East Asia

Program Publications

• January 29, 2013 / By Alan D. Romberg, Yuki Tatsumi, Richard Cronin
  Presidential Inbox 2013:  Find the Right Balance in Asia Policy
  

  The Presidential Inbox series gives Stimson experts a chance to offer their views on key international security challenges and pragmatic steps the Obama Administration can take to

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• December 17, 2012 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  Japan chose a new leader: what can we expect from Shinzo Abe?
  

  Japanese voters have spoken.  On December 16, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 294 out of 480 seats in the House of Representatives (Lower House) election and  marked a resounding

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• December 13, 2012
  Trans Pacific Partnership and the China-Japan-Korea Free Trade Agreement: Implications for Taiwan
  

  Dr. Chen-Dong Tso, executive director of Center for China Studies at the National Taiwan University and former Stimson Visiting Fellow, has released an analysis entitled, “Trans Pacific

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• November 30, 2012 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  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

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• November 19, 2012 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Across the Taiwan Strait: From Confrontation to Cooperation, 2006–2012
  

  The East Asia-China program has published a three-volume set of Director and Senior Associate Alan Romberg’s writings on cross-Strait relations over the past six years. Originally

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• November 09, 2012 / By Moon Young Jun
  Security Challenges and Transitions: A Look-Ahead to the Next Korean Presidential Administration
  

  The Republic of Korea (ROK) stands at another crossroad as it heads into its 18^th presidential election this December 19th. This time around, South Korea is emerging onto the global

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• October 04, 2012 / By Russell Sticklor
  The Race to Harness Himalayan Hydropower
  

  Spend a day in Kathmandu, Nepal's sprawling capital of 4-million people, and you'll quickly notice what has long been a fact of life in this landlocked Himalayan country, and many other

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• October 02, 2012 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Alan D. Romberg Comments on the Diaoyutai/ Senkaku Islands Dispute
  

  Tensions have flared on both sides of the East China Sea, since the Japanese central government announced its purchase of the Diaoyutai/Senkaku Islands in early September.  Stimson's

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• September 18, 2012 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  Japan-China Relations: What Now?
  

  Tension is quickly rising in Japan-China relations following the Japanese government's decision to nationalize the Senkaku Islands (known in China as Diaoyutai) on September 11, 2012.

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• July 13, 2012 / By Moon Young Jun
  History Intrudes on Korea-Japan Security Cooperation
  

  Sixty-seven years have passed since the last Japanese imperial soldier left the shores of the Korean peninsula, yet the South Korean bitterness towards the Japanese military remains

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• April 13, 2012 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Understanding North Korea’s Failed Launch
  

  North Korea's unsuccessful missile launch is an enormous embarrassment for the newly installed regime of Kim Jong Un. Surely the military officers and others responsible for the event

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• March 30, 2012 / By Alan D. Romberg
  After the Taiwan Election: Planning for the Future
  

  Alan D. Romberg has published a new essay, “After the Taiwan Elections, Planning for the Future,” which appears in the current issue of China Leadership Monitor.

  With a stronger than

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• March 13, 2012 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  One Year after 3-11: “Lessons Learned” for Japan
  

  One year has passed since Japan was hit by the greatest natural disaster in its recorded history.  Combined with the nuclear accident that was triggered by the severe earthquake and

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• February 24, 2012 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  The New Nuclear Agenda: Prospects for US-Japan Cooperation
  

  The accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station demonstrated quite dramatically the national security risk that civil nuclear power stations can present, and has led to

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• February 16, 2012 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  Future of the US Marines in Okinawa — long-term risks for short-term gain?
  

  Last week’s agreement separates these three elements.  Now, the US government will seek the move of some US Marines in Okinawa to Guam regardless of progress (or lack thereof) in FRF

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• January 05, 2012 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Taiwan Elections Head to the Finish: Concerns, Cautions, and Challenges
  

  “Taiwan Elections Head to the Finish: Concerns, Cautions, and Challenges” appears in the current issue of the China Leadership Monitor by Alan D. Romberg, Distinguished Fellow and

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• December 20, 2011 / By Alan D. Romberg, Yuki Tatsumi
  Regional Implications and the Passing of Kim Jong-Il
  

  Kim Jong-Il’s passing is untimely in the sense that his son and designated successor, Kim Jong-Un, is clearly not ready to take the reins of power. Still, one assumes that the various

