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Publications: 140 items returned

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  • 25 Books and Reports
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1. Japan's National Security Policy Infrastructure
   By Yuki Tatsumi ; November 10, 2008 The United States and Japan have been celebrating a transformation of the US-Japan alliance in recent years. But has Japan really changed as much as is oftern portrayed?
   The United States and Japan have been celebrating a transformation of the US-Japan alliance in recent years. But has Japan really changed as much as is oftern portrayed? As the United States continues to work with Japan to make the US-Japan alliance more functional, US policymakers must be aware of this gap.  
2. Strategic Yet Strained: US Force Realignment in Japan and its Effects on Okinawa
   By Yuki Tatsumi ; October 08, 2008 (191 pages) Strategic Yet Strained aims to analyze the broad set of issues that the US—Japan alliance faces as it tries to adjust to the post-9/11 strategic environment—and thereby maintain its relevance as the foundation of peace and stability in the Asia—Pacific region and beyond—through examining the ongoing bilateral efforts in realigning the US military presence in Okinawa.
   Strategic Yet Strained aims to analyze the broad set of issues that the US–Japan alliance faces as it tries to adjust to the post-9/11 strategic environment—and thereby maintain its relevance as the foundation of peace and stability in the Asia–Pacific region and beyond—through examining the ongoing bilateral efforts in realigning the US military presence in Okinawa.  
3. Japan's New Defense Establishment: Institutions, Capabilities and Implications
   Co-edited by Yuki Tatsumi and Andrew L. Oros ; March 30, 2007 No summary available.
    
4. The Dragon's Shadow: The Rise of China and Japan's New Nationalism
   By Benjamin L. Self ; December 10, 2006 No summary available.
    
