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China's 'Soft Power' in Southeast Asia
Thomas Lum, Wayne M. Morrison and Bruce Vaughn. Congressional Research Service, 04 January 2008 (.pdf file).

Keeping An Eye on an Unruly Neighbor: Chinese Views of Economic Reform and Stability in North Korea
Bonnie Glaser, Scott Snyder and John S. Park. Center for Strategic and International Studies and U.S. Institute of Peace, 03 January 2008 (.pdf file).

East Asian Security: Two Views
Gilbert Rozman and Chu Shulong. Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 23 November 2007 (.pdf file).

The United States and ASEAN-China Relations: All Quiet on the Southeast Asian Front
Ian Storey. Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 01 November 2007.

Sino-Japanese Competition for Central Asian Energy: China's Game to Win
Jacob Townsend and Amy King. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, Central Asia-Caucasus and Silk Road Studies Program, November 2007 (.pdf file).

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Indian Ocean and the Maritime Balance of Power in Historical Perspective
Emrys Chew. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore, 25 October 2007 (.pdf file).

What Korean Unification Means to China
Zhang Quanyi. Nautilus Institute, 12 October 2007.

Crouching Alliance, Hidden Angst? Rumors of a Sino-Russian Military Alliance have been Exaggerated
Yu Bin. Yale Global, 10 October 2007.

India-China Competition Revealed in Ongoing Border Disputes
Mohan Malik. Power and Interest News Report, 09 October 2007.

Asia's Call to Arms
Joshua Kurlantzick. Time Magazine, 13 September 2007.

Economic Aspects of the Chinese-Central Asia Rapprochement
Sebastien Peyrouse. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Silk Road Studies Program, September 2007 (.pdf file).

The Rise of China and the Strategic Implications for U.S.-Australia Relations
Panel moderated by Carlos Pascual. Brookings Institution, 20 April 2007 (.pdf file).

Sino-Japanese Rivalry: Implications for U.S. Policy
Institute for National Strategic Studies at National Defense University, April 2007 (.pdf file).

U.S. Strategic and Defense Relationships in the Asia-Pacific Region
Bruce Vaughn. Congressional Research Service, 22 January 2007 (.pdf file).

China's Activism Faces Persistent Challenges
Robert Sutter and Chin-Hao Huang. Comparative Connections, Center for Strategic and International Studies, July 2007. Posted on the Commonealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Future East Asian Security Architecture: Implications for the PLA
Alan D. Romberg. Chapter 12 of "Assessing the Threat", Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, July 2007. Posted on the Stimson Center website (.pdf file).

Japan-China Relations: The Military Dimension
Yuki Tatsumi. Pacific Forum Center for Strategic and International Studies, December 2006 (.pdf file).

The Dragon's Shadow: The Rise of China and Japan's New Nationalism
Benjamin L. Self. Stimson Center, November 2006 (.pdf file).

Japan and China: Reaching Reconciliation or Stuck in the Past?
Haruko Satoh. Chatham House, October 2006 (.pdf file).

China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at Five
Stephen Blank. China Brief. The Jamestown Foundation, 21 June 2006.

Pakistan-China Economic Relations: Opportunities and Challenges
Fazal-ur-Rahman. Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Summer 2006.

Asia Between China and India
Tarique Niazi. Japan Focus, 31 May 2006.

The Issues Shaping Asian Security
John Chapman. Security and Defence Agenda, 28 April 2006 (.pdf file).

Japan-China Relations: Four Fallacies Masquerading as Common Sense
Kazuo Ogoura. MIT Center for International Studies, March 2006 (.pdf file).

Shifting Terrain: The Domestic Politics of the U.S. Military Presence in Asia
Sheila A. Smith. East-West Center, March 2006 (.pdf file).

China's Emergence: Implications for Australia
Report by the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Australian Parliament, March 2006 (.pdf file).