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• September 26, 2011 / By Shawn Lynott
  Taiwan’s Upcoming Election: Implications for the Future
  

  Taiwanese people must choose between two divergent paths in the upcoming January 2012 presidential election, which bears heavily on their relationship with mainland China. Dr. Tsai

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• September 15, 2011 / By Zhang Zhexin
  Four Misperceptions about China in South China Sea Disputes - a Chinese Perspective
  

  Tensions between China and some Southeast Asian states over territorial claims in the South China Sea (SCS) appear to have eased with the agreement reached in Bali on July 20 between

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• September 14, 2011 / By Alan D. Romberg
  The 2012 Taiwan Election: Off and Running
  

  “The 2012 Taiwan Election: Off and Running” appears in the current issue of the China Leadership Monitor by Alan D. Romberg, Distinguished Fellow and Director of the East Asia Program at

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• September 07, 2011
  The US-Japan Alliance after 3-11
  

  On September 7, 2011, the Stimson Center in conjunction with Nippon Foundation, Ocean Policy Research Foundation, and Sasakawa Peace Foundation hosted the inaugural session of the

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• August 30, 2011 / By Jenny Shin
  Strengthening the U.S.-Japan Alliance after 3-11
  

  Nearly six months after the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and devastating tsunami in March, the U.S.-Japan alliance appears to be on an upward path thanks to the U.S. military's

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• June 15, 2011 / By Connor Cislo
  Japanese Diplomacy on Hold
  

  A meeting of the Japan-US Security Consultative Committee, comprised of the Japanese and US foreign and defense ministers, is slated for late June, ahead of a September visit by the

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• May 31, 2011 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Alan Romberg comments on the future of U.S.-Taiwan relations
  

  Alan Romberg shared his insight into U.S.-Taiwan Relations with Taiwan’s Central News Agency in Chinese. Click here to read the original interview.

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• May 09, 2011
  The US-Japan Alliance after 3/11
  

  On May 6, 2011 the Stimson Center hosted the Multi-Partisan Delegation for the Fortification of the Post-3/11 Japan-US Alliance, comprised of Hon. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Hon. Mikio Shimoji,

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• March 29, 2011 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  North Korea: Challenge for the US-Japan Alliance
  

  North Korea continues to pose security and diplomatic challenges, affecting Northeast Asia most of all.  For the United States and Japan, managing differences over appropriate policy

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• March 22, 2011
  The Meaning of JASDF’s Airlift Operation in Iraq and JASDF’s Future Challenges
  

  In 2003, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) deployed its transport units to support the multinational force operations in Afghanistan and Iraq - their first experience in long-term

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• March 17, 2011 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  The Role of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake
  

  The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake (higashi nihon dai shinsai) that hit Japan on March 11 was the greatest natural disaster in Japan's recorded history.  At the time of this writing,

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• March 07, 2011
  Status and Future Challenge of JGSDF in International Peace Cooperation Activities
  

  Since its first deployment to Cambodia in 1993, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has steadily accumulated experience in international peace cooperation operations.  As Japan

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• February 28, 2011 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Article by Alan Romberg in China Leadership Monitor 34
  

  Cross-Strait Relations: Setting the Stage for 2012

  Various developments throughout the latter half of 2010 and the early
  weeks of 2011 began to set the stage for changes in both Taiwan

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• January 21, 2011 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Alan Romberg on Hu Jintao’s US Visit
  

  Distinguished Fellow Alan Romberg discusses President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States and its implications for the future of US-Chinese relations. Listen to his interview with

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• January 18, 2011 / By Richard Cincotta
  Holding on to the One Child Policy: China’s Great Demographic Trade-Off
  

  Beijing's 2008 decision to maintain a somewhat liberalized version of its One-Child Policy surprised both Chinese and foreign demographers. Was the decision the product of a strategic

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• December 15, 2010 / By Kent Mullen
  Okinawa’s Election: A Glimmer of Hope for the U.S.-Japan Alliance
  

  On November 28th, Governor Hirokazu Nakaima of Okinawa, the Japanese prefecture at the center of a U.S. base relocation controversy, was narrowly reelected in a contest against a

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• November 18, 2010 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Alan Romberg’s presentation at the 6th Hankyoreh-Busan International Symposium
  

  INTRODUCTION

  From the time it took office in January 2009, the Obama Administration adopted a new point of departure for policy in Northeast Asia. It had two important

