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The East Asia program seeks to illuminate and fashion practical solutions to many of the complex security challenges confronting East Asia and the Asia-Pacific region today. Its work related to the PRC and Taiwan focuses heavily on bilateral relations between the United States and the two sides of the Strait, as well as on the dynamic of cross-Strait relations. The analysis of issues involves a detailed examination of Taiwan domestic political developments as well as US strategic interests in the region more broadly. The Program's Japan-centered work examines the implications of Japan's evolving security policy and US-Japan alliance relations, and it seeks to promote bilateral cooperation on a number of regional and global strategic issues. It also deals closely with the Korean Peninsula, exploring North Korean nuclear issues, inter-Korean relations, and the US-ROK alliance.

Research News

Great Eastern Japan Earthquake: “Lessons Learned” for Japanese Defense Policy

The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake (GEJE) on March 11, 2011 was the worst disaster in the nation's recorded history. The triple combination of an earthquake, tsunami, and meltdown of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station dealt a severe blow to northeastern Japan, resulting in the largest and fastest mobilization of the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) since its

Current Research

PRC, Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations

In examining United States relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC), which now encompasses virtually the full spectrum of political, security, economic and cultural interests, the East Asia Program focuses in particular on political and strategic relations. Taiwan, both as its own focus and as a central element in cross-Taiwan Strait relations, is an area of
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Japan

The Stimson Center's Japan program seeks to provide a dynamic platform for engaging in useful discussion and analysis on the security issues relevant to Japan and its alliance with the United States. We strive to provide empirically based, high-quality analyses in order to promote a clear understanding of Japanese politics and security issues in Washington DC as well as to
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Korea

The US alliance with the Republic of Korea (ROK or South Korea) is an essential element in the maintenance of peace and stability on the Peninsula and in the region in general. Yet that alliance has undergone—and continues to experience—significant changes. It is currently being transformed in important ways, and the Program will continue to pay attention to how that
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PRC Visiting Fellows Program

The Visiting Fellows Program for the People's Republic of China, as part of the Stimson Center's overall Visiting Fellows Program, is geared toward individuals at a mid-career stage who show promise of being able to contribute creatively to the public debate on national security in their respective countries and in the region as a whole.

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Taiwan Visiting Fellows Program

The Stimson Center is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Taiwan Visiting Fellows Program. This Program, a part of the Stimson Center's overall Visiting Fellows Program, is geared toward mid-career professionals who are interested in contributing creatively to the public debate on regional security, cross-Strait relations, and US-Taiwan
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