5. US-PRC-ROK Triangle
   by Alan D. Romberg ; January 01, 2004 Different perspectives on the North Korean nuclear issue have magnified other, long-standing but growing strains in US-ROK relations to threaten the durability of the alliance and potentially the strategic stability of the Northeast Asian region.
   Different perspectives on the North Korean nuclear issue have magnified other, long-standing but growing strains in US-ROK relations to threaten the durability of the alliance and potentially the strategic stability of the Northeast Asian region. The virtual collapse of the 1994 Agreed Framework has revealed fissures in US-ROK views about the nature of the North Korean threat and the appropriate means for dealing with it. 
6. Japan's Nuclear Option: Security Politics, and Policy in the 21st Century
   Benjamin L. Self and Jeffrey W. Thompson, editors ; December 08, 2003 Will Japan-the only victim of atomic attack-decide to "go nuclear?" Despite deep-seated anti-nuclear sentiment among the Japanese public, the prospect of a nuclear-armed North Korea has inflamed speculation about Japan's own intentions and capabilities, particularly its plutonium reprocessing program.
   Will Japan-the only victim of atomic attack-decide to "go nuclear?" Despite deep-seated anti-nuclear sentiment among the Japanese public, the prospect of a nuclear-armed North Korea has inflamed speculation about Japan's own intentions and capabilities, particularly its plutonium reprocessing program. Change within Japan itself has intensified the concerns of those who are suspicious: the erosion of postwar pacifism has led to a new willingness to dispatch forces abroad, while threats in the regional and global security environment are inducing ever-closer cooperation with the United States in areas such as missile defense and counter-terrorism. 
7. Rein In at the Brink of the Precipice: American Policy Toward Taiwan and U.S.-PRC Relations
   by Alan D. Romberg ; October 22, 2003 Researched over the course of nearly two years, Rein In at the Brink of the Precipice draws extensively on the U.S.-PRC negotiating record and numerous interviews with key former U.S. officials to give a textured sense of U.S. Taiwan policy and its relation to overall Sino-American relations from the Nixon Administration through the present.
   Researched over the course of nearly two years, Rein In at the Brink of the Precipice draws extensively on the U.S.-PRC negotiating record and numerous interviews with key former U.S. officials to give a textured sense of U.S. Taiwan policy and its relation to overall Sino-American relations from the Nixon Administration through the present. It argues that U.S. leaders have on occasion been either inattentive to or unaware of the commitments undertaken with the People's Republic of China regarding Taiwan and, because of this, have unwittingly generated crises and could do so again. 
8. China and Missile Defense: Managing U.S.-PRC Strategic Relations
   by Alan D. Romberg and Michael McDevitt ; February 13, 2003 As the United States has considered options for a missile defense system, it was natural enough to focus first on gaining the acquiescence of Russia, its ABM Treaty partner.
   As the United States has considered options for a missile defense system, it was natural enough to focus first on gaining the acquiescence of Russia, its ABM Treaty partner. But the result is that China has been insufficiently taken into account. Unless greater attention is now directed to the PRC's possible reaction to missile defense and to the potentially significant implications of that reaction for U.S. national security the substantial achievements gained in bilateral relations over the years could be eroded. 
9. An Alliance for Engagement: Building Cooperation in Security Relations with China
   edited by Benjamin L. Self and Jeffrey W. Thompson ; September 11, 2002 This publication represents the culmination of a two-year project launched by The Henry L. Stimson Center to explore means to ameliorate security relations between Japan and China.
   This publication represents the culmination of a two-year project launched by The Henry L. Stimson Center to explore means to ameliorate security relations between Japan and China. A team of American and Japanese security specialists and a group of senior advisors were assembled in 2000 to explore how the United States and Japan could build a framework for security cooperation with China by enhancing their bilateral alliance. 
10. Chinese Perspectives on US Ballistic Missile Defense
    by Thomas Sanderson ; March 15, 2002 US notice of impeding abrogation of the ABM Treaty and the development of Ballistic Missle Defenses (BMD) has generated great concern in Beijing. China's small nuclear arsenal capable of striking the United States will be put in jeopardy, giving the United States a freer hand in Asian and worldwide affairs.
    US notice of impeding abrogation of the ABM Treaty and the development of Ballistic Missle Defenses (BMD) has generated great concern in Beijing. China's small nuclear arsenal capable of striking the United States will be put in jeopardy, giving the United States a freer hand in Asian and worldwide affairs. Despite the growing cultural and economic ties between the two nations, BMD is adding tension to this very important bilateral relationship, with significant consequences for regional and global issues. 

1. Interview in CNA with Stimson Distinguished Fellow Alan D. Romberg on US Arms Sales to Taiwan (available in Chinese only)
   ByAlan D. Romberg ; December 17, 2009 In this interview with Central News Agency, Stimson Distinguished Fellow Alan D. Romberg discusses US arms sales to Taiwan (available in Chinese only).
   In this interview with Central News Agency, Stimson Distinguished Fellow Alan D. Romberg discusses US arms sales to Taiwan (available in Chinese only). 
2. Alan D. Romberg, "Cross-Strait Relations: Weathering the Storm"
   ByAlan D. Romberg ; November 17, 2009 "Cross-Strait Relations: Weathering the Storm" is a new essay by Distinguished Fellow Alan D. Romberg from Issue 30 of the China Leadership Monitor.
   "Cross-Strait Relations: Weathering the Storm" is a new essay by Distinguished Fellow Alan D. Romberg from Issue 30 of the China Leadership Monitor. 
3. Alan D. Romberg: Obama's First Trip to China Will Highlight his China Policy
   ByAlan D. Romberg ; November 12, 2009 In this interview from the Central News Agency (Taiwan) Alan D. Romberg discusses President Obama's first trip to China and how the administration is framing its China policy.
   In this interview from the Central News Agency (Taiwan) Alan D. Romberg discusses President Obama's first trip to China and how the administration is framing its China policy. 
4. Alan D. Romberg CNA Interview
   By Alan D. Romberg ; August 04, 2009 Alan D. Romberg comments on arms sales to Taiwan in an interview with the Taiwan Central News Agency. (article in Chinese)
   Alan D. Romberg comments on arms sales to Taiwan in an interview with the Taiwan Central News Agency. (article in Chinese) 
5. Alan D. Romberg Comments on Ma Ying-jeou's First Year in Office
   ByAlan D. Romberg ; May 20, 2009 No summary available.
    
