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Strategic Asia Program

The Strategic Asia Program aims to strengthen and inform policy decisions by providing innovative research on challenges and opportunities for U.S. national interests in the Asia-Pacific region. Its three objectives are to: (1) offer an authoritative assessment of Asia’s evolving strategic environment; (2) evaluate strategic trends, their drivers, and implications; and (3) establish a record of data and analysis to assist those interested in understanding Asia’s changing strategic landscape.

The program is a major ongoing research initiative that draws together top Asia studies specialists and international relations experts to assess the strategic environment in the Asia-Pacific. The research transcends traditional estimates of military balance by incorporating economic, political, and demographic data and by focusing on the strategies and perceptions that shape policy in the region. The program produces an annual volume, executive summary, online database, and briefings.

Contact

For more information, please contact:

Travis Tanner
Senior Project Director
psa@nbr.org

Erin Fried
Program Coordinator
psa@nbr.org

Strategic Asia 2010-11: Asia’s Rising Power and America’s Continued Purpose

The tenth anniversary edition of NBR’s Strategic Asia series takes stock of the Strategic Asia region by providing an integrated perspective on the major issues that influence stability in the region. Leading experts examine Asia’s performance in nine key functional areas to provide a continent-wide net assessment of the core trends and issues affecting the region.

Video - Strategic Asia 2010-11 Book Launch

Ashley J. Tellis, co-editor of Strategic Asia 2010-11: Asia’s Rising Power and America’s Continued Purpose, and select chapter authors presented volume findings at a September 29 book launch that featured a keynote address by Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Learn more and access full event video and audio.

Strategic Asia 2009-10 Executive Brief

Download the complimentary Executive Brief of Strategic Asia 2009–10: Economic Meltdown and Geopolitical Stability to read the volume’s key findings and policy implications.

DC Book Launch for Strategic Asia 2009–10: Economic Meltdown and Geopolitical Stability

NBR unveiled the findings from Strategic Asia 2009-2010: Economic Meltdown and Geopolitical Stability at a September 23 book launch event held at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. Learn more and listen to audio from the event.

Strategic Asia 2009–10: Economic Meltdown and Geopolitical Stability

The ninth volume in NBR’s Strategic Asia series, analyzes the impact of the current global economic crisis on key Asian states and explores the strategic implications for the United States. Through a combination of country, regional, and topical studies, leading experts examine the potential effects of the crisis on the economic performance and strategic goals of various Asian states and the resulting implications for the larger balance of power, both in the region and globally.

Strategic Asia 2008–09: Challenges and Choices

Challenges and Choices, co-edited by Ashley J. Tellis, Mercy Kuo, and Andrew Marble, assesses the major choices on Asia facing the new U.S. President and administration as well as the broader policy community.

The Strategic Asia Online Database

The Strategic Asia online database contains an unparalleled selection of strategic indicators for 37 countries in the Asia-Pacific region dating back to 1990 and through 2007. It provides key data on the economy, finance, trade and investment, communications and transportation, armed forces, weapons of mass destruction, and politics and international relations.