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The Next American Century
New book from Nina Hachigian and Mona Sutphen shows how key nations have a common stake in the world economy and national security threats.Other East Asia Features
May 14, 2008
The Right Way to Pressure Beijing
Human rights groups are rightly outraged about China’s abysmal record. But it is foolhardy to treat a rising superpower like a tin-pot dictatorship.
May 2, 2008
Warming Ties
Robust U.S.-Sino cooperation must be an integral part of any successful energy and climate strategy in the 21st century, write Peter Ogden and Matt Rogier.
April 29, 2008
The Right Way to Pressure Beijing
When the U.S. Congress recently passed a resolution calling on Beijing to end its repression of dissent in Tibet and open a dialogue with the Dalai Lama, a Chinese spokesperson declared that the resolution had “seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people.” Nor was this the first time the Chinese had expressed emotional distress at some political gesture. Everyone from the Icelandic singer Björk, who shouted “Tibet! Tibet!” at the end of a concert in Shanghai, to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who met with the Dalai Lama in Ottawa, has been accused of hurting the feelings of the Chinese. Indeed, the Chinese might be the only people who regard the rantings of CNN’s Jack Cafferty, who referred to the Chinese government as “goons and thugs,” as worth taking seriously. Nerves this sensitive bespeak either a severe case of adolescent angst or a revealing insight into national character, or both. It is hard to imagine Vladimir Putin or Robert Mugabe, or George W. Bush for that matter, confessing to having hurt feelings about anything, much less the kind of symbolic ephemera that seem to regularly rile the Chinese.
April 28, 2008
Nationalism v. International Protest
Winny Chen on what we should expect when the Olympic torch arrives in China? And what China and the United States can do in the lead-up to the Olympics.
April 17, 2008
Resist the Attempt to Hold the Olympics Hostage
The first big domino fell last week in the grassroots movement in Europe and America calling for a boycott the Beijing Olympics over China's human-rights record. Britain's prime minister, Gordon Brown, has announced he would not attend the Opening Ceremonies. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton quickly issued a statement praising his decision and calling on President Bush to stay away, too. Meanwhile, the Olympic torch was in San Francisco, ducking into dark warehouses and fleeing down back alleys to evade protesters.
April 16, 2008
Olympian Rhetoric: Propaganda Traps China’s Leaders
Soaring promises to the Chinese people of global prestige from the Olympic games now has the nation’s authoritarian leadership caught in a web of its own making.
March 5, 2008
Bringing Everyone to the Table: Climate Change, Developing Countries and Global Trade
Developed and developing nations can create a global trading system that delivers prosperity and a cleaner planet, says Jake Caldwell.
December 22, 2007
Embrace China
A good relationship with a growing China is an opportunity America can't afford to pass up, writes Nina Hachigian.
December 14, 2007
US looks on as Malaysia wobbles
Improved relations with this key Muslim ally could be beneficial for the United States, writes Tony Wilson in the Asia Times.
July 12, 2007
China's Proliferation Policies and Practices: Testimony of Joseph Cirincione
Senior CAP Fellow Joseph Cirincione testifies on China's proliferation and the impact of trade policy on defense industries in the U.S. and China.
June 1, 2007
China's Energy Challenge
March 23, 2007
The Value of a Unified U.N. Security Council
Spencer Boyer explains the negotiations that led to important U.N. Security Council resolutions on the nuclear crises in North Korea and Iran.
March 20, 2007
We Got Tubed—Again
March 11, 2007
Is the North Korea Deal Worth Celebrating?
February 23, 2007
Pragmatism Trumps Ideology on North Korea
The deal cut with North Korea is only a first step toward a grander bargain that will require White House pragmatists to win out over the ideologues.
February 13, 2007
North Korean Pressure Points
Joe Cirincione details the six factors that led to a nuclear deal with North Korea--and that could ensure its implementation.
January 30, 2007
Cleaning up China: Opportunities Beckon for U.S. Businesses
Treasury Secretary Paulson goes before Congress to explain current Sino-U.S. economic relations. Someone should ask him about promoting green opportunities for U.S. companies.
January 18, 2007
Breakthrough in Sight: U.S. Talks with North Korea Get Serious
Reversing course, Bush administration tries direct negotiations with Pyongyang to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons program. It's about time.
December 19, 2006
Back Into the Black: Profiting on a Green China
Ogden and McDonough note that the U.S.-China economic dialogue would give the White House a chance to prove its commitment to clean energy.
November 20, 2006
The Ill-fated Vietnam Trade Bill
The United States must recommit to a process-oriented, positive, and progressive policy that promotes trade for the common good.
November 17, 2006
Committee Hearing Calls for Direct Talks with North Korea
Direct negotiations are clearly not a partisan issue, but the only feasible option to deal with the threat of a nuclear Korean peninsula.
November 15, 2006
Fix the Nuclear Trade Deal with India
A lame duck session is no time to consider the Bush administration's nuclear assistance deal with India. This pact requires more review.
November 1, 2006
Tough Diplomacy Works: Pyongyang Responds to Sticks and Carrots
Cirincione argues U.S. must jettison "regime change" rhetoric in favor of proven diplomatic solutions to nuclear proliferation in Northeast Asia.
October 20, 2006
Practical Alternatives
But a tough policy of containment directed at North Korea and Iran, and a change of course in Iraq, would do the trick.
October 16, 2006
The Failure of Regime Change
Bush foreign policy fails America, but it’s not too late to change course.
October 15, 2006
Who's Next to Go Nuclear?
October 15, 2006
Bush Unleashes the Nuclear Beast
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty has been one of the most successful pacts in history...until recent U.S. actions.
October 12, 2006
Think Again: Blaming Success, Upholding Failure
Mainstream media mostly fails to hold conservatives accountable for misrepresenting North Korean policy under Bush and Clinton.
October 9, 2006
North Korea Nuclear Timeline
Virtually all of North Korea’s nuclear growth has occurred under conservative administrations known for their "strength" on defense.
October 9, 2006
Stop North Korea Now
Military, economic, and diplomatic moves must be taken to protect U.S. interests, regional peace, and global nonproliferation.
October 4, 2006
Kim's Latest Gambit
North Korea’s latest nuclear threat, if acted on, would have grave consequences. The Bush administration needs to change course.
July 6, 2006
Crib Sheet: North Korea's Missile Tests
June 22, 2006
China's Growing Force
June 6, 2006
Missile Crisis?
May 31, 2005
A Korean Primer on Nuclear Anxiety
May 9, 2005
A Time for U.S. Diplomacy in East Asia
April 29, 2005
Vietnam War: 30 years later
December 26, 2004
Donate - Help Victims of the Asian Tsunami
September 14, 2004
Stability Is In ... For Now
May 20, 2004
Path to Peace in the Taiwan Strait is Well-Tread
April 28, 2004
Toward a Progressive Strategy on North Korea
April 20, 2004
Going Critical: The First North Korean Nuclear Crisis
February 5, 2004