Brahma Chellaney
The Resistible Rise of Asia?
NEW DELHI – A favorite theme in international debate nowadays is whether Asia’s rise signifies the West’s decline. But the current focus on …
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With economic shocks from the West now buffeting Asia's economies, and growing tensions – from the South China Sea to the Hindu Kush – jeopardizing its geopolitical stability, the region is facing its most challenging moment in decades. Can Asian powers work together to achieve security and prosperity? Project Syndicate’s experts assess Asia’s problems and prospects.
Asia's Tipping Point?
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Jaswant Singh
The Ill Wind from the West
NEW DELHI – At the nadir of the financial crisis four years ago, many Asian governments came to believe that robust growth had led to a near…
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Yoon Young-kwan
Asia’s Next Axis
SEOUL – Last month, the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea agreed to begin negotiations later this year on a trilateral free-trade agr…
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Stephen S. Roach
Asia Exposed
NEW HAVEN – Asian authorities were understandably smug in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Growth in the region slowed sh…
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Toyohisa Kozuki
Closing Asia’s Security Gap
TOKYO – There was little surprise in President Barack Obama’s announcement late last year that the United States will strengthen its positio…
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Jaswant Singh
Hillary Clinton’s Asian Adventure
NEW DELHI – On her recent trip to China, Bangladesh, and India, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was eager to trumpet America’s “New Si…
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Noeleen Heyzer
Shock-Proofing Asia’s Economies
BANGKOK – Uncertainty and volatility have quickly become the “new normal” of the global economy. For several reasons, this turbulent externa…
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Christopher R. Hill
Is North Korea Losing China?
DENVER – For most countries, the spectacular failure of a rocket launch would mean a return to the drawing board, or at least some introspec…
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Kevin Rudd
Tomorrow’s Pax Pacifica
CANBERRA – Although the relationship between China and the United States is critical to Asia’s future, this does not mean that the region wi…
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Haruhiko Kuroda
Asia in the Year of the Dragon
MANILA – This is the year of the “Black Water Dragon,” an astrological cycle that indicates change, but with a measure of calm, sensibility,…
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