6. Alan D. Romberg: Taiwan Entry in the WHA - A Step in the Right Direction
   ByAlan D. Romberg ; May 04, 2009 No summary available.
    
7. Alan D. Romberg: Taiwan Attendance at the WHA Demonstrates Cross-Strait Originality and Flexibility.
   ByAlan D. Romberg ; April 29, 2009 No summary available.
    
8. The Three Agreements Reached at the Third Chiang-Chen Meeting Deepen Cross-Strait Relations
   By Alan D. Romberg ; April 27, 2009 No summary available.
    
9. U.S.-Taiwan Relations: Looking Forward
   By Alan D. Romberg ; April 24, 2009 No summary available.
    
10. Remarks to Conference on the Impact of Deteriorating North-South Relations on Six-Party Process
    By Alan D. Romberg ; April 24, 2009 One is tempted to begin—and perhaps end—remarks on this topic by asking “What Six-Party Process”? The finality of the announcement that North Korea would “never” again participate in such talks—which echoed the threat contained in the foreign ministry statement that had preceded the April 5 launch—is more definitive than any statement by Pyongyang in the past that I can recall.
    One is tempted to begin—and perhaps end—remarks on this topic by asking “What Six-Party Process”? The finality of the announcement that North Korea would “never” again participate in such talks—which echoed the threat contained in the foreign ministry statement that had preceded the April 5 launch—is more definitive than any statement by Pyongyang in the past that I can recall. 

1. The Cooperation between the U.S. and Japan on Our Respective Defense Exchanges with Other Countries to Improve the International Security Environment
   By Col. Tadashi Tabuchi ; November 15, 2007 No summary available.
    

