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Spotlight: 25 items returned

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1. Japanese Politics: More Drift
   By Yuki Tatsumi ; August 16, 2010 With the DPJ's defeat in the July election, political instability in Tokyo will continue at least until 2013. This should concern Washington. Japan’s prolonging drift is bad news not only for Japan and the United States, but also for the international community writ large.
   With the DPJ's defeat in the July election, political instability in Tokyo will continue at least until 2013. This should concern Washington. Japan’s prolonging drift is bad news not only for Japan and the United States, but also for the international community writ large. 
2. China’s Currency Dilemma
   ByRichard Cronin ; June 02, 2010 The U.S. wants China to allow its currency to appreciate against the U.S. dollar but has little ability to influence that decision. China has both short and longer term reasons for doing so, but turmoil in international financial markets and mixed and erratic data about the Chinese economy may cause Beijing to delay.
   The U.S. wants China to allow its currency to appreciate against the U.S. dollar but has little ability to influence that decision. China has both short and longer term reasons for doing so, but turmoil in international financial markets and mixed and erratic data about the Chinese economy may cause Beijing to delay. 
3. Recent Challenges to US Security Interests in Northeast Asia
   by Mullen, Kent ; April 08, 2010 Staunch allies and longtime foes alike have made the diplomatic situation in Northeast Asia challenging for the Obama Administration. While recent developments in the region may seem troubling for the US, it is important to understand their true implications for American interests going forward.
   Staunch allies and longtime foes alike have made the diplomatic situation in Northeast Asia challenging for the Obama Administration. While recent developments in the region may seem troubling for the US, it is important to understand their true implications for American interests going forward.  
4. US-Japan alliance at 50: heading into uncharted waters
   By Yuki Tatsumi ; February 16, 2010 After Yukio Hatoyama became the prime minister in September 2009, however, the US-Japan alliance seems to have entered a period of great uncertainty. In their efforts to explore ways to deepen the US-Japan alliance, Tokyo and Washington first must come to shared understanding of why the US-Japan alliance still matters today.
   After Yukio Hatoyama became the prime minister in September 2009, however, the US-Japan alliance seems to have entered a period of great uncertainty. In their efforts to explore ways to deepen the US-Japan alliance, Tokyo and Washington first must come to shared understanding of why the US-Japan alliance still matters today. 
5. 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? 
6. 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. 
7. 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. 
8. 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. 
9. 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. 
10. 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.