Asia

China’s rise naturally raises concern among its neighbors about Beijing’s agenda. China has emphasized that its “rise” will be “peaceful,” but China also will seek to remove impediments to its rise, in part by invoking existing international rules, and...

On January 25, 2010, FPRI held a conference, co-sponsored with the Reserve Officers Association, examining power in East Asia and shifts in its distribution and meaning. This report summarizes that conference. Video of the conference is available at /research/asia. ...

Abstract We compare the rise of Chinese seapower today to the rise of Imperial German seapower a century ago. The comparison is worthwhile for two reasons. First, the comparison holds merits in its own right. We use German Admiral...

Four months after the Beijing Olympics, on the vast plaza beside the Games’ main venues, workers fought gusty winds and freezing temperatures to erect, incongruously, scores of artificial Christmas trees while a handful of hawkers futilely pushed discounted memorabilia....

Abstract According to a recent RAND report, the United States will not be able to defend Taiwan from Chinese military aggression by 2020. However, this study, like many others, raises more questions than it answers about the People’s Republic...

There is no lack of security challenges around the world. Of them, probably the most pressing challenge for the United States is how to respond to the threat posed by international terrorist organizations. In Asia, their ability to exact...

On November 19, 2008, FPRI convened a forum on the implications of Barack Obama’s election to the presidency and the Democrats’ increased majorities in Congress for U.S. policy toward East Asia and foreign relations in East Asia. Panelists included...

Abstract As the Bush presidency draws to a close, the foreign policy community is taking stock of contemporary U.S.-Northeast Asian relations, assessing the challenges and opportunities that are likely to confront the next administration. China presents both in abundance,...

Abstract Indonesia, the world’s fourth largest country, third largest democracy and home to the world’s largest community of Muslims, has returned to the international stage. Indonesia’s membership in a number of important global communities–it resides physically in Asia but...