CAPP Newsletter Archive: January 2005
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January 2005 Table of Contents
Message from the Director
CAPP in the News
New RAND Publications on Asia
CAPP News and Events
Recommended Resources
Message
from the Director
Our deepest sympathies go out to the victims of last month's
tsunami. We will be investigating what research RAND can
do in the area of disaster relief that might make a difference
for the future.
RAND has recently released a major report on the Muslim world post-9/11. Researchers developed an analytic framework to identify the major ideological orientations within Islam, to examine critical cleavages between Muslim groups, and to trace the long-term and immediate causes of Islamic radicalism. The report suggests options for U.S. policy, such as supporting moderate Muslims. Also in this issue you'll find an account of keynote presentations that RAND analysts gave at a major science and technology conference in Seoul, recently hosted by the South Korean Minister of S&T.
Happy New Year.
—Nina Hachigian, CAPP Director
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A Tale of Two Economies By Charles Wolf, Jr. Asian Wall Street Journal - November 10, 2004 Despite their huge differences, the Chinese and American economies share one common characteristic that is both a short-run problem and a long-run opportunity: rising labor productivity. While bearing in mind the long-run prospects, both China and the U.S. should formulate policies that reflect the complex interactions among economic growth, labor productivity and new employment opportunities. Read More
A Future for U.S.-China Space Cooperation? By John C. Baker and Kevin Pollpeter Space News - December 13, 2004 The financial and technical challenges of returning to the moon make a compelling argument for U.S.-Chinese cooperation. But if Washington sees benefits in exploring the opportunities for collaboration with Beijing, it must also identify ways of minimizing potential risks to U.S. national security. Beginning a dialogue that emphasizes greater transparency in U.S.-China civil space activities would be a good start. Read More
China's High-Octane Economy Shifts Into Slower Gear Bill Overholt quoted Associated Press - December 20, 2004 An article about the slowing of China’s economic growth detailed Beijing's attempts to rein in the expansion of the world's fastest-growing major economy to more sustainable levels by boosting interest rates and changing other policies. In the article, RAND analyst Bill Overholt noted, "They have to slow it down. If they don't, it would be catastrophic in the long run." He further added that China is unlikely to loosen control over the tightly regulated Chinese yuan soon. "It's not an ideological or political thing. The arithmetic says it's not in China's interest to do it."
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The
Muslim World After 9/11
By Angel Rabasa, Cheryl Benard, Peter Chalk, C. Christine Fair,
Theodore W. Karasik, Rollie Lal, Ian O. Lesser and David E. Thaler
This report examines the dynamics that drive changes in the religio-political landscape of the Muslim world, the effects of 9/11, the global war on terrorism, and the war in Iraq. The authors present a typology of ideological tendencies and identify the factors that produce religious extremism and violence. The report also identifies strategies for the U.S. to pursue in this volatile part of the world. Read More
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CAPP News
and Events
CAPP
Holds Winter 2004 Advisory Board Meeting
The Winter 2004 meeting of the Advisory Board of the Center
for Asia Pacific Policy was held on December 10. Ratan Tata chaired
the session, which James Thomson, RAND's president and CEO, also
attended. RAND researchers gave briefings on cross-Straits military
balance and other topics. CAPP Director Nina Hachigian presented a
proposed future Asia research agenda for RAND.
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RAND Analysts Present Research at High Level S&T Conference in South Korea To emphasize a government-wide focus on technological development and innovation, the Ministry of Science and Technology of South Korea held a high-level symposium in Seoul on December 8. Somi Seong and Steven Popper of RAND were invited to give two of the four keynote presentations at the meeting. Read More
Cyber Security Discussed Among RAND and Japanese Electric Industry Representatives Utility executives representing 10 Japanese electric companies met with members of RAND in Santa Monica on November 18 to discuss ways to improve cyber security among the electric power industry in Japan. Read More
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