China and North Korea: Comrades Forever?
International Crisis Group, 01 February 2006 (.pdf file).

China and the East Asia Summit: More Discord Than Accord
Mohan Malik. Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, February 2006 (.pdf file).

Power Shift: China and Asia's New Dynamics
Panel sponsored by the Brookings Institution, 12 January 2006 (.pdf file).

China Raises its Stake in North Korea
Andrei Lankov. Policy Forum Online, 06 January 2006.

Comments on China as a Regional Player
Edward J. Lincoln. Conference paper presented at the "China and the World Economy" workshop, January 2006.

Tensions in Sino-Central Asia Relations and Their Implications for Regional Security
Adiljan Umarov and Dmitriy Pashkun. Conflict Studies Research Centre, January 2006. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Sino-Japan Policy Dialogue Held Hostage by Nationalistic Fervor
Jing Huang. The Japan Times, 24 December 2005. Posted on the Brookings Institution website.

A More Assertive Role for China
Jason Qian and Anne Wu. The Boston Globe, 19 December 2005. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

North East Asia's Undercurrents of Conflict
International Crisis Group, 15 December 2005 (.pdf file).

ASEAN and China Form Strategic Partnership
Jusuf Wanandi. Jakarta Post, 15 December 2005. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

China's Rise in Southeast Asia: Implications for Japan and the United States
Elizabeth Economy. Yale Global Online. Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, 16 November 2005. (.pdf file).

Simmering Fire in Asia: Averting Sino-Japanese Strategic Conflict
Minxin Pei and Michael Swaine. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, November 2005 (.pdf file).

China and Central Asia: A New Great Game or Traditional Vassal Relations?
Niklas Swanstrom. Journal of Contemporary China, November 2005 (.pdf file).

Maritime Disputes in the South China Sea: Strategic and Diplomatic Status Quo
Ralf Emmers. Working Paper # 87. Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies Singapore, September 2005 (.pdf file).

China, Russia Forge Closer Ties
Asia Pulse, 03 August 2005. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

India, China, the US and the Balance of Power in the Indian Ocean
Adam Wolfe, Yevegeny Bendersky, and Federico Bordonaro. Japan Focus, 04 August 2005. Posted on the ZMag website.

The Impact of China's Economic Growth on North and Southeast Asia
Dan Blumenthal. Testimony before U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 22 July 2005. Posted on the American Enterprise Institute website.

Developing China-Belarus Relations
Frederick W. Stakelbeck, Jr. In the National Interest, 18 July 2005.

New Security Challenges and Opportunities in East Asia: Views from the Next Generation
Brad Glosserman. Issues and Insights, CSIS, July 2005 (.pdf file).

The Dragon & the Chrysanthemum
Conn Hallinan. Foreign Policy in Focus, 31 May 2005 (.pdf file).

Dire Straits: Competing Security Priorities in the South China Sea
David Rosenberg. Japan Focus, 13 April 2005. Posted on the ZMag website.

The Rise of China and Its Effects on Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea: US Policy Choices
Dick K. Nanto and Emma Chanlett-Avery. Congressional Research Service, 12 April 2005. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists website (.pdf file).

China and India: Rivals or Partners_
Pramit Mitra and Drew Thompson. Far Eastern Economic Review, CSIS, April 2005 (.pdf file).

Have Old Problems Trumped New Thinking: China's Relations with Taiwan, Japan, and Nor
Thomas J. Christensen. China Leadership Monitor, April 2005 (.pdf file).

China-Southeast Asia Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications for the United States
Bruce Vaughn. Congressional Research Service, 08 January 2005. Posted on the Federation for American Scientists website (.pdf file).

China Engages Asia: Reshaping the Regional Order
David Shambaugh. International Security, Winter 2004/2005. Posted on the MIT Press website (.pdf file).

China's Emergence and its Impact on the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan
Vivian Brailey Fritschi. Issues and Insights, CSIS, January 2005 (.pdf file).

