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Chung-in Moon and David Plott
National leadership transitions are always periods of heightened uncertainty, in both domestic and international affairs, as stakeholders take the measure of a new leader, probe his or her resolve and weigh the prospects for a brighter or darker future. This is especially the case when these transitions take place in parts of the world — such as Northeast Asia — where underlying tensions among countries have the potential to threaten peace and stability.

What is unusual, though, is when leadership transitions take place almost simultaneously in all of the key players in a troubled region. That is what happened in Northeast Asia from late 2012 into early this year. New leaders were elected or installed in China, Japan and South Korea. Add to that the relatively young, untested leadership of Kim Jong Un in North Korea, the re-election of US President Barack Obama...
 
The Politics of the TPP Are Plain: Target China
By Wang Yong
The US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which aims to lay the foundations for a liberalized Asia-Pacific trade arrangement, is clearly targeted at a rising China, but US intentions and the likely outcomes are more complicated than traditional realists might imagine.
It’s China’s Choice to Join In or Stay Out
By Takashi Terada
Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) intended to thwart China? My initial answer is “No,” since it is up to China whether to participate, something that the United States cannot prevent.
 
Ties That Bind: The Importance of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Visit to India
By Rupakjyoti Borah
Aung San Suu Kyi’s recent trip to India was of huge significance for both India and Myanmar. This was her first visit to India after being released from house arrest, a country where she studied as a student when her mother served as Ambassador of Myanmar to India. The founding-father of Myanmar, Aung San (Suu Kyi’s father) and India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru shared a close personal relationship.

For a long time, Myanmar has been the missing link in India’s “Look-East Policy,” which aims at India’s re-engagement with the countries of Southeast Asia and East Asia with which it has always had close historical ties...
 
NAPSNet Weekly:
Nautilus Peace and Security Weekly – 13 June 2013
Policy Forum:
China and the United Nations Sanctions on North Korea
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网络空间安全威胁与对策思考
Protectionism in Indonesia’s mining sector
By Laldinkima Sailo
NUS In a recent survey released by the Canada-based Fraser Institute Indonesia was ranked as the world’s least-attractive place to do business in the mining sector. And h...
 


Threats to peace and stability are never far from the surface in Northeast Asia, as North Korea’s recent satellite rocket launch and third nuclear test demonstrated. But with new leaders taking power almost simultaneously in China, Japan and South Korea,...
 
 
 
The TPP and the Quest for East Asian Regionalism : Beyond the Spaghetti Bowl
By Inkyo Cheong
The US is touting the so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership, a proposed trade agreement linking Asian and American economies, as a way to foster greater economic integration and propel growth ...
Navigating Differences: What the ‘Zero Draft’ Code of Conduct for the South China Sea Says (and Doesn’t Say)
By Mark J. Valencia
Disputed territorial claims in the South China Sea continue to be a thorn in the side of ASEAN-China relations, and efforts to craft a Code of Conduct for all parties involved are key to ensuring that disputes...
When Will Japan Tap Its Internet Potential?
By Andy Yee
Japan’s broadband infrastructure is among the best in the world, but a combination of cultural, business and regulatory factors have kept the country from realizing its online potential, writes Andy Yee.
Beware the Tomb of the Known Soldier
By Jennifer Lind
For many of Japan’s neighbors, Yasukuni Shrine is the history problem that simply won’t go away. At a time when the region is already troubled by lingering maritime disputes that are based on competing versions of history,…
Why Narcotics in India Should Be Treated as a Threat to National Security
By Saroj Kumar Rath
India’s history of drug use and cultivation dates back centuries, which is one reason the public sees illegal narcotics as a victimless crime. But in recent years, drug dealing and smuggling have become a countrywide problem as both external terrorists…
From Meltdown to Bounceback: How South Korea Weathered the 2008 Financial Crisis
By Shalendra D. Sharma
South Koreans remember the acute humiliation of the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, when the mighty export powerhouse was forced to go hat-in-hand for a bailout to the International Monetary ...
From Identity to Economy: Shifting Politics in Taiwan
By Wu Yu-Shan
For many young democracies, economic issues create political fault lines. But in Taiwan, the politics of national identity defined the early democratic period and helped bring down the ruling KMT, writes Yu-Shan Wu.
Taiwan’s Middle-Income Trap: No Escaping Without Services
By Chen Tain-Jy
Taiwan’s economy, built on an export-oriented manufacturing sector, was once a powerhouse of Asia’s emerging economies. But over the past decade or so, growth in personal income has slowed considerably and the Taiwanese economic miracle has begun to fade.
Strait Forward: The Political Implications Of Taiwan-Mainland Economic Integration
By Chu Yun-han
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou’s policy of greater economic integration with mainland China, as well as Beijing’s softer, more pragmatic approach to cross-Strait relations, have helped revive Taiwan’s beleaguered economy and instilled the island with a renewed ...
LONG REVIEWS
White’s Not Right: The US Cannot Share Power in Asia
Letter from Mark J. Valencia
This book has raised a hullabaloo in international relations circles — and deservedly so. It is a bold book with controversial generalities, caveats and conclusions, and deserves equally bold responses.
SHORT REVIEWS
The US Must Fear China? Wrong! Reviewed
Reviewed by John Delury
Former US official Donald Gross has written what he hopes will be the antidote to pervasive “China threat” opinions in the public sphere and policies of the US government.
Under the Skin of Modern Myanmar
Reviewed by Taehwan Kim
An era of imperialism ended long ago, yet nation-building is still under way in today’s Myanmar. In this context, a grand theme of this book is “unmaking Myanmar and remaking Burma” (the official name until the military junta rechristened it in 1989).
 
 
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Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
Posted: June 20, 2013 10:06
SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide..
Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts
Posted: June 20, 2013 10:05
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear weapons, offering to cut deployed nuclear arsenals ..
Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
Posted: June 20, 2013 09:42
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Revived Afghan peace talks hit their first roadblock on Wednesday, a day after they were announced, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not join U.S..
Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
Posted: June 20, 2013 08:17
SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide..
Myanmar constitution likely to dash Suu Kyi's presidential hopes
Posted: June 20, 2013 08:02
YANGON (Reuters) - Her adoring compatriots believe democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is destined to become Myanmar's next president. But don't bet on it. ..

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