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The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is the nation’s Asia policy think tank helping decision-makers better understand Asia and craft concrete, actionable policy. #StrategicAsia #AsiaPolicy

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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 12h
M. Waffaa Kharisma argues that Indonesia’s next generation of political leaders and their views on foreign politics will be increasingly defined by a growing acceptance of the need for strategic resilience and autonomy in a volatile global order. nbr.org/publication/... #Indonesia
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 13h
Leonard C. Sebastian and Nauval El Ghifari argue that Indonesia’s emerging generation of political leaders is less tolerant of ambiguity that lacks results and that it is beginning to reshape the terms under which strategic autonomy is practiced. nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 29/09/2026
NBR will offer its next executive education course on China’s People's Liberation Army on Dec 1–3. The course is tailored to meet the needs of military and civilian practitioners, industry leaders, and research professionals working on China-related security issues. Learn more/apply! bit.ly/4AxRzRX
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 28/09/2026
Mendee Jargalsaikhan provides background on the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor, considers how it differs from China’s other major economic corridors, and discusses the impact on Mongolia and its relationship with China. strategicspace.nbr.org/the-china-mo... #China #Mongolia #Russia
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 28/09/2026
NBR is pleased to announce the 2026–27 Japan-U.S. Cyber Policy Fellows: Kyosuke Kitaichi, Yuki Kurihara, Rintaro Nishimura, Takaya Shibagaki, and Kanna Yoshioka. Check out their bios and learn more about the fellowship! www.nbr.org/japan-u-s-cy...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 28/09/2026
Bates Gill: "I think President Trump's greatest interest in having this meeting is simply to sort of demonstrate that he can have high-level summitry with countries that he obviously respects or believes to be near co-equals." www.africanews.com/amp/2026/09/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 25/09/2026
ASIA INSIGHT PODCAST archives: Doug Strub moderates a discussion with Renan Araujo and Husan Chahal on AI risks and the role of multilateral organizations in AI governance. nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 25/09/2026
Husan Chahal argues that given the Indo-Pacific’s pivotal role in the global #AI landscape, without deliberate action, the same dynamics propelling its growth could also set the stage for the first major AI-related catastrophe. nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 24/09/2026
Lucy Best offers background on #Taiwan’s upcoming November 28 elections, which will determine more than 11,000 local executive and legislative offices, and identifies contests to watch and dynamics that shape local races and those that drive national elections: www.nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 23/09/2026
Chapter by Cristina L. Garafola and Elliot S. Ji reviews stated requirements for the PLA Air Force’s and PLA Rocket Force’s conventional forces to become “world-class” and assesses their progress and ongoing challenges. www.nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 22/09/2026
"Relative to other countries in the region, China’s regulatory approach emphasizes unified oversight, early-stage intervention, and system-wide coordination from government bodies across both AI development and deployment." | Brief by Ryan Calo and Xinzi Lyu nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 21/09/2026
In a new Q&A with NBR, Marc Mealy (executive vice president and chief policy officer, US-ASEAN Business Council) discusses how the lead-up to #APEC 2027 has been shaped by intensifying geopolitical and economic competition and how #Vietnam will use its platform as host: www.nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 18/09/2026
"The Republic of Korea (ROK) has been a long-standing target of PRC economic coercion and is particularly at risk when it comes to critical minerals. More than 95% of South Korea’s consumption of critical minerals is imported." nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 18/09/2026
"China has now surpassed Russia as the largest trading partner and a major source of investment for all Central Asian countries. All of them have signed cooperation agreements under the Belt and Road framework." strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 17/09/2026
Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Ye Zhang examine how #foreigndirectinvestment changed from propelling world economic growth between 1980 and 2010 to being altered in character and held back in expansion since the 2008–10 global #financialcrisis: www.nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 17/09/2026
