What are the prospects for the development of an Asian regional community? How might identity influence the formation of that community? Will this emerging community include or exclude the United States? In May 2010, a group of preeminent scholars from the United States, Japan, China, South Korea...
What explains escalating tensions between China and its neighbors in the South China Sea over the past several years? Is conflict inevitable as a rising China seeks to protect its national interests or will global trade and international organizations ensure peaceful economic cooperation...
As Taiwan casts votes for a new government in January 2016, the world is watching closely to see how the election might shake up Taipei’s domestic policies and its relationships with neighbors. Polls indicate the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate, Tsai Ing-wen, has a 2-to-1 lead over...
Since the Obama administration outlined its ‘pivot’ to Asia strategy in October 2011, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has closely monitored the United States’ rebalance and examined its own role as a driver of regionalism. ASEAN finds itself at odds with remaining central to...
The Obama Administration has renewed its efforts to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) through Congress over the past year. In addition to being the largest trade deal passed by the U.S. in several decades, the TPP may also serve as the economic linchpin of the U.S. “rebalance” to Asia and...
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...
2015 served as the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII which was celebrated by many Asian countries, including the P.R.C. and Korea. Lost among much of this commemoration has been the role of the R.O.C. at the end of WWII, including its contribution to the Chinese victory over Japan and how this...
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...
In the past decade, international politicians have been obsessively seeking to eliminate the threat of terrorist groups in the arena of politics and power. Though we have come a long way from where we stood twenty years ago, insurgency groups consistently finds alternative methods to fuel their...
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...