Special Reports are longer, often more technical, documents consisting of entire articles, government statements, and other documents relevant to security and peace in Northeast Asia.
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U.S. Alliance system and Northeast Asia regional cooperation
In this Special Report, Chen Jimin makes three observations and three suggestions while discussing the U.S. al…
Go to the articleIndonesia, Australia and Edward Snowden: ambiguous and shifting asymmetries of power
Richard Tanter writes “Courtesy of Edward Snowden, the Australian government is discovering that an asymmetry in electronic surveillance capacity does not trump the fundamental asymmetry of power between Australia and Indonesia. NSA documents that the premier Australian intelligence agency monitored and intercepted phone calls by the Indonesian president, his wife, and inner circle of advisors has generated an extraordinarily rapid collapse in relations between the two governments, possibly with longterm effects. The Indonesian government has called for a new intelligence accord, which will prove difficult for the Abbott government, not least because of the role of the NSA in Australian signals intelligence. A review of supervision and oversight of Australian intelligence agencies is urgently required.”
Richard Tanter is Senior Research Associate at the Nautilus Institute and teaches in the School of Poiltics and Social Science at the University of Melbourne.
Go to the articleSeeking to address the rise of China and non-zero sum relationship modalities: Exploring the Obama administration’s China policy
This is the second half of a two part article from Professor Yang Wenjing of the China Institute for Contempor…
Go to the articleSeeking to address the rise of China and non-zero sum relationship modalities: Exploring the Obama administration’s China policy
This is the first half of a two part article from Professor Yang Wenjing of the China Institute for Contempora…
Go to the articlePotential Regional Nuclear Energy Sector Cooperation on Enrichment and Reprocessing: Scenarios, Issues, and Energy Security Implications
This Special Report by David von Hippel looks at the relative impacts of different fuel cycle options on other aspect of (broadly defined) energy security.
In this Special Report von Hippel presents a summary of the current status of and recent trends in electricity consumption in general, and nuclear generation capacity in particular, in the nations of East Asia and the Pacific, offer three future scenarios of nuclear power development in the region (section 2); notes some of the options for nuclear fuel cycle cooperation that have been previously offered for the region, and describe and evaluate four potential scenarios for nuclear fuel cycle cooperation (or non-cooperation) in the region (section 3); and describes some of the key conclusions of the analysis of fuel cycle options for energy security policies in the region (section 4).
David F. von Hippel is a Nautilus Institute Senior Associate. His work with Nautilus has centered on energy and environmental issues in Asia, with a particular emphasis on Northeast Asia and North Korea.
Go to the article中美日三边关系与三边对话前景
[Chinese Version] This is the second half of a two part Special Report from Professor Yang We…
Go to the articleProhibition of Dual Use Exports to North Korea: Items and Technology List
[IN CHINESE] This is a translatable version of the recently released 236 page list of items C…
Go to the articleTechnical Bulletin #59 on Prohibition of Dual Use Exports to North Korea
This Special Report takes an incisive look into Technical Bulletin #59 on Prohibition of Dual Use Exports …
Go to the articleThe Korean War and Sino–North Korean Friendship 朝鮮戦争と中朝友好関係
Heonik Kwon writes: China and North Korea have varying and even contradictory interests in the history of thei…
Go to the articleAn Ecological Framework for Promoting Inter-Korean Cooperation and Nuclear Free Future: a DMZ Peace Park
Hayes and Cavazos suggest that a DMZ Peace Park could be a valuable and attractive element of inter-Korean coo…
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