2012FEB13

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No. 18] Keeping a Comfortable Distance: Myanmar’s Reforms, the American “Pivot to Asia” and Implications for …

By Jonathan T. Chow

Since the middle of 2011, the nominally civilian govern […]

Tags : ASEAN, China, Jonathan Chow, Myanmar, reform, Trans-Pacific Partnership

2012JAN31

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No. 17] Preparing for North Korean Collapse1

By Jennifer Lind

The death of Kim Jong-il has fueled increased concern a […]

Tags : China, Collapse, humanitarian aid, Jennifer Lind, North Korea, Refugee

2011DEC19

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No. 16] Next Steps with North Korea and the Six-Party Talks

By Ralph A. Cossa

Are the Six-Party Talks, ostensibly aimed at bringing a […]

Tags : DPRK, North Korea, Pacific Forum CSIS, Ralph Cossa, Six Party Talks

2011DEC15

Issue Briefs

Yellow Sea Turning Red: Darker Views of China among South Koreans

By Woo Jung-Yeop, Leif-Eric Easley

Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishme […]

Tags : China, Poll, public opinion, yellow sea

2011NOV21

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No. 14] 2011 Seoul Mayoral By-Election

By Kim Jiyoon, Karl Friedhoff

With 48.6% of voters going to the polls, the Seoul Mayo […]

Tags : GP (Grand National Party, Poll, Senuri, Seoul Mayoral Election

2011JUL20

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No. 13] Lessons from Fukushima: A New ″Carrot & Stick″ Approach to Nuclear Safety

By Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress

Introduction While the Fukushima Daiichi reactor crisis […]

Tags : Frenc Dalnoki-Veress, Fukukshima Daiichi, Japan, Nuclear, Nuclear power plant, nuclear safety, TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company)

2011JUN22

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No. 12] Toward the Global Norm: Supporting the Minimization of Highly Enriched Uranium in the Civilian Sector

By Miles A. Pomper

Over the past three decades, the United States has led […]

Tags : Belarus, Civilian, HEU (Highly Enriched Uranium), IAEA, LEU (Low Enriched Uranium), Miles Pomper, Nuclear, Nuclear Security Summit, Russia

2011JUN07

Issue Briefs

[Issue Brief No. 10] The Slow Emergence of an Obama Foreign and Security Policy and the Outlook for Asia

By Patrick M. Cronin

Despite sharp differences with his predecessor, George […]

Tags : Arab Spring, Asia, China, Clinton, Foreign and Security Policy, Kissinger, Middle East, North Korea, Obama, Patrick Cronin, policy

2011MAY25

Issue Briefs

Analysis of the 4.27 Special Election Results and the 2012 Presidential Election

By Kim Jiyoon

The special election held on April 27, 2011 to fill 38 […]

Tags : April Special Election, Bundang, Democratic Party (DP), Gimhae, Grand National Party (GNP, Korean politics, Park Geun-hye, People's Participation Party (PPP), presidential election, Saenuri)

2011APR18

Issue Briefs

THE KOREAN DEFENSE REFORM 307 PLAN by Bruce W. Bennett, The RAND Corporation

By Bruce W. Bennett

THE KOREAN DEFENSE REFORM 307 PLAN by Bruce W. Bennett, […]

Tags : Bruce Bennett, Cheonan, defense reform, military, North Korea, Provocations, RAND, US Military Forces