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Ahead of the November 19-20, 2010 Lisbon summit, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen declared the role of nuclear weapons “a very central question” in NATO’s updated strategic concept. Rasmus...chevron_right

This paper contains several articles which analyze China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative (OBOR), which focuses on creating economic connectivity and cooperation among countries, primarily in Eurasia...chevron_right

This analysis canvases the work of international relations specialists in China in order to explain the geopolitical underpinnings of the country's economic policies. The three authors also examine th...chevron_right

This paper features articles on China’s relations with its four Northeast Asian neighbors: South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan and Japan. In particular, the authors assess Chinese views on 1) the fragil...chevron_right

This paper draws on debates among Chinese think tanks and expert analysts to examine perspectives in China on economic reform in the country. In particular, the authors examine perspectives in China o...chevron_right

This paper looks at Beijing's position toward the crises in Afghanistan, Iraq, Mali, Pakistan and Ukraine to determine whether China will take greater responsibility for dealing with international cri...chevron_right

This paper discusses the impact of the Internet on Chinese society, its economy and foreign relations. It contains articles on 1) trends in China’s mobile and IT industry, 2) Chinese cybersecurity and...chevron_right

This paper includes three articles on economic, political and legal reform in China, with a particular focus on proposals made at the Third Plenum of the 18th Chinese Communist Party Congress in Novem...chevron_right

This paper includes four articles on China’s policy towards its neighbors and its relations with them. In particular, the articles look at the direction of mainstream Chinese thought on its foreign po...chevron_right

This article focuses on how formal rules and arbitrary power coexist in China. The authors specifically look at 1) the corruption scandals that rocked China in 2013 and the efforts of the government t...chevron_right

This paper looks at the rich debate within China’s foreign policy community about the country's global ambitions and responsibilities. It includes articles on China-Iran relations, Chinese diplomacy i...chevron_right

This paper looks at efforts to modernize China's defense economy. In particular, it looks at the modernization of Chinese defense companies, China’s lack of “innovation capacity", and the modernizing ...chevron_right

How far is China willing to go in order to strengthen international economic governance? How central to China’s own interests is global economic governance? The Chinese experts whom we consider in thi...chevron_right

This edition of China Analysis focuses on China-India relations, with both states demonstrating pragmatism and realism in their approach to the other. China's India policy is seen as comprising short-...chevron_right

This edition of China Analysis examines the possibilities of a closer partnership between China and the US. The impression from China is that Chinese experts are carefully probing the potential for a ...chevron_right