The Sigur Center co-hosted a conference with the 21st Century Foundation of Taiwan on February 27 entitled “Cross-Strait Political Dialogue: Challenges and Opportunities.” The first panel focused largely on the prospects of bilateral forums and dialogue between China and Taiwan for improving...
China’s rise to power has been accompanied by its increased assertiveness in Asia. As it has established itself as the dominant power in the region, Chinese ambitions have often clashed with interests of other powers, especially Japan. A conflict in Asia has the potential to reverberate across...
The success of India as a major emerging power in the coming years will rely heavily on its ability to achieve and maintain energy security. Much like China, India's energy demands will continue to present it with difficult choices as the country attempts to balance its development and growing...
As the influence of the People’s Republic of China in world affairs has grown over the past few decades, one of the more recent manifestations of this trend to draw the attention of scholars and policy makers is the expanding relationship between China and Latin America. China’s interest in Latin...
Over the past several years, foreign policy circles both inside and outside Japan have been anxious to determine whether Japan should or would develop new strategies to deal with a changing security environment in Asia. The catastrophic impact of the 3/11
earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster...
Thailand’s socioeconomic development since the 1980s has changed the political demography of Thailand, leading to the rise of a new class that demands more political participation. Yet, the existing political system is resisting this change. What does this clash between society and political...
The recent standoff between India and China on the Doklam plateau was the latest in an increasingly long history of conflict and unease along the nearly 2,500-mile border which has strained relations. Although the latest incursion by Chinese forces occurred in the Doklam region along Bhutan’s...
The Asian Connection is a biannual newsletter summarizing the activities related to Asian Studies at the Sigur Center in the Elliott School of International Affairs and the George Washington University more broadly. Covering speakers, research, student activities, and more, it provides an...
The Delhi gang-rape and subsequent death of medical student Jyoti Singh Pandey in December 2012 sparked an unprecedented discussion on violence against women in India. While sexual violence against women is a long-standing issue in India, relentless media coverage of this particular incident has...
Scott Bates, president of the Center for National Policy, has proposed a new national security policy for Taiwan entitled "Taiwan 21." Mr. Bates discussed several elements of his "Taiwan 21" plan at a recent Taiwan Roundtable entitled "Reassessing Taiwan's Strategic Position" held by the Sigur...