CAPP in the News: 2008
RAND researchers often write commentaries for publications and testify before the U.S. Congress on a variety of topics. For a complete list of all commentaries by RAND staff, visit the RAND Newsroom. For a complete list of all congressional testimony by RAND staff, visit the Congressional Testimony page. The page below lists commentaries and congressional testimony on topics related to Asia. Also, you'll find citations to articles (and links if available) in which RAND researchers are quoted.
News and Commentaries:
China's Responsibility to Protect: The Nation Can Help Citizens in Myanmar, Sudan — Jun. 17, 2008
Of all countries remiss in their responsibility to protect human rights, China bears special scrutiny because of its influence with the Myanmar and Sudanese regimes, writes David C. Gompert.
Commentary
Clarifying the Yuan Debate: U.S., China Economic Imbalance Benefits Both Nations — Feb. 1, 2008
China's surplus contributes to sustaining its high growth rates, and the U.S. deficit contributes to easing inflationary pressures while enhancing average living standards through the competitive price and quality of imports from China, writes Charles Wolf Jr.
Commentary
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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To Support Democracy in Pakistan — Feb. 25, 2008
The Pakistani people have seized an important democratic opportunity by voting decisively against retired general President Pervez Musharraf and the Islamist parties. The United States would be wise to support this action financially, diplomatically and politically as discussed by C. Christine Fair in this commentary for the Washington Times .
Commentary
U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Assassination, instability, and the future of U.S. policy — Jan. 16, 2008
Testimony on U.S.-Pakistan Relations Assassination, Instability, and the Future of U.S. Policy presented before the Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia United States House of Representatives by C. Christine Fair.
Testimony
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