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Why Japan Should Ignore China’s Okinawa Provocation
Nationalists are seeking leverage for the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute. Japan shouldn’t play into their hands.
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Deleterious Neglect: Will the U.S. Navy Surrender Maritime Asia?
Having gone unchallenged for decades, and facing budget cuts, the U.S. Navy is in danger of losing its capability to challenge the PLA in its near seas.
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Don’t Sweat the Closure of Kaesong
Although a symbol of inter-Korean cooperation, the once noble Kaesong experiment has long been a failure.
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The New Prize: Asia’s “Fire Ice” Gas Revolution
"The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates there could be up to 100,000 trillion cubic feet of gas hydrates globally."
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America’s Pivot to Asia: A Report Card
The pivot is a smart policy which is more nuanced than most people realize. But its China blind spot could be its undoing.
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A Complex Calculus: China’s North Korea Dilemma
It remains in Beijing’s self-interest to provide aid to Pyongyang. The alternatives, like a North Korean collapse, could be far worse.
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Julia Gillard’s China Play
By any measure Julia Gillard's trip to Beijing was a success. However, her most visionary goal remains unfulfilled.