North Korean Crisis: China Shows the Way to Pyongyang
John S. Park. International Herald Tribune, 14 May 2004. Posted on the KSG, Harvard University website.

China and North Korea: From Comrades-in-arms to Allies at Arm's Length
Andrew Scobell. Strategic Studies Institute, March 2004 (.pdf file).

China's Changing Role in Asia
Wang Jisi. The Atlantic Council, January 2004 (.pdf file).

Force Modernisation Trends in Southeast Asia
Andrew Tan. Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies Singapore, January 2004 (.pdf file).

China and the Korean Peninsula
Denny Roy. Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, January 2004 (.pdf file).

The Impact of the Rise of China and Regional Economic Integration in Asia - A Japanese Perspective
Naoko Munakata. Statement before the U.S. - China Economic and Security Review Commision, 04 December 2003. Posted on Brookings Institution website (.pdf file).

China's Growth as a Regional Economic Power:  Impacts and Implications
Hearing before the US-China Economic Security Review Commission, 04 December 2003 (.pdf file).

Asia's China Debate
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, December 2003 (.pdf file).

China and Southeast Asia
Policy Bulletin, The Stanley Foundation, 16-18 October 2003 (.pdf file).

China and India Friends or Foes?
Lt. Col. Mona Lisa D. Tucker. Air & Space Power Journal, Fall 2003 (.pdf file).

U.S. - Japan - China Relations:  Reducing Frictions and Improving Cooperation
Jane Skanderup. Issues & Insights #5-02, CSIS, August 2002 (.pdf file).

A New Phase of China-Inda Relations
Asia Source, 30 July 2003.

India-China:  Competing Development Partners
Shehla Raza Hasan. Asia Times, 10 July 2003.

Southeast Asian Perspectives on the Rise of China:  Regional Security After 9/11
Rommel C. Banlaoi. Parameters, Summer 2003. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website. (.pdf file).

The Asian Military Balance:  An Analytic Overview
Anthony H. Cordesman. CSIS, May 2003 (.pdf file).

The China Factor in the India-Pakistan Conflict
Mohan Malik. Parameters, Spring 2003 (.pdf file).

Russia's Retreat, China's Advance:  The Future of Great Power Politics in Asia
E. Wayne Merry. In The National Interest, 05 February 2003.

Caging the Red Dragon
Erich Marquardt. Power and Interest News Report, 22 November 2002.

The China-India-U.S. Triangle:  Strategic Relations in the Post-Cold War Era
John W. Garver. National Bureau of Asian Research, October 2002 (.pdf file).

The Fall and Rise of Navies in East Asia
Eric Heginbothm. International Security, Fall 2002 (.pdf file).

China's Trade Opening:  Implications for Regional Stability
Howard M. Krawitz. Strategic Forum, Institute for National Security Studies, NDU, August 2002 (.pdf file).

September 11 and Northeast Asia: Change and Uncertainty in Regional Security
Bates Gill. Brookings Review, Summer 2002.

Managing Security Challenges in Southeast Asia
Sheldon W. Simon. National Bureau of Asian Research Analysis, July 2002.

U.S. Pacific Command Posture
Adm. Dennis C. Blair. Statement before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, 5 March 2002. Posted on the School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies website.

Statement of Admiral Dennis C. Blair, US Navy
Testimony before US House International Relations Committee, 27 February 2002. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists website.

The Asian Conventional Military Balance in 2002: Total and Subregional Balances: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies, February 2002.

The Asian Conventional Military Balance in 2002: Military Spending: Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies, February 2002.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization Joint Statement
Foreign Ministers of Member States. Beijing, 7 January 2002.

The Rise of China in Asia: Security Implications
Carolyn W. Pumphrey. Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, January 2002.

Straddling Economics and Politics: Cross-Cutting Issues in Asia, the United States, and the Global Economy
Charles Wolf, Jr. RAND, 2002.

