Asia News
Hopes for free trade pact to kick Asian economies into shape
Mar 28, 2013
Joining what is expected to be the world's biggest trade pact can be a mixed blessing, argues Northeast Asia associate Shihoko Goto in an op-ed published by United Press International.
New Documents on the Two Koreas and the Third World
Mar 28, 2013
Documents recently obtained and translated by the North Korea International Documentation Project depict in vivid detail the struggle between North Korea and South Korea to gain diplomatic recognition across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
When Stalin Met Mao: Digital Archive Featured in "Foreign Policy"
Mar 27, 2013
Sergey Radchenko writes in Foreign Policy on Mao and Stalin’s first awkward meeting and what it tells us about Xi Jinping’s confident trip this week to see Vladimir Putin.
Is Pakistan's Condition Terminal?
Mar 27, 2013
Program director Robert M. Hathaway weighs in on Pakistan's troubled future.
CEF Work on West-East Electricity Transfer Cited by Bloomberg Businessweek
Mar 22, 2013
Bloomberg Businessweek recently published an article inspired by and citing work done by the China Environment Forum on the West-East Electricity Transfer Project.
An Optimist’s Hope Begins to Fade
Mar 22, 2013
In this op-ed from The Dawn, Michael Kugelman writes that while he tends to be an optimist about Pakistan, he fears that the nation's perils are too ingrained and structural to be expunged by even the most exceptional of leaders.
Does China Have a Foreign Policy?
Mar 20, 2013
China is rising as a global power, but the position that top foreign policy officials occupy in the Chinese political system is surprisingly far from the center of power, writes Zheng Wang in this op-ed.
Taking Stock of the Pakistan-India Trade Relationship
Mar 20, 2013
A new publication examines the state of the Pakistan-India trade relationship, and what must be done to normalize it.
Goldilocks Had It Right: How to Build Resilient Societies in the 21st Century
Mar 13, 2013
Some people, communities, and nations are able to weather and rebound from substantial shocks; they are, in a word, resilient. But what exactly does that mean? What characteristics confer resilience, and how can they be cultivated?
Business Insider: Dr. Turner discusses the Cost of Smog to China
Mar 06, 2013
Business Insider interviewed CEF Director Jennifer Turner for the article, "Pollution is Costing China's Economy More than $100 Billion a Year."