. The justification invoked the principle of the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) established in 2006.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-56a-responsibility-protect-tensions-between-sovereignty-and-security">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 33059 at http://csis.org PacNet #58 - We’re all Taiwanese Now http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-58-were-all-taiwanese-now <p>TAIPEI: A series of meetings in Taiwan gave me the opportunity to assess the mood on the island – and it’s much as expected. Cross-strait relations are perhaps the best they’ve ever been, but there is mounting concern about the future, with both short- and long-term worries. Short-term questions are in large part the product of approaching elections on the island.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-58-were-all-taiwanese-now">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32913 at http://csis.org PacNet #57 - Social Media: Building Mutual Trust Between China and Japan http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-57-social-media-building-mutual-trust-between-china-and-japan <p>Social media offers a powerful platform for building mutual trust and understanding; used effectively, it could help change, for the better, Japan’s image among the Chinese.</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Technology Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32872 at http://csis.org Biofortification: A Partial Solution to Global Malnutrition http://csis.org/publication/biofortification-partial-solution-global-malnutrition <p>In September, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization reported that food prices are 26 percent higher than a year ago and that the prices for staple grains, the main foods for the world’s poor, are 36 percent higher than 12 months ago.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/biofortification-partial-solution-global-malnutrition">read more</a></p> Development Policy Economic Development and Reconstruction Food and Water Global Health Global Strategy Mobile Technology Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 sherry 32770 at http://csis.org Hemisphere Insider Volume I, Issue 5- September 2011 http://csis.org/publication/hemisphere-insider-volume-i-issue-5-september-2011 <p>UP CLOSE: Venezuela's Midas Moves, Post 9/11 U.S.-Hemispheric Relations</p> <p>PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Security and Democracy in Central America, Disaster Response in the Dominican Republic</p> <p>IN BRIEF: Mexico, Colombia, Oil and Trade Updates</p> Alternative Energy Energy and Climate Change Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance Human Rights International Security Regional Analysis Trade and Economics Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 cwatson 32735 at http://csis.org PacNet #56 - Asia and the Responsibility to Protect: What Now? http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-56-asia-and-responsibility-protect-what-now <p>Most Asian states have chosen to bypass the debate on the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP), claiming that any discussion of the concept could undermine established notions of national sovereignty. This debate, though, can no longer simply be brushed aside by regional actors.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-56-asia-and-responsibility-protect-what-now">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32702 at http://csis.org PacNet #55 - Keeping Up Appearances?: Australia’s ‘dance’ with China and implications for the Alliance http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-55-keeping-appearances-australias-dance-china-and-implications-alliance <p>Australians recently remembered Sept. 11, 2001 with solemnity, respect, and reflection. Responding to this day of infamy strengthened and reaffirmed the US-Australia alliance. This year not only marks a decade since 9/11 but it also marks the 60th anniversary of the alliance since the ANZUS Treaty (Australia, New Zealand, and United States) was signed in 1951.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-55-keeping-appearances-australias-dance-china-and-implications-alliance">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32588 at http://csis.org PacNet #54 - It Takes Two to have "Win-Win" Relations http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-54-it-takes-two-have-win-win-relations <p>Japan wants “win-win relations” with Asia, declared newly elected Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko on Aug. 30. While he is known for his conservative views, he has toned down his hawkishness toward China and tried to bury the hatchet. Now, it is up to Beijing to decide whether it wants to dig up discontents of the past.</p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32516 at http://csis.org PacNet #53 - Burma/Myanmar: The Triangulation of Strategic Interests http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-53-burmamyanmar-triangulation-strategic-interests <p>A decade ago, in February 2001, Georgetown University sponsored in Washington a conference “Burma/Myanmar: Nexus on the Bay of Bengal.” It was designed to encourage the new Bush administration to consider the strategic importance of that country as an element of US foreign policy.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-53-burmamyanmar-triangulation-strategic-interests">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32294 at http://csis.org PacNet #52 - Comparative Connections Summaries http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-52-comparative-connections-summaries <ul> <li>Regional Overview: Rays of Hope?</li> <li>US-Japan Relations: Kicking the Kan down the Road</li> <li>US-China Relations: Friction and Cooperation Co-exist Uneasily</li> <li>US-Korea Relations: A Return to Dialogue</li> <li>US-Southeast Asia Relations: Deep in South China Sea Diplomacy</li> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-52-comparative-connections-summaries">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting Governance International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32260 at http://csis.org Comparative Connections v.13 n.2 http://csis.org/publication/comparative-connections-v13-n2 Defense and Security Global Strategy Global Trends and Forecasting International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 bMizuno 32207 at http://csis.org