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Rethinking Greater Central Asia: New American and Western Approaches to Continental Trade and Afghanistan
...indefinitely Central Asian efforts to escape the region’s key geography-induced challenge – its landlocked status – as the prospect of building direct links to the world seas through that country...
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Xi Jinping and the Administrative Hierarchy and Subdivisions in China
...marginalization of factional voices within the government through initiatives such as the anti-corruption campaign have so far proven to be potent. His efforts to reassert central control are driving the...
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The Case for Multilateralism: The Korean Peninsula in a Regional Context
...1953, efforts to build a sustainable peace have been thwarted amidst a long history of tension, aggression, and broken promises; this despite periods of temporarily improved relations and détente. Conflict...
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Taiwan-Marshall Islands Relations: Against the Tide
...as the RMI’s status-seeking efforts, which often trump material considerations. * The ROC will intermittently be referred to as Taiwan throughout this issue brief. To date China refuses to acknowledge...
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Snapshot of the U.S.-China Trade War
...to establish a 100-day plan to resolve disagreements over trade. The combined efforts resulted in a new trade agreement, including the mutual opening of key markets, covering items such as...
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Rehabilitating North Korea’s Forests: The Struggle to Balance Conservation with Livelihoods
...the “Arduous March,” the famine period was characterized by energy shortages that forced many people to depend on wood for fuel, while desperate efforts to produce food led to unsustainable...
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A Critique of the Focus Asia: Perspective and Analysis “China Military Reform: Present and Future, Parts 1 and 2.”
...an opportunity to add clarity or insight. The author then embarks on a most peculiar section. He argues that reforms need to be undertaken primarily for efficiency’s sake, because most...
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South Korea’s Air Pollution: Gasping for Solutions
...Tackling South Korea’s deteriorating air pollution is an urgent issue for the new administration in Seoul. However, there are no quick-fix solutions to the problem. In this Policy Brief,...
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After North Korea’s Nuclear Test: The Dilemma of Response
...North Korea’s recent nuclear test and satellite launch throw into sharp relief the dilemma of how the international community should respond to Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. While immediate reaction is...
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The Problem of Whitsun Reef
...Introduction More than a month has passed since a statement relating to the presence of Chinese fishing vessels at Whitsun Reef was released by the Philippine Coast Guard and...