Disoriented: In Asia, U.S. Still Guards the Fort but Surrenders the Bank - May 1, 2008

The United States owes its victory in the Cold War to a joint military and economic strategy of nation-building and reconstruction. But in recent years, the United States has abandoned this recipe for success. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Asia, as discussed in this article by William H. Overholt for RAND Review .

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A New National Strategy for Korea: North Korea Threats Require Deterrence, Reconciliation - Mar. 13, 2008

Over the last five years, the South Korean government has tried to downplay the military threat posed by North Korea. However North Korea still poses a serious military threat to South Korea as discussed by Bruce Bennett in this commentary for Korea Herald.

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A Post-Musharraf Pakistan Policy - Mar. 10, 2008

Now that the parliamentary elections in Pakistan have gone decisively against President Musharraf, will the newly elected prime minister agree to work with Musharraf? If not, what should the United States do in response? This is the subject of a new commentary by Farhana Ali for Washingtonpost.com.

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RAND Study Offers Ways to Help North Korea Peacefully Modernize Its Political, Economic Structure - Mar. 10, 2008

An unprecedented joint report, based on a 2½-year-long collaboration between RAND and five international research institutions, recommends a new approach for North Korea to create fundamental, but peaceful, change in it’s archaic political, economic and security systems.

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Lecture by Visiting Asian Leader: Dean Kishore Mahbubani - Feb. 19, 2008

Dean Kishore Mahbubani, a leading Singaporean statesman and now Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Service, is visiting Los Angeles on a book tour and will address a RAND audience

Bill Overholt speaking on "Asia, America, and Transformation of Geopolitics" - Feb. 7, 2008

Bill Overholt will provide a private presentation to the World Affairs Council of Northern California (WAC) to be followed by a public lecture and book signing.

Asia Society Roundtable with Li Zhongjie - Jan. 30, 2008

Li Zhongjie, a senior Chinese Deputy Minister responsible for providing policy research guidelines to China's top leaders will participate in a roundtable discussion on U.S. - Asia Policy. Members of the advisory boards for CAPP and CMEPP will be in attendance.