The New Trilateral Strategic Calculus
Brad Glosserman. Pacific Forum Program, 21 December 2001. Center For Strategic & International Studies.

China's Relations with Central Asian States and Problems with Terrorism
Dewardric L. McNeal. Congressional Research Service, 17 December 2001.

Southeast Asia After 9/11: Regional Trends and U.S. Interests
Angel Rabasa. RAND Corporation, December 2001.

China's Strategic Modernization: The Russian Connection
Michael J. Barron. Parameters, Winter 2001.

From Wheels to Webs: Reconstructing Asia-Pacific Security Arrangements
Dennis C. Blair and John T. Hanley Jr. Washington Quarterly, Winter 2001.

Russian-Chinese Relations in the Brave New World
Eugene B. Rumer. Paper presented at the conference on "The PLA and Chinese Society in Transition," Institute for National Security Studies, National Defense University, 31 October 2001. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website.

Security Environment in Asia-Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges for China
Ye Ru'an. Paper presented at the conference on "The PLA and Chinese Society in Transition," Institute for National Security Studies, National Defense University, 31 October 2001. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website.

The Success of the Shanghai Five: Interests, Norms and Pragmatism
Qingguo Jia. Paper presented at the conference on "The PLA and Chinese Society in Transition," Institute for National Security Studies, National Defense University, 31 October 2001. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website.

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Free Trade, and the 2001 Summit in Shanghai
Dick K. Nanto. Congressional Research Service, 26 October 2001.

Terrorism and America: Five Asia Pacific Perspectives
East-West Center, October 2001.

Is East Asia Integrating?
Joshua Kurlantzick. Washington Quarterly, Fall 2001.

Challenges of the Sino-Russian Strategic Partnership
Sherman Garnett. The Washington Quarterly (Autumn 2001).

Northeast Asian Strategic Security Environment Study
Hassig Kongdan Oh. Institute for Defense Analyses, August 2001.

A "Concert of Asia"?
Nicholas Knoo and Michael L.R. Smith. Policy Review, August 2001.

China and the End of North Korea
Robert Dujarric. Policy Forum Online, 26 July 2001. Nautilus Institute.

The Russia-China Friendship and Cooperation Treaty: A Strategic Shift in Eurasia?
Ariel Cohen. Backgrounder No. 1459. Washington DC: The Heritage Foundation, 18 July 2001.

Russia's Image of China and Russian-Chinese Relations
Alexander Lukin. TCNAPS Working Papers. Washington DC: The Brookings Institution, July 2001.

Measures to Manage Potential Disputes in the South China Sea
Scott Snyder and Ralph A. Cossa. PacNet Newsletter #22, 1 June 2001.

The United States and Asia: Toward a New US Strategy and Force Posture
Zalmay Khalilzad, David Orletsky, Jonathan Pollack, Kevin Pollpeter, Angel Rabasa, David Abram Shulsky, Ashley Tellis. Santa Monica: Rand Corporation. June 2001.

Beijing's security web untangling
Francesco Sisci. Asia Times, 1 May 2001.

China Policy, Without Regrets
Bates Gill. The New York Times, 12 April 2001. Posted on the CSIS Website.

Comparative Connections -- China-Russia Relations: Crouching Missiles, Hidden Alliances
Yu Bin. Pacific Forum CSIS. Comparitive Connections, 12 April 2001.

The Asian Energy Predicament
Robert A. Manning. Survival (Spring 2001). Posted on the Council on Foreign Relations website (.pdf file).

Strategic Traditions for the Asia-Pacific Region
Stephen Peter Rosen. NWC Review (Winter 2001. Posted on the Find Articles website.

Perceptions of China Threat in Russia and Russian-Chinese Relations
Alexander Lukin. Paper presented at the International Conference, China Threat Perceptions from Different Continents, 11-12 January 2001. Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Brookings Institution.