Geoffrey Macdonald examines the overlap in the foreign policy visions of the 3 parties that currently dominate Bangladeshi politics and the domestic and international factors shaping the worldview of #Bangladesh’s next generation of leaders: www.nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 16/09/2026
The Shaksgam Valley is a sparsely populated region north of the Siachen Glacier disputed by China, India, and Pakistan. Daniel Markey discusses its importance in the region and how control over the area aligns with China’s interests. strategicspace.nbr.org/the-shaksgam...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 15/09/2026
"The fast-paced development of #AI technology means both are struggling to keep up, resulting in #China and the United States continuously adapting their regulations in response to each other’s policy innovations." | Kendra Schaefer www.nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 15/09/2026
Rohan Mukherjee @rohanmukherjee.bsky.social considers the next generation of India’s political leadership and discusses generational perspectives on and approaches to U.S.-China competition in the context of India’s enduring foreign policy interests. www.nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 14/09/2026
"Should the PLA achieve world-class capabilities by its own standards, particularly related to building world-class combat power, deterring Beijing from employing military force to coerce or even attack its neighbors could become nearly impossible." bit.ly/4hrLTkV
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 10/09/2026
An Asia Policy article by Anthony V. Rinna examines how Russia’s pursuit of closer security ties with the #DPRK in the name of enhancing its strategic depth in Eurasia affects the Northeast Asian security environment. On @projectmuse.bsky.social at muse.jhu.edu/pub/136/arti... #NorthKorea #Russia
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 10/09/2026
Southeast Asia has 3 countries along China’s southern land border and 5 along its maritime periphery. Ann Marie Murphy discusses China’s economic, political, military, and cultural engagement and the key dynamics shaping its relations with the region: strategicspace.nbr.org/chinas-south...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 10/09/2026
Under #XiJinping, "[y]ou see a kind of back to the future, a return to #Mao, a belief in the importance of ideology, the importance of an interventionist state, that you needed to literally forge a collective identity" | James Leibold @jleibold.bsky.social bit.ly/3UJ8WPs
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 09/09/2026
#China released its official white paper on #Arctic policy in 2018. An Asia Policy essay by Yitong Chen reviewed China's involvement in Arctic affairs, using the white paper as a blueprint. On @projectmuse.bsky.social at muse.jhu.edu/pub/136/arti...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 09/09/2026
"Through this sequence of post-disaster interventions in #Nepal, Chinese activities in the Himalayan borderlands also fit within wider contexts of China’s global development and investment portfolio, now known as transborder BRI projects." | Galen Murton bit.ly/4x10oRo
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 08/09/2026
Leonie Allard addresses China's geopolitical and regional security goals, the challenge of securing the #China-#NorthKorea border, the role of special economic zones along the border, and North Korea’s impact on China's approach to cooperation in Northeast Asia bit.ly/4wtGQF3
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 05/09/2026
APPLY BY SEPT 7 | Joel Wuthnow (National Defense University) will teach the session "PLA Organization and Reform" in NBR's PLA Executive Education Course (9/15-9/17). See all sessions/instructors and apply: bit.ly/4ymTZRG
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 04/09/2026
APPLY BY SEPT 7 | Cristina Garafola (RAND) will teach the session "The PLA Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force" in NBR's PLA Executive Education Course (9/15-9/17). See all sessions/instructors and apply: bit.ly/4ymTZRG
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 03/09/2026
#CentralAsia is a vital transit corridor linking #China to European and Middle Eastern markets and its substantial reserves of rare earth minerals, fossil fuels, and other natural resources are key to China's #energysecurity: Q&A with Elizabeth Wishnick bit.ly/4gK0HLH
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 03/09/2026
APPLY BY SEPT 7 | Andrew S. Erickson (U.S. Naval War College) will teach the session "PRC Military Maritime Efforts vs. Taiwan: Exercises, Operations, Scenarios" in NBR's PLA Executive Education Course (9/15-9/17). See all sessions and apply: bit.ly/4ymTZRG
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 02/09/2026
