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China's Rise in Southeast Asia: Implications for Japan and the United States

Elizabeth Economy October 10, 2005
As China rises to the position of a major economic power in Asia, it is taking an increasingly active role in international politics. This is particularly apparent in Southeast Asia, where Chinese officials are starting to compete with their Japanese and American counterparts, the traditional regional powers, for dominance. US policy towards Southeast Asia – "a policy of relative neglect...

The World Loves America But Resists Its Power

Rami G. Khouri September 29, 2005
On Saturday, protesters snaked through the streets of Washington in opposition to American actions in the Middle East. These demonstrations paled in comparison to those three years ago, but what anti-war demonstrators have lost in numbers, they may have gained in unlikely allies in the establishment. Mainstream foreign policy strategists are now seriously questioning American "liberal...

Time For a Saudi "New Deal"

Fahad Nazer September 27, 2005
The ascent of King Abdullah to the Saudi throne represents a great opportunity for domestic political reform, writes Fahad Nazer. As an absolute monarchy with almost no accountability to its citizens, the Saudi government will prove increasingly vulnerable to the demands of internal reformers – as well as growing global criticism over the radical Islam preached by its Wahhabist clerics. Any...

Murdoch Says News Corp. Has Hit a "Brick Wall" in China

Ron Rhodes September 20, 2005
Media tycoons have long salivated over China's huge market potential. But a government investigation into Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. underscores the challenges of operating a media business in China. "A year ago I would have said there's a lot of opening up going on," Murdoch said. "The present trend is the reverse," he continued, referring to the government...

Bush's Missed UN Opportunity

Sebastian Mallaby September 12, 2005
As Sebastian Mallaby notes, the current global climate requires competent international institutions to help usher in the change. In the past, world policy deals could be hashed out by a small, Western-oriented group of diplomats – but no longer. Today, the rise of newer economic powers such as China, India, and Brazil has United Nations leaders scrambling to decide exactly how to slice the...

Indo-US Nuclear Deal is Problematic

George Perkovich September 9, 2005
The controversial civil nuclear cooperation deal signed by Indian and US leaders in July has sounded alarm bells around the world. George Perkovich, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, wades through the fallout of the pact, critically assessing the ramifications of revised Indo-US nuclear relations. Perkovich argues that the strategic premises underlying...

Faulty Promises

George Perkovich September 9, 2005
The controversial civil nuclear cooperation deal signed by Indian and US leaders in July has sounded alarms around the world. George Perkovich, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, reviews the fallout of the pact, critically assessing the ramifications of revised Indo-US nuclear relations. In a policy brief, he argues that the strategic premises underlying...