1. US Arms Sales to Taiwan – Beijing Reacts Sharply
   By Alan D. Romberg ; February 01, 2010 The Obama Administration’s decision to sell Taiwan $6.4 billion worth of arms (primarily heavy-lift transportation helicopters and PAC-3 anti-missile systems) parallels a similar decision by the Bush Administration in October 2008. The PRC reaction this time, however, appears to be stronger.
   The Obama Administration’s decision to sell Taiwan $6.4 billion worth of arms (primarily heavy-lift transportation helicopters and PAC-3 anti-missile systems) parallels a similar decision by the Bush Administration in October 2008. The PRC reaction this time, however, appears to be stronger. The question is: Why? 
2. New Government in Japan—implication for US-Japan relations
   By Yuki Tatsumi ; September 03, 2009 On August 30 2009, Japanese voters overwhelmingly elected the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). While the August 30 election was mainly about domestic issues, how Yukio Hatoyama, his cabinet, and the DPJ tackle both domestic and international challenges Japan faces will still have a profound impact on Washington’s dealing with Tokyo.
   On August 30 2009, Japanese voters overwhelmingly elected the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). While the August 30 election was mainly about domestic issues, how Yukio Hatoyama, his cabinet, and the DPJ tackle both domestic and international challenges Japan faces will still have a profound impact on Washington’s dealing with Tokyo. 
3. Resetting the Peace Clock
   By Brittney Washington ; August 21, 2009 The 64th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has come and gone, but Japan’s “peace clock” has not run smoothly. Tension in East Asia, including North Korea’s nuclear program, has unsettled Japan’s concept of its national security.
   The 64th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has come and gone, but Japan’s “peace clock” has not run smoothly. Tension in East Asia, including North Korea’s nuclear program, has unsettled Japan’s concept of its national security. A younger generation of Japanese, highly supportive of the goal of global non-proliferation, will determine the future of the US-Japan alliance. 
4. North Korea’s Second Nuclear Test: A Test also for China and the United States
   By Alan D. Romberg ; May 26, 2009 North Korea’s nuclear test over the weekend, reportedly 10 to 20 times more powerful than Pyongyang’s first test in 2006, has already led to harsh global criticism and will produce yet another UN Security Council resolution of condemnation.
   North Korea’s nuclear test over the weekend, reportedly 10 to 20 times more powerful than Pyongyang’s first test in 2006, has already led to harsh global criticism and will produce yet another UN Security Council resolution of condemnation. The issue will be what sanctions are adopted and, even more important, implemented. Not only the United States, but China too, faces some difficult choices. 
5. Rethinking Northeast Asia
   By Alan D. Romberg ; November 21, 2008 Simultaneously nurturing bilateral relations with a rising China while reinvigorating relations with Japan and Korea—key American allies in Northeast Asia—will be a delicate but urgent challenge for the Obama Administration.
   Simultaneously nurturing bilateral relations with a rising China while reinvigorating relations with Japan and Korea—key American allies in Northeast Asia—will be a delicate but urgent challenge for the Obama Administration. Each relationship has its particular needs. But success on all fronts will also require that those relationships be addressed in a regional context when dealing with non-proliferation issues such as the denuclearization of North Korea, transnational issues such as climate change and energy security, or stable economic growth in a period of extreme financial stress. 
6. The Decision to De-list North Korea
   by Forgach, Leslie ; October 23, 2008 To break the impasse in the Six Party Talks, the U.S. removed North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. While the decision is a step towards the ultimate goal of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, it remains a source of tension in U.S.-Japan relations.
   To break the impasse in the Six Party Talks, the U.S. removed North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. While the decision is a step towards the ultimate goal of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, it remains a source of tension in U.S.-Japan relations. 
7. "Leadership vacuum" in Japan - What Does it Mean?
   By Yuki Tatsumi ; October 03, 2008 Japanese prime minister Taro Aso made his debut to international scene when he delivered a speech at UN General Assembly on September 25. While his speech clearly demonstrated his determination to keep Japan engaged in international events, political developments within Japan makes whether he can accomplish that remains highly uncertain.
   Japanese prime minister Taro Aso made his debut to international scene when he delivered a speech at UN General Assembly on September 25. While his speech clearly demonstrated his determination to keep Japan engaged in international events, political developments within Japan makes whether he can accomplish that remains highly uncertain. 
8. Japan Barely Afloat in the East China Sea
   By Brian Clampitt ; July 14, 2008 Last month, Japan and China announced a plan to begin limited joint development of gas fields in the East China Sea. The agreement, while good on paper, does little to address the underlying controversy.
   Last month, Japan and China announced a plan to begin limited joint development of gas fields in the East China Sea. The agreement, while good on paper, does little to address the underlying controversy. Issues of sovereignty, islands, and Taiwan still make the East China Sea prone to tempests of conflict 
9. Taiwan: George Bush meet Abba Eban
   By Alan D. Romberg ; April 21, 2008 Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan’s new leader, is committed to lowering tensions with Beijing, a long-standing U.S. objective. But his success requires strong domestic consensus, which, in turn, depends on open American support.
   Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan’s new leader, is committed to lowering tensions with Beijing, a long-standing U.S. objective. But his success requires strong domestic consensus, which, in turn, depends on open American support. Inviting Ma to Washington before his inauguration would signify such critical backing. Instead, President Bush seems determined to miss this unique opportunity to promote U.S. interests. 
10. The US-Japan alliance—truly “global” partners
    By Yuki Tatsumi ; April 03, 2008 The United States and Japan can and should work more closely together in the areas beyond narrowly-defined defense cooperation. Despite the upcoming intense political seasons in two capitals, Tokyo and Washington should continue to engage in a dialogue on the ways to expand the scope and increase the depth of the US-Japan partnership.
    The United States and Japan can and should work more closely together in the areas beyond narrowly-defined defense cooperation. Despite the upcoming intense political seasons in two capitals, Tokyo and Washington should continue to engage in a dialogue on the ways to expand the scope and increase the depth of the US-Japan partnership.