Abstract: The U.S. should pursue robust strategic and military engagement with India in order to encourage a stable balance of power in Asia that prevents China from dominating the region and surrounding seas. The U.S. and India share…
The global financial crisis has had a major impact on perceptions of American power and its relationships in Asia. Many of the perceptions are not founded on facts. Among the facts often overlooked: American companies invest far more abroad than does…
President Obama is now in Seoul, midway through his 2010 Asia trip. Like any presidential visit, this one is a mixture of symbolism and substance. So how does it rate on each of these scores? I give him a “C” on symbolism; on substance, a “D,” with…
President Obama’s visit to India this weekend comes in the wake of major losses for his party in the U.S. mid-term elections. The results—largely viewed as an indictment of Obama’s handling of the economy, record deficit spending, and health care reform—could lead the U.S. President to tread cautiously during his…
Abstract: Bangladesh , the world's third largest Muslim-majority nation, is facing challenges from violent Islamist groups. The government is cracking down on…
Senator Marco Rubio’s (R–FL) foreign policy speech today at the Brookings Institution included a standout sentence that...…
Three key senior congressional staff members gathered last Thursday for an enlightening discussion in The Heritage...…
With economic issues dominating the domestic political agenda and much of our foreign policy focused on combating...…
Real life can never give social scientists the kind of laboratory-quality tests that natural scientists can create, but...…
Want to hear something disturbing? China has increased its defense budget by double digits every year for the last 20...…
Free trade agreements (FTAs) have economically benefited nations the world over since their inception. Poverty rates in...…
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The U.S. has long held that the U.S.–Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty does not extend to Philippine claims in the South...…
By further cementing the positive relationship between South Korea and the United States, the pending South Korea–United...…
Some critics of the proposed South Korea–U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) have expressed concerns about imports from...…
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