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• November 12, 2010 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  President Obama goes to Tokyo—Time to Reaffirm the US-Japan Relationship
  

   

  President Barack Obama's visit to Japan on November 12-14 is the last stop of his four-nation Asia tour; its primary focus is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.  His

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• November 09, 2010 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Managing the Cross Strait Issue
  

  By Alan Romberg

  This paper was prepared for a Track II dialogue on reducing strategic mistrust between the United States and China sponsored by the National Committee on American

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• July 23, 2010 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  Japan’s Drift and its Implications for the US-Japan Alliance
  

  This article originally appeared in PacNet Newsletter published by CSIS/Pacific Forum on July 23, 2010.

  In the House of Councillors (Upper House) election on July 11, the

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• June 30, 2010 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Alan D. Romberg comments on ECFA, the cross-strait economic agreement
  

  Alan D. Romberg comments on ECFA, the cross-strait economic agreement for Focus Taiwan News Channel.

  Read the article here.

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• June 28, 2010 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Ma at Mid-Term: Challenges for Cross-Strait Relations
  

  Ma at Mid-Term: Challenges for Cross-Strait Relations

  by Alan D. Romberg

  In his inaugural address in May 2008, Ma Ying-jeou laid out a vision for cross-Strait relations that was at once

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• May 11, 2010 / By Alan D. Romberg
  “All Economics is Political: ECFA Front and Center ”
  

  “All Economics is Political: ECFA Front and Center ” is a new essay by Distinguished Fellow Alan D. Romberg from Issue 32 of the China Leadership Monitor

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• February 16, 2010 / By Alan D. Romberg
  “2010: The Winter of PRC Discontent”
  

  “2010: The Winter of PRC Discontent” is a new essay by Distinguished Fellow Alan D. Romberg from Issue 31 of the China Leadership Monitor.

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• February 12, 2010 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  US-Japan alliance at 50: heading into uncharted waters
  

  On January 19, the US and Japanese governments issued statements commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Japan-US Mutual Security Treaty.  Both acknowledged the role that the

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• December 17, 2009 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Interview in CNA with Stimson Distinguished Fellow Alan D. Romberg on US Arms Sales to Taiwan
  

  In this interview with Central News Agency, Stimson Distinguished Fellow Alan D. Romberg discusses US arms sales to Taiwan (available in Chinese only).

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• November 17, 2009 / By Alan D. Romberg
  “Cross-Strait Relations: Weathering the Storm”
  

  “Cross-Strait Relations: Weathering the Storm” is a new essay by Distinguished Fellow Alan D. Romberg that will be printed in Issue 30 of the China Leadership Monitor.

   

   PDF available

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• November 12, 2009 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Alan D. Romberg: Obama’s First Trip to China Will Highlight his 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

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• August 04, 2009
  Alan D. Romberg CNA Interview
  

  Alan D. Romberg comments on arms sales to Taiwan in an interview with the Taiwan Central News Agency. (article in Chinese)

  

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• May 20, 2009 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Alan D. Romberg Comments on Ma Ying-jeou’s First Year in Office (Available in Chinese only)
  

  

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• May 04, 2009 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Alan D. Romberg: Taiwan Entry in the WHA - A step in the Right direction.
  

  Appeared in the World Journal (San Francisco) on April 30, 2009.

  

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• April 29, 2009 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Alan D. Romberg: Taiwan Attendance at the WHA Demonstrates Cross-Strait Originality and Flexibility
  

  Central News Agency (Taiwan), April 29, 2009.

  

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• April 27, 2009 / By Alan D. Romberg
  The Three Agreements Reached at the Third Chiang-Chen Meeting Deepen Cross-Strait Relations
  

  Published by the Central News Agency of Taiwan

  

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• April 24, 2009 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Remarks to Conference on the Impact of Deteriorating North-South Relations on Six-Party Process
  

  Sponsored by USKI, CSIS, and USIP

  Alan D. Romberg

  The Henry L. Stimson Center

  April 16, 2009

  One is tempted to begin—and perhaps end—remarks on this topic by asking “What Six-Party

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• April 24, 2009 / By Alan D. Romberg
  US-Taiwan Relations: Looking Forward
  

  Presentation at CSIS conference on

  US-Taiwan Relations in a New Era: Looking Forward 30 Years after the Taiwan Relations Act

   

