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A playbook for how Presidents Obama and Xi can make more history than leaders have in decades.
An examination of various Chinese sources suggests that virtually all statements constitute clear and consistent expressions of China’s sovereign claims to the islands as well as a complete repudiation of Japan’s claims.
At a time of fiscal stress at home and economic challenges abroad, the credibility and sustainability of America’s economic engagement with Southeast Asia will be central to its success.
National savings represent a lot more than the thriftiness of local households, and as such it has a lot less to do with household or cultural preferences and more so with the policies or institutions that restrain the household share of GDP.
Beijing faces a trade-off between stimulating short-term economic growth and acting on the structural reforms needed to establish a basis for sustainable growth in the future.
Beijing's strategy of “reactive assertiveness” in dealing with the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands makes flawed calculations of risks and gains.
Relations in Asia have deteriorated in large part because China’s willingness to act lags behind its capabilities. More productive outcomes could be realized if China became more active in crafting the global agenda.
The speed of China’s growth in the coming decade depends on whether or not it is possible to maintain current levels of consumption growth once investment growth is sharply reduced.
The first and only unclassified strategic net assessment of the future impact of China’s growing military power on Japan and the United States.
Countries in the region should not allow territorial disputes and historical issues to get in the way of solving the shared problem of North Korea and its nuclear program.