1. Deleterious Neglect: Will the U.S. Navy Surrender Maritime Asia?

    East Asia Politics Security

    Unchallenged for decades, and facing budget cuts, the U.S. Navy risks losing its capability to challenge the PLA in its near seas.

  2. Why Japan Should Ignore China’s Okinawa Provocation

    East Asia Politics

    Nationalists are seeking leverage for the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute. Japan shouldn’t play into their hands.

  3. Can Asia Urbanize Without Starving?

    Central Asia East Asia Economy Environment Society South Asia Southeast Asia

    Demand for food is set to surge within the region. Can productivity growth keep pace?

  4. China’s Urban Dream Denied

    East Asia Economy Region Society Topic China

    More than half of China’s massive population live in cities. With hundreds of millions more coming in the next 15-20 years, will they have a place to live?

  5. Don’t Sweat the Closure of Kaesong

    East Asia Politics Region Security Topic North Korea

    Although a symbol of inter-Korean cooperation, the once noble Kaesong experiment has long been a failure.

  6. The New Prize: Asia’s “Fire Ice” Gas Revolution

    Economy Environment Topic Uncategorized

    "The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates there could be up to 100,000 trillion cubic feet of gas hydrates globally."

  7. China’s Next Leap Forward: From Comrades to Consumers

    East Asia Economy Politics Society China

    Chinese leadership has hinted at greater economic reforms in store, with freewheeling Guangdong province as the model.