  By Alan Romberg

  Distinguished Fellow and Director, East

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• April 07, 2009 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Cross-Strait Relations: First the Easy, Now the Hard
  

  April 2009
  

  
  

  After two rounds of renewed cross-Strait dialogue in 2008, PRC President Hu Jintao took the initiative at the end of the year to put forward an ambitious agenda for

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• March 19, 2009 / By Alan D. Romberg, Richard Bush
  “Cross-Strait Moderation and the United States”
  

  Richard Bush and Alan D. Romberg comment on a recent article by Professor Robert Sutter about the changes occurring between the PRC and Taiwan and the implications for United States

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• January 29, 2009 / By Alan D. Romberg
  “Cross-Strait Relations: “Ascend the Heights and Take a Long-term Perspective”
  

  To put it in Dickensian terms, the recent period has seen both the best of times and the worst of times for Taiwan. Significant progress has been made on many aspects of cross-Strait

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• November 21, 2008 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Rethinking Northeast Asia
  

  The Challenge

  Simultaneously nurturing bilateral relations with a rising China while reinvigorating relations with Japan and Korea—key American allies in Northeast Asia—will be a

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• November 08, 2008 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  Japan’s National Security Policy Infrastructure
  

  The publication launch was hosted by the Stimson Center on November 7, 2008.

  
  Japan’s National Security Policy Infrastructure: Can Tokyo Meet Washington’s Expectation? is available for

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• November 06, 2008 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Alan Romberg: Obama’s Taking Office Will Benefit the Steady Development of U.S.-Taiwan Relations
  

  Published by the Central News Agency of Taiwan

  

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• October 08, 2008 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  Strategic Yet Strained: US Force Realignment in Japan and its Effects on 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

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• September 22, 2008 / By Alan D. Romberg
  American Scholar: President Ma’s Low Key Transit Shows the Sincerity of His Effort to Rebuild Trus
  

  Published by the Central News Agency of Taiwan

  

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• September 15, 2008 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Taiwan: Opportunities and Challenges
  

  Alan D. Romberg, Distinguished Fellow and Director of the East Asia Program, gave a keynote address in the CLSA China Forum in Shanghai on May 15, 2008. 

   

  For CLSA’s summary and the

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• September 03, 2008 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Cross-Strait Relations: First the Easy Steps, Then the Difficult Ones
  

  “Cross-Strait Relations: First the Easy Steps, Then the Difficult Ones” by Alan D. Romberg appears in China Leadership Monitor, No. 26, Fall 2008. China Leadership Monitor is

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• September 01, 2008 / By Chen Jen-Shuai
  The Influence of China’s Military Modernization on Security in the Taiwan Strait
  

  In a paper entitled “The Influence of China’s Military Modernization on Security in the Taiwan Strait”, Visiting Fellow Chen Jen-Shuai presents his research on the development of the

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• August 22, 2008
  U.S. Expert Sees Arms Sales to Taiwan Moving Forward in Coming Weeks
  

  By Steve Bercic

  Washington, July 25 (CNA) - A top U.S. expert on cross-Taiwan Strait affairs said Thursday that he expects the Bush administration to begin the process of transferring

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• August 13, 2008 / By Shizue Morita
  The North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004
  

  By Shizue Morita

  August 13, 2008

   

  In the paper “The North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004,” Visiting Fellow Shizue Morita from the Japanese Ministry of Defense outlines the history of

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• August 12, 2008 / By Zhang Zhexin
  Young American China Watchers’ Views on China
  

  Written by Zhang Zhixin, an Assistant Professor at China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) (American Studies) in Beijing and previous Visiting Fellow at The

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• June 24, 2008 / By Tadahiro Yashima
  The Future Course of Japan’s National Security Policy in the Face of Rising China
  

  By Tadahiro Yashima

  June 24, 2008

   

  In a paper entitled “The Future Course of Japan’s National Security Policy in the Face of Rising China,” Visiting Fellow Tadahiro Yashima presents

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• June 17, 2008 / By Alan D. Romberg
  After the Taiwan Election: Restoring Dialogue while Reserving Options
  

  “After the Taiwan Election: Restoring Dialogue while Reserving Options” by Alan D. Romberg appears in China Leadership Monitor, No. 25, Summer 2008. China Leadership Monitor is

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• March 30, 2008 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Alan Romberg Urges Beijing to Adopt Creative Measures to Improve Cross-Strait Relations
  

  Alan D. Romberg, Distinguished Fellow and Director of the East Asia Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., gave a presentation for the Brookings seminar entitled

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• March 26, 2008
  U.S. Policy toward Taiwan, Time for Change?
  