American Hegemony in the Asia-Pacific
Australian Institute of International Affairs, 2001.

Southeast Asia
Sheldon W. Simon. Strategic Asia, National Bureau of Asian Research, 2001-2002.

A Big Power Agenda for East Asia: America, China, and Japan
David M. Lampton and Gregory C. May. Washington DC: The Nixon Center, December 2000.

China, Russia, and the United States: Partners or Competitors? -- Uncertain China: Dealing with a Potential Great Power
Report of forty-first Strategy for Peace conference at the Airlie Center, Warrenton, Virginia, 26-28 October 2000. Sponsored by the Stanley Foundation.

China's New War Fighting Skills: Emerging Threats to the U.S., India, Taiwan and the Asia/Pacific Region (pdf file)
Al Santoli. American Foreign Policy Council Investigative Report, 20 September 2000.

East Asia and the United States: Current Status and Five-Year Outlook
Conference Report. Washington DC: National Intelligence Council, September 2000. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists website.

Theater Missile Defense in Japan: Implications For The U.S.-China-Japan Strategic Relationship
Patrick M. O'Donogue. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Strategic Studies Institute, September 2000.

China-India Relations Since Pokhran II: Assessing Sources of Conflict and Cooperation
Mark W. Frazier. AccessAsia Review (September 2000) Posted on the National Bureau of Asian Research Web site.

Asian Armed Forces: Internal and External Tasks and Capabilities
Sheldon W. Simon. NBR Analysis (May 2000).

Nuclear Weapons Challenges in Asia
Report from the Seminar. Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. April 22, 2000.

Evolving Roles of the Military in the Asia-Pacific
Report from conference on March 28-30, 2000, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.

East Asia in the Year 2000: Problems and Prospects in the Year of the Dragon
Stanley O. Roth. Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, DC, February 22, 2000.

The Strategic Context Of Russo-Chinese Relations
Stephen Blank. Camberley: Conflict Studies Research Centre, January 2000. (NOTE: Download .pdf file to computer)

Asian Economic Trends and Their Security Implications
Charles Wolf, Jr. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation, 2000.

Strength Through Cooperation: Military Forces in the Asia-Pacific Region
Commander Frances Omori and Mary A. Sommerville, eds. Washington DC: Institute for National Security Studies, National Defense University, 2000.

Theater Missile Defenses in the Asia-Pacific Region
Stimson Center Working Group on Theater Missile Defense. Washington DC: Henry L. Stimson Center, 2000.

Living with the Colossus: How Southeast Asian Countries Cope with China
Ian James Storey. Parameters (Winter 1999-2000).

Asia-Pacific Security in a Time of Economic Recovery
Report from the Biennial Conference, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. August 30-September 2, 1999.

East Asian Strategic Review, 1998-1999
National Institute for Defense Studies, Japan Defense Agency.

Asian Reactions To U.S. Missile Defense
Michael J. Green and Toby F. Dalton. NBR Analysis (Vol. 11, No. 3. 1999)

In China's Shadow: Regional Perspectives on Chinese Foreign Policy and Military Development
Jonathan D. Pollack and Richard H. Yang. Santa Monica: Rand, 1998.

China Confronts the Challenge of Globalization
Elizabeth Economy. Rockefeller Brothers Fund, 1998.

Asia Pacific Tilts to the West
Carl Conetta and Charles Knight. Defense News, March 31- April 6, 1997. Posted on the Project for Defense Alternatives Website.

Nationalism and the Market: China as a Superpower
Chalmers Johnson. Japan Policy Research Institute, July 1996.

National Security: Impact of China's Military Modernization in the Pacific Region
U.S. General Accounting Office, June 1995.

Does China Threaten Asia-Pacific Regional Stability?
Karl W. Eikenberry. Parameters (Spring 1995).

Security Implications of Conflict in the South China Sea
Ralph A. Cossa. Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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