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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Northeast Nuclear Free Zone
November 28, 1997 The following is a report of the meeting of the Expanded Senior Panel of the Limited Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone for Northeast Asia, held in Moscow October 1-3, 1997. The meeting was sponsored by the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy of the Ivan Allen College of Georgia Tech University. The report […]
Go to the articleEnergy and the Environment in Asia Pacific: Regional Cooperation and Market Governance
Abstract Energy demand in Asia-Pacific is projected to mushroom over the next decade and, indeed, over the whole of the next century. If the future looks like the past, the explosion in energy use will greatly compromise human health; severely, perhaps irreversibly, degrade regional and global eco-systems; and potentially inflame regional and even global tensions. […]
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Energy and the Environment in Asia Pacific: Regional Cooperation and Market Governance Lyuba Zarsky CoDirector Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development Symposium on the United Nations System in the 21st Century United Nations University November 14-15,1997 New York, New York DRAFT Abstract Energy demand in Asia-Pacific is projected to mushroom over the next decade […]
Go to the articleLessons of NAFTA for APEC
Lessons of NAFTA for APEC #32 Mark J. Spalding, J.D., M.P.I.A.(1) The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development * DRAFT Please Do Not Quote or Cite Without Permission *ABSTRACT At the beginning of this decade, environmentalists truly began to discover trade issues. The debate between environmentalists and trade liberation proponents has usually been framed […]
Go to the articleTechnological Alternatives to Reduce Acid Gas and Related Emissions from Energy-Sector Activities in Northeast Asia November, 1996
1.Introduction and Background Of the many environmental concerns currently facing the nations of Northeast Asia, the problem of “acid rain” or “acid precipitation” presents perhaps the most potent combination of immediate and ongoing impact and regional scope. “Acid rain” , (as described in more detail in other papers in this series) is a general, though […]
Go to the articleThe Impact of a Limited Nuclear Free Zone on Deployed Nuclear Weapons in Northeast Asia
John E. Endicott Georgia Institute of Technology Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP) Presented at the East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, 17-19 July 1994 (Conference on Peace and Security and the Nuclear Issue in Northeast Asia) Graphics are only available in hard copy Introduction: The idea of nuclear free zones in Northeast Asia is […]
Go to the articleThe Domain of Environmental Cooperation in Northeast Asia
The Domain of Environmental Cooperation in Northeast Asia Lyuba Zarsky CoDirector Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development Prepared for the Sixth Annual International Conference Korea and the Future of Northeast Asia: Conflict or Cooperation? Portland State University Portland, Oregon May 4-5. 1995 I. IntroductionThe environment is emerging as a “motherhood” issue in Northeast Asia. […]
Go to the articleEast Asia Strategy Report
*950224–.PFS *PFS— 02/24/95 * (FS) AMERICA’S PERMANENT INTEREST IN ASIA-PACIFIC SECURITY (Embargoed Text: East Asia Strategy Report) (12,750) (FOLLOWING FS MATERIAL FOR STAFF USE ONLY AND NOT FOR PUBLICATION) // THIS REPORT IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 1300 EST FEBRUARY 27, 1995 // UNITED STATES SECURITY STRATEGY FOR THE EAST ASIA-PACIFIC REGION February 1995 Department of Defense […]
Go to the articleAPEC, Citizen Groups and the Environment
APEC, Citizen Groups and the Environment Lyuba Zarsky CoDirector Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development I. Introduction The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) has emerged as the overarching institution in the Asia-Pacific region. APEC’s eighteen members span East Asia, Australasia and the Western Hemisphere and include the world’s fastest growing economies.1 The heart of […]
Go to the articleInternational Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Russian Far East
Center for East Asian Studies Monterey Institute of International Studies Monterey, California Presented at the Nautilus Institute Workshop on Trade and Environment in Asia-Pacific: Prospects for Regional Cooperation 23-25 September 1994 East-West Center, Honolulu Peaceful relations among countries in any region require stable and mutually beneficial relations at all levels, both governmental and non-governmental, […]
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