  Alan D. Romberg, Distinguished Fellow and Director of the East Asia Program, was one of four speakers in the debate sponsored by the Carneige Endowment for International Peace on U.S.

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• March 23, 2008 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Alan Romberg: Election Victor Must Heal Societal Rifts
  

  Alan D. Romberg, Distinguished Fellow and Director of the East Asia Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., discusses with Jorge Liu of the Central News Agency of

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• March 12, 2008 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Taiwan Elections: Foundation for the Future
  

  “Taiwan Elections: Foundation for the Future” by Alan D. Romberg appears in China Leadership Monitor, No. 24, Spring 2008. China Leadership Monitor is sponsored by the Hoover

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• February 05, 2008 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  Troubles in the Ministry of Defense of Japan: Implications For the U.S.-Japan Alliance
  

   

  There have been several recent developments that are positive for the U.S.-Japan alliance. The two countries successfully conducted Japan’s ballistic missile defense (BMD) test in

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• January 15, 2008 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Shifting Political Currents in Taiwan
  

  The Kuomintang’s blowout victory in legislative elections foreshadows significant transformation of Taiwan politics.  But KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou has wisely cautioned

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• December 16, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Cross-Strait Relations: In Search of Peace
  

  “Cross-Strait Relations: In Search of Peace” by Alan D. Romberg appears in China Leadership Monitor, No. 23, Winter 2008. China Leadership Monitor is sponsored by the Hoover

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• December 04, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  The Role of the United States in Northeast Asia in the Wake of the North Korean Nuclear Test
  

  This paper was presented at the conference ““The North Korean Nuclear Test and the Future of Northeast Asia” hosted by the Asia Foundation on December 4, 2006.
  
  In the most fundamental

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• December 03, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Future Cross-Strait Relations and a Possible Modus Vivendi
  

  A paper presented at the Foundation for International and Cross-Strait Studies-Brookings Institution Conference on Washington-Taipei-Beijing Relations: Variables &

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• November 07, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  PacNet 45 - The U.S. “One China” Policy: Time for a Change?
  

  This article appeared in November’s PacNet 45 by the CSIS Pacific Forum.  It is based on Alan Romberg’s speech at the 16th Annual Charles Neuhauser Memorial Lecture at the John K.

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• October 25, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  The U.S. “One China” Policy: Time for a Change?
  

  This is the text of the 16^th Annual Charles Neuhauser Memorial Lecture at the John K. Fairbank Center of Harvard University on October 24, 2007.  

  Introduction

   

  When I told my friend

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• October 23, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Next Steps on North Korea: Options Beyond Sanctions
  

  Discussion with Alan D. Romberg, Michael Swaine, and Randall Schriver

  On October 12, 2006, the Henry L. Stimson Center partnered with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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• October 05, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Applying to the UN “in the name of ‘Taiwan’”
  

  “Applying to the UN “in the name of ‘Taiwan’”” by Alan D. Romberg appears in China Leadership Monitor, No. 22, Fall 2007. China Leadership Monitor is sponsored by the Hoover Institution

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• July 16, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Election 2008 and the Future of Cross-Strait Relations
  

  “Election 2008 and the Future of Cross-Strait Relations” by Alan D. Romberg appears in China Leadership Monitor, No. 21, Summer 2007. China Leadership Monitor is sponsored by the

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• July 12, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Future East Asian Security Architecture: Implications for the PLA
  

  Alan D. Romberg contributed the following analysis as chapter twelve of “Assessing the Threat”, a book published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

   

  “Security

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• July 12, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  U.S. Strategic Interests in Northeast Asia: 2009 and Beyond
  

  Alan D. Romberg takes a look at key U.S. regional relationships in Northeast Asia. This analysis is based on a paper he presented at the Korea Research Institute for Strategy

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• July 12, 2007 / By Yoshinori Ozaki
  Toward an Interdependent Partnership
  

  By Col. Yoshinori Ozaki, Visiting Fellow from the Japan Air Self Defense Force

   

  In a paper entitiled “Toward an Interdependent Partnership” (July 2, 2007), Col. Ozaki presents his

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• July 02, 2007
  Toward an Interdependent Partnership
  

  By Col. Yoshinori Ozaki, Visiting Fellow from the Japan Air Self Defense Force

  Since 2001, the United States and Japan have witnessed an increased deepening of their alliance. However, a

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• April 27, 2007 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  The Defense Policy Review Initiative: a reflection
  

  by Yuki Tatsumi

  This piece originally appeared in PacNet Newsletter, distributed by Pacific Forum/CSIS on April 27, 2006. 
   
