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Strategic Asia 2008-09: Challenges and Choices
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Strategic Asia 2008-09: Challenges and Choices

This volume looks at the major strategic choices facing the U.S. policy community and, through a combination of country, regional, and topical studies, analyzes the impact of U.S. policy and geopolitical developments on Asia’s transformation over the past eight years.

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By Ashley J. Tellis, Mercy Kuo, Andrew Marble
Published on Sep 24, 2008

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Introduction by Ashley Tellis

Source: The National Bureau of Asian Research

Co-edited and introduced by Ashley Tellis, with chapters by leading Asia specialists including George Perkovich, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, this book, the eighth volume in NBR’s Strategic Asia series, assesses the major strategic choices on Asia facing the U.S. president and administration as well as the broader policy community. Through a combination of country, regional, and topical studies, the book analyzes the impact of U.S. policy and geopolitical developments on Asia’s transformation over the past eight years.

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About the Editors:

Ashley J. Tellis, Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Research Director of the Strategic Asia Program at NBR, served in the U.S. Department of State as senior adviser to the Undersecretary of State of Public Affairs, and previously as senior adviser to the Ambassador at the U.S. Embassy in India. He also served on the National Security Council Staff as special assistant to the President and senior director for Strategic Planning and Southwest Asia. He is the author of India’s Emerging Nuclear Posture (2001) and co-author of Interpreting China’s Grand Strategy: Past, Present, and Future (2000), as well as the co-editor of six most recent volumes of Strategic Asia, published by NBR.

Mercy Kuo is Director of the Strategic Asia Program at The National Bureau of Asian Research.

Andrew Marble is Editor at The National Bureau of Asian Research.
 

About the Authors

Ashley J. Tellis

Former Senior Fellow

Ashley J. Tellis was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Mercy Kuo

Andrew Marble

NBR

Authors

Ashley J. Tellis
Former Senior Fellow
Mercy Kuo
Andrew Marble
NBR
South AsiaEast AsiaCentral AsiaSoutheast AsiaForeign Policy

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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