East Asia

For more than seventy years, East Asia has been the nexus of US presence and engagement in Asia. Today, the region is becoming a hotbed for the return of great power competition, with long-term US allies and partners like Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan next door to competitors and challengers including China, Russia, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. While East Asia continues to navigate a number of longstanding traditional security issues, it must also address the rise of online disinformation, competition to pioneer emerging technologies, and more.

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New Atlanticist

Aug 14, 2015

Abe Speech May Exorcize the Ghosts of History

By Robert A. Manning

In an Asia haunted by the ghosts of history, the world was watching with baited breath to see how Japan’s nationalistic Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, would address the seventieth anniversary of the end of World War II. To the surprise of many, Abe’s Cabinet-approved speech was an amply dignified and contrite effort that attempted to […]

Japan

In the News

Aug 14, 2015

Slavin Moderates Issues in the News

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin moderates Voice of America’s Issues in the News, discussing the explosions in China, the devaluation of the yuan, the anti-corruption measures in Iraq, and the re-opening of the US Embassy in Havana:

China Cuba

In the News

Aug 13, 2015

Brummer on China’s Economy

By Chris Brummer

C. Boyden Gray Fellow on Global Growth and Finance Chris Brummer joins BBC World Service to discuss Chinese measures to halt the slide in the Shanghai stock exchange:

China

In the News

Aug 13, 2015

Metzl on China’s Currency Change

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CBS News to discuss China devaluing its currency by 2 percent, leading to a drop in the US stock market:

China Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 12, 2015

Manning: Iran Deal Heralds Deeper Sino-US Cooperation

By Robert A. Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning writes for Global Times on how the nuclear deal with Iran could herald deeper Sino-US cooperation:

China Iran

In the News

Aug 11, 2015

Gramer and Rizzo: China’s Maginot Line

By Robbie Gramer and Rachel Rizzo

Transatlantic Security Initiative Associate Director Robbie Gramer and Brent Scowcroft Center Program Assistant Rachel Rizzo write for War on the Rocks on how China’s nascent military presence in the East China Sea, the Straits of Formosa, and the South China Sea are meant to ensure regional dominance and reduce the US ability to operate in the region:

China

In the News

Aug 11, 2015

Montanino on Competition Among International Banks

By Andrea Montanino

Anadolu Agency quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on the heightened competition among international banks in light of the presence of the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB):

China

In the News

Aug 11, 2015

Metzl on China’s Currency Devaluation

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CNN to discuss the motivations behind China’s currency devaluation:

China

In the News

Aug 11, 2015

Manning and Burrows: Will an Inverted US-China-Russia Triangle Reshape World Order?

By Mathew J. Burrows and Robert A. Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning and Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew J. Burrows write for Nikkei Asian Review on how a changing balance between the United States, Russia, and China is reshaping the world order:

China Russia

New Atlanticist

Aug 10, 2015

Will Europe Continue to Stand with the United States if Congress Rejects Iran Nuclear Deal?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Supporters of nuclear agreement say United States will be ‘worse off’ if Congress rejects agreement A steadfast alliance between United States and Europe—epitomized by a crippling sanctions regime—is widely credited with having brought Iran to the point where it was willing to consider curbs on its nuclear ambitions. But what would happen to that united […]

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