  At the end of 2002, the United States and Japan launched an

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• April 13, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  George Bush and Northeast Asia: Anticipating the Final Two Years
  

  After 9/11, many observers depicted the Bush administration as simply ignoring Northeast Asia. The emphasis on alliances announced at the start of the term was seen as totally

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• March 15, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  A New Taiwan Representative Will Arrive in Washington, But Taiwan Needs to Prioritize Its Relations
  

  Alan D. Romberg, Senior Associate and Director of the East Asia Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., discusses with Jorge Liu of the Central News Agency of Taiwan

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• March 07, 2007 / By Yuki Tatsumi, Andrew Oros
  Japan’s New Defense Establishment: Institutions, Capabilities and Implications
  

  Japan’s New Defense Establishment: Institutions, Capabilities and Implications traces the evolution of Japanese defense and security policy and implications for the geopolitical

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• March 06, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Chen Shui-bian’s “Four Wants, One is Not” Statement May Provoke Washington
  

  Alan D. Romberg, Senior Associate and Director of the East Asia Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., was interviewed on 6 March 2007 by Jorge Liu of the Central

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• March 05, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Politicians Jockey for Position in Taiwan’s 2007–2008 Elections, While Japan Jockeys for Positio
  

   

   

  “Politicians Jockey for Position in Taiwan’s 2007-2008 Elections, While Japan Jockeys for Position Across the Strait” by Alan D. Romberg is in the China Leadership Monitor, No.

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• February 14, 2007 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Taiwan Popular Opinion is More Important than Party Standing in KMT Chair Ma Ying-jeou’s Future
  

   

  Alan D. Romberg, Senior Associate and Progam Director of the Henry L. Stimson Center’s East Asia Program, was interviewed on 14 February 2007 by Jorge Liu of Taiwan’s Central News

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• January 29, 2007 / By Richard Cronin
  Abe Shinzo New Nationalism and the Future of Sino-Japanese Relations
  

  To many observers the election of the “hawkish” 52-year old Abe Shinzo as Prime Minister by the National Diet on September 26, 2006 appeared to complete Japan’s transition from the

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• January 27, 2007 / By Yuki Tatsumi, Ken Jimbo
  From the JDA to the MoD—a step forward, but challenges remain
  

   

  This article originally appeared in PacNet Newsletter publised by CSIS/Pacific Forum on January 23, 2007.

  
  On Jan. 9, 2007, the Japan Defense Agency (JDA) became the Ministry of

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• December 19, 2006 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  Pragmatism or Nationalism: Shinzo Abe’s Challenge
  

   

  This article was contributed to “Japan Now”, an official e-newsletter by the Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC on November 16, 2006.

  A mix of apprehension and expectation greeted

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• December 10, 2006 / By Ben Self
  The Dragon’s Shadow: The Rise of China and Japan’s New Nationalism
  

  The era of Friendship Diplomacy between Japan and China began in aftermath of Tokyo’s defeat in World War II and both countries’ economic prostration. The Friendship Trope flourished so

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• October 25, 2006 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Taiwan: All Politics, All the Time
  

  “Taiwan: All Politics, All the Time” by Alan D. Romberg is in the China Leadership Monitor, No. 19, Fall 2006. The China Leadership Monitor is sponsored by the Hoover Institution on War,

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• October 16, 2006 / By Alan D. Romberg
  Permanent Peace on the Korean Peninsula: Quixotic Quest or Source of Stability?
  

   

  This article was published in Korea and World Affairs Vol. 30, No.Fall 2006). Korea and World Affairs is published by the Research Center for Peace and Unification of Korea, Hallym

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• September 14, 2006 / By Yuki Tatsumi
  Japan’s Relationship with its Neighbors: Back to the Future
  

  Yuki Tatsumi, Research Fellow of the East Asia Program, testified before the House Committee on International Relations on Thursday, September 14 2006 at the hearing “Japan’s

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