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August 2011
The Future of Nuclear Energy in Japan
Policy Q&As;
Five months after the Tohoku earthquake, we spoke with Dr. Daniel Aldrich, an expert on nuclear energy in Japan, Japanese civil society, and Japan-U.S. relations. He is currently an Associate Professor of Political Science at Purdue University and a visiting researcher at the East West Center.
July 2011
Diagnosing Inaccuracy: New WHO Policy Shift to End Ineffective TB Practices
Health Q&As;
Why does TB continue to prevail in Asia, and what are the implications of the recent World Health Organization (WHO) policy recommendation to ban blood tests to diagnose active TB? Dr. Mario Raviglione (Stop TB Department, WHO) addresses these questions and more, including the Indian government’s response to the recommendation and what policymakers must do to curb the spread of TB.
July 2011
Disputed Claims in the East China Sea
Policy Q&As;
Maritime security expert James Manicom provides insights into the current status of the dispute and the implications for policy moving forward. Dr. Manicom is an SSHRC Post-doctoral Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo and a Visiting Researcher at the Ocean Policy Research Foundation in Tokyo.
July 2011
Thailand's July Election: Understanding the Outcome
Policy Q&As;
What are the implications of the Pheu Thai party victory for Thai domestic political stability, Bangkok’s relations with its neighbors, and the United States-Thailand alliance? Catharin Dalpino, the principal investigator for NBR’s “U.S.-Thailand Alliance: Reinvigorating the Partnership” project, offers insights on the election outcome in this interview with NBR.
July 2011
A Way Forward in U.S.-India Defense Cooperation
Policy Q&As;
In an interview with NBR, Dr. Stephen P. Cohen and Professor Sunil Dasgupta argue that India rejected offers from U.S. companies for the recent fighter jet bid due to worries over supply reliability. They also maintain that to move defense cooperation forward, the United States and India should consider co-developing weapons technology to bypass U.S. legislative restrictions on technology transfers.
July 2011
Asia’s Rise and U.S. Grand Strategy
Policy Q&As;
To preview the forthcoming Strategic Asia volume on Asia’s rising powers, India and China, NBR spoke with Strategic Asia Research Director and Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Ashley J. Tellis. Tellis argues that Asia continues to encounter challenges in many areas despite economic advancement and that an effective U.S. grand strategy is necessary to face the complex international environment in a time of globalization.
July 2011
Human Resources and China’s Long Economic Boom
Thomas G. Rawski
Articles
This article argues that China’s protracted economic boom rests on a long-term historical accumulation of skills and capabilities that extends far beyond the typical complement of human assets available to low-income nations.
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