Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Ashley Tellis and Milan Vaishnav discussed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the White House.
China’s President Xi Jinping recently toured the Central Asian republics, offering energy and transportation infrastructure contracts. This continues China’s strong push into a region formerly dominated by Moscow and courted off and on by Washington.
Following Japan’s House of Councillors election in July the Liberal Democratic Party’s ruling coalition enjoys a majority in both the upper and lower houses of parliament.
Disaster relief plays an important role in the Japan-U.S. Security Alliance.
Natsuo Yamaguchi became leader of the New Komeito Party in 2009 and is now an important partner in Japan’s ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The upcoming House of Councillors elections will hold significant consequences for the shape of reform and legislation in Japan.
Lessons from other successful developing countries suggest that China’s path to growth may involve continued imbalances and require policy reforms that are often misunderstood.
Resolving protracted subnational conflicts in Southeast Asia has been a challenge for decades.
Southeast Asian countries are involved in negotiations for two very different trade agreements: the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). How do they differ and which one is best for Southeast Asia?
Transitioning Myanmar from authoritarianism to democracy and from a planned to a market economy brings unprecedented political, social, and economic difficulties.