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Feb 27, 2015

Kampani: Secrecy, Civil-Military Relations, and India’s Nuclear Weapons Program

By Gaurav Kampani

International Security has nominated South Asia Center Nonresident Fellow Gaurav Kampani’s “New Delhi’s Long Nuclear Journey: How Secrecy and Institutional Roadblocks Delayed India’s Weaponization,” which appeared in the Spring 2014 issue for the Outstanding Article Award that is given annually by the American Political Science Association’s section on International History and Politics and the Alexander L. George Article Award given for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research.  This article […]

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Feb 27, 2015

Kampani: New Delhi’s Long Nuclear Journey

By Gaurav Kampani

International Security has nominated South Asia Center Nonresident Fellow Gaurav Kampani’s “New Delhi’s Long Nuclear Journey: How Secrecy and Institutional Roadblocks Delayed India’s Weaponization,” which appeared in the Spring 2014 issue for the Outstanding Article Award that is given annually by the American Political Science Association’s section on International History and Politics and the Alexander L. George Article Award given for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research.  This article triggered […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 25, 2015

Is Bangladesh on the Brink?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

A decision by a court in Bangladesh to issue an arrest warrant for Khaleda Zia on February 25 is likely to escalate tensions between the opposition leader’s supporters and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government. “We don’t know how this will play out or whether it will precipitate a deeper crisis, but one thing is for […]

South Asia

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Feb 24, 2015

Manning: China’s Affair with the ‘Other Korea’

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for the National Interest on China’s relationship with North Korea and South Korea:

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EconoGraphics

Feb 24, 2015

Is the US Still Leading in Global Trade?

By Global Business & Economics Program

In the last two decades, the Asia Pacific region has signed sixty-five free trade agreements. South America, Eurasia, and Europe combined have signed over one-hundred and fifty agreements. Over the same period, the US has signed twelve agreements.

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In the News

Feb 22, 2015

Cliff on the Argentine-Chinese Fighter Deal

By Roger Cliff

Defense News quotes Asia Security Initiative Nonresident Fellow Roger Cliff on the potential for Argentina and China to jointly develop fighters:

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Event Recap

Feb 21, 2015

Pakistan’s Youth: Advocates for Change

By Huma Haque

The 2012, 2013, and 2014 Emerging Leaders of Pakistan Fellows gathered in Islamabad for a reunion over a jam packed weekend in mid-February.

Pakistan

In the News

Feb 2, 2015

Manning on the Legacy of the Asian Financial Crisis

By Robert Manning

Evan A. Feingenbaum highlights his work with Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning in Foreign Affairs on the legacy of the Asian financial crisis and what it means for the United States:

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New Atlanticist

Jan 29, 2015

Taliban ‘Far from Being a Spent Force’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council analyst sees resurgence of militants as three US contractors are killed in Kabul The death of three US contractors in a shooting incident at Kabul’s airport on Thursday and attacks on a checkpoint and funeral in other parts of Afghanistan prove that the Taliban is “far from being a spent force,” according to […]

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Jan 29, 2015

Metzl on the Japanese Hostages Held by ISIS

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins Bloomberg’s Bloomberg Surveillance to discuss the Japanese hostages held by ISIS:

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