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John Pryke - World leaders participate in the APEC Business Advisory Council Dialogue during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders Meeting in Sydney September 8, 2007.

Save to My Portfolio APEC: The Challenge of Remaining Relevant

Richard Weixing Hu, November 2008

As leaders from around the Asia-Pacific gather in Peru for the APEC summit on November 22-23, former CNAPS Visiting Fellow Richard Weixing Hu writes in the Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary that APEC’s relevance could be jeopardized by its hollow dialogue agendas and competition from the growing number of regional community building projects. Read More

Asia, Global Economics, Global Finance, International Organizations

Visiting Fellow Presentation


Reuters/Nicky Loh - Chen Yunlin (L), Chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) shakes hands with Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang after receiving a gift during a cross straits meeting signing ceremony.

Save to My Portfolio Seeking a Cross-strait Diplomatic Truce: Theory and Practice

Thursday, October 30, 2008
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has proposed a “diplomatic truce” between Taiwan and China, in which the practice of competitive checkbook diplomacy would be replaced by engagement between the two sides. In this presentation, CNAPS Visiting Fellow Liu Shih-chung explores the early results of President Ma’s proposal and discusses some of the factors that influence Taiwan’s decisions on diplomacy and cross-strait policy. Read More

Taiwan, China, International Relations, Asia

SPOTLIGHT: Financial Markets


Reuters/Lucas Jackson - A traffic light is pictured beside the Wall Street road sign in the financial district of New York.

Save to My Portfolio Global Financial Crisis: What Should the U.S. Show the World?

Yeongseop Rhee, October 28, 2008

CNAPS Nonresident Fellow Yeongseop Rhee writes that the current financial crisis calls to mind the 1997-1998 Asian crisis. At that time, the U.S. and international organizations blamed Asian countries for their plight and prescribed harsh measures for fixing the situation. Dr. Rhee argues that now the U.S. must follow its own advice to maintain its leadership position. Read More

Financial Markets, Asia, Global Finance, International Organizations, U.S. Economy

SPOTLIGHT: North Korea


Reuters/KCNA - North Korean leader Kim visits a military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

Save to My Portfolio North Korea: Planning for After the Kims

Kongdan Oh, October 29, 2008

There has been much speculation over the declining health of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in recent weeks. Kongdan Oh writes that it is imperative to prepare for the eventual collapse of the Kim regime and that regime change in North Korea can open the way for an end to the Cold War on the Korean peninsula and build the foundation of a democratic and unified Korea that will influence the region. Read More

North Korea, Northeast Asia, Nuclear Weapons, Asia

past event


Reuters/Jason Lee - Military delegates dressed in the latest uniform attend the reception of marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of People's Liberation Army in Beijing.

Save to My Portfolio Recruitment, Training and Education in China’s 80-year-old Military

Wednesday, September 17, 2008
2:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Washington, DC

On September 17, chapter authors from The “People” in the PLA: Recruitment, Training, and Education in China’s 80-year Old Military, co-produced by the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College and The National Bureau of Asian Research, presented their findings, examining the human capital of China’s military at this event. Read More

China, Asia, Northeast Asia

Fellowship

Save to My Portfolio Visiting Fellowship: Brookings Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Brookings’s Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) has substantially changed its Visiting Fellows program and will now host two classes of Visiting Fellows per academic year. CNAPS is currently accepting applications for the Autumn 2009 session and Spring 2010 session.

Past Event

Save to My Portfolio U.S. Policy in Asia: Meeting Opportunities and Challenges

Monday, July 28, 2008
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Washington, DC

On July 28, 2008, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies hosted an event featuring remarks by Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte on U.S. policy toward Asia and its evolution in light of the major political, economic, and security trends shaping the region. Read More

Past Event

Save to My Portfolio Soft Power in East Asia

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

On June 17, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) at Brookings and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosted a seminar to announce and examine the findings of a groundbreaking public opinion survey on the current and potential use of soft power in East Asia by the United States, China, Japan and South Korea. Read More

Past Event

Save to My Portfolio An Emerging East Asia and the Next American Administration

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Beijing, China

CNAPS and the Center for International and Strategic Studies sponsored this day-long conference at Peking University, bringing together Brookings and CNAPS scholars and leading Chinese experts to discuss emerging structures of international relations, Asia’s economic dynamism, and the foreign policy and security challenges that will face the next American president. Read More

About Us

Established in 1998, the Brookings Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) conducts research, analysis, and outreach designed to enhance policy development and understanding on the pressing political, economic, and security issues facing Northeast Asia.

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