... and the People’s Republic of China. Efforts to strengthen security cooperation were stronger than economic outreach, however, and elections and leadership transitions in multiple locations, including the US, raised questions about the extent to which domestic politics will inflect current patterns in the near...

... it was a few decades back. The gap in performance between India and Pakistan in vital areas of national life has greatly widened. © 2019 by The Regents of the University of California 2019 security rivalry deterrence conflict alliances India Pakistan NASREEN AKHTAR AND INAMULLAH JAN The Rise...

... 2017 by The Regents of the University of California 2017 United States China Obama Trump security BATES GILL The United States and Asia in 2016 Challenges in the Region and on the Home Front ABSTRACT In 2016, US strategic engagement in Asia faced a widening array of challenges emanating...

... capabilities, economic intention, and the security commitment from the United States. © 2016 by the Regents of the University of California 2016 hedging security cross-Strait relations China realism CHARLES CHONG-HAN WU Taiwan s Hedging against China The Strategic Implications of Ma Ying-Jeou s...

... topped a worrisome list of US–China tensions. © 2016 by The Regents of the University of California 2016 China United States security maritime South China Sea BATES GILL The United States and Asia in 2015 Across the Region, US China Competition Intensifies ABSTRACT Washington advanced its...

..., and curbing narcotics flowing into Central Asia and thence to Russia. Moscow is in the difficult position of not wanting American forces to stay in Afghanistan but also not wanting the drawdown of forces to leave behind chaos. KEYWORDS: Russia, Afghanistan, Central Asia, security, development SECTION 1...

... Central Asia security China ANDREW C. KUCHINS Russia and the CIS in 2014 A Rather Bad Year ABSTRACT After a fine start to 2014 for Russia with the Sochi Olympics, things quickly went rather bad. A collapsing oil price and Western sanctions after the annexation of Crimea crippled the ruble; a crisis...

...Zhao Huasheng China’s interests in and expectations from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Central Asia often overlap. China is currently developing cooperative institutions in areas such as security, energy, and economic development, among others. Subsequently, China finds itself...

...Seongho Sheen Fast aging in Northeast Asia has significant implications for the geopolitics and security dynamics of the region. The long-term impact of graying populations and substantial increases in social security spending might limit the regional arms race. By 2030, Japan, South Korea...

..., and President Hamid Karzai has had little success in boosting his government's standing. © 2012 by the Regents of the University of California 2012 Afghanistan governance security assassinations Taliban Asian Survey, Vol. 52, Number 1, pp. 88 99. ISSN 0004-4687, electronic ISSN 1533-838X. © 2012...

..., security, small arms, climate change, trade Helen Clark, the administrator of the United Nations Develop- ment Program, visited Bangladesh in November 2010, during which time she jointly inaugurated 4,501 Union Information and Service Centers in the Union parishads (the lowest tier of local government...

... the trajectory of U.S. policy and the legitimacy of its own rulers. © 2011 By the Regents of the University of California Afghanistan governance security elections Taliban Asian Survey, Vol. 51, Number 1, pp. 85 96. ISSN 0004-4687, electronic ISSN 1533-838X. © 2011 by the Regents of the University...

... of the country. Relations between the Afghan government and the major international donor countries also deteriorated. However, member countries of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan decided to increase international troop strength and tried to elicit greater commitment from the Afghan...

...Geoffrey C. Gunn Timor-Leste (East Timor) appears to have put the crisis of 2006 behind it. No major outbreaks of violence recurred. The security dividend translated into tangible economic progress. Added to that, the otherwise impoverished, half-island Southeast Asian nation has joined the holders...

...," and the North's utilization as a catch-all proxy for remilitarization. © 2009 by The Regents of the University of California. 2009 Japan North Korea security U.S.-Japan alliance remilitarization SUPER-SIZING THE DPRK THREAT Japan s Evolving Military Posture and North Korea Christopher W. Hughes...

...Li Narangoa Since 1992, Mongolia has sought to embed itself and its neighbors, Russia and China, in regional security arrangements and international law. This strategy can be categorized as preventive diplomacy and involves seeking to create a climate in which conflict will not arise, rather than...

... Taliban security post conflict humanitarian disaster corruption narcotics AFGHANISTAN IN 2008 State Building at the Precipice Rani D. Mullen Abstract The state-building endeavor in Afghanistan came to the brink in 2008 with the Taliban insurgency taking control of some southern districts, high...

.... It also examines continuing obstacles to fully cementing “strategic” relations between the two countries. © 2008 by The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 2008 India Japan strategic interests security strategic relationship INDIA AND JAPAN S GROWING SYNERGY From...

... on U.S. initiative beyond the boundaries of these predispositions and beyond the terms of the nuclear crisis itself. © 2007 by The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 2007 North Korea United States nuclear proliferation security strategy U.S. POLICY TOWARD NORTH...

..., Mongolia struggles with the pacing of reforms, a shortage of basic services, and a widening income gap. © 2007 by The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 2007 Mongolia international relations security democratic and economic change MONGOLIA IN 2006 Land of the Rising...