The global financial crisis has had a major impact on perceptions of American power and its relationships in Asia. Many of the perceptions are not founded on facts. Among the facts often overlooked: American companies invest far more abroad than does… Read more
Abstract: China’s human rights record is dismal and not improving. Successive editions of the U.S. Department of State’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices have documented China’s lack of progress in human rights, ranging from continued abuses in Tibet to imprisonment and harsh… Read more
In a sign that the Obama Administration may be softening the U.S. position toward Chinese–Pakistani nuclear cooperation, U.S. officials have avoided pressing China against moving forward with a deal to supply two new nuclear reactors to Pakistan. The Obama Administration’s policy contrasts with that of the previous Bush Administration, which… Read more
The United States is no less a Pacific nation than an Atlantic one. The state of Hawaii and the territories of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa all lie in the Pacific. The United States has five treaty alliances in East Asia (Japan, Korea, Australia, the Philippines and Thailand),… Read more
The Sri Lankan army's recent military success against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is being diminished by international concern over the deteriorating human rights situation surrounding the fighting. The Sri Lankan army has been able to drive out the LTTE, designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. Department of … Read more
Bangladeshis went to the polls on December 29 in record numbers and elected the secular Awami League party headed by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed. Several international election observers declared the polls fair and peaceful, despite allegations of rigging by the Bangladeshi National Party (BNP), which ruled the country from 2001 to 2006. After two… Read more
A new paper entitled Australia’s Strategic Edge in 2030 from Ross Babbage, founder of the Kokoda Foundation, an...… Read more
Compared to the U.S.–China joint statement in 2009, this year’s joint statement issued at the summit between Presidents...… Read more
Liu Xiaobo, a primary author of the Charter 08 document calling for better human rights and democracy in China, has...… Read more
Google just announced that its Internet licensed was renewed by the Chinese government. Google originally automatically...… Read more
Advocates for religious liberty and active dialogue between Christian and Muslim communities lost an influential leader...… Read more
In his May 24 address to the nation, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak outlined an appropriately firm response to...… Read more
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent trip to China, following close on the heels of her January trip to...… Read more
After trying to work with Chinese authorities and live up to its announcement in January that it would not longer...… Read more
Google, which was censoring its searches in compliance with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) demands, still faced cyber...… Read more
Liu Xiaobo, one of the primary drafters of the Charter 08 manifesto by Chinese intellectuals calling for protection of...… Read more
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