The U.S. and China have distinct strategies toward quantum innovation and pursue different policies to delay breakthroughs by competitors. Hideki Tomoshige examines how each country is mobilizing the state and private sector to support #quantum innovation: bit.ly/4cZsWU7
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 01/09/2026
"While trade flows and investment patterns across the China-Nepal borderlands reflect asymmetrical power relations between Beijing and Kathmandu, a grounded, geographic review of the region reveals three key observations..." | Essay by Galen Murton bit.ly/4x10oRo
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 31/08/2026
"In integrating defense, security (in its diverse dimensions), and diplomacy into one whole-of-government strategy...Japan is taking grand strategy to new heights, revealing the country’s leadership and governance skills." | Essay by Guibourg Delamotte bit.ly/3SAlt7a
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 28/08/2026
NBR's PLA Executive Education Course is tailored to meet the needs of military and civilian practitioners, industry leaders, and research professionals working on China-related security issues. Apply by Sept 7 for the Sept 15-17 course in Washington, DC: nbr.org/event/the-pe...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 28/08/2026
Shin-ae Lee examines the deepening trilateral partnership on shared security challenges, while illuminating nuanced divergence that may complicate trilateral collaboration, in "The Implications of US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Exercises as Strategic Communications": muse.jhu.edu/pub/136/arti...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 24/08/2026
NEW Q&A | Kendra Schaefer discusses #China’s evolving state-tech sector relationship and how the country’s #digitalgovernance priorities challenge Western assumptions on innovation and regulation. www.nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 22/08/2026
NBR's PLA Executive Education Course is tailored to meet the needs of military and civilian practitioners, industry leaders, and research professionals working on China-related security issues. Apply by Sept 7 for the Sept 15-17 course in Washington, DC: nbr.org/event/the-pe...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 20/08/2026
NEW BORDERLANDS PODCAST episode explores ways in which #China uses cultural endeavors to pull neighboring countries into its orbit. Ondřej Klimeš, Amish Raj Mulmi, Ryoko Nakano, and Dylan Plung in conversation with @rollandnadege.bsky.social. bit.ly/4x4KwOy
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 20/08/2026
ASIA POLICY on @projectmuse.bsky.social: Article by Martin Kossa (Nord University) examines how #China's scientific engagement with the #Arctic region can advance defense, economic, and political aspects of the country's national rejuvenation strategy. muse.jhu.edu/pub/136/arti... #XiJinping
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 19/08/2026
NEW NBR REPORT aims to shed light on #cybersecurity policy trade-offs, decisions, and realities so that countries at different stages of their cyber policy journey—from early to mature—can make more effective decisions about priorities and approaches. www.nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 18/08/2026
ASIA POLICY on @projectmuse.bsky.social: As North Korea’s nuclear program advances, #SouthKorea faces a strategic dilemma: should it continue to rely on U.S. extended #nucleardeterrence or explore alternative #deterrence strategies? muse.jhu.edu/pub/136/arti... #NorthKorea
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 17/08/2026
"China likely will more openly start to question and challenge the existing polar governance regimes, highlighting its growing presence, activities, and technological capabilities in the polar regions as justification for its polar authority..." strategicspace.nbr.org/the-polar-re...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 14/08/2026
NBR's PLA Executive Education Course is tailored to meet the needs of military and civilian practitioners, industry leaders, and research professionals working on China-related security issues. Apply by September 7 for the September 15-17 course in Washington, DC.: www.nbr.org/event/the-pe...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 13/08/2026
Please join NBR for a virtual event examining how the emerging cohort of political leaders in #Bangladesh, #India, and #SriLanka are navigating new geopolitical landscapes. Presentations to be followed by Q&A moderated by Christopher Clary. Learn more & register: eventbrite.com/e/south-asia...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 13/08/2026
ASIA POLICY on Project Muse @projectmuse.bsky.social: Access the most recent issue of Asia Policy and all past issues of the journal here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/136/jour...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 13/08/2026
Leonie Allard addresses China's geopolitical and regional security goals, the challenge of securing the border between #China and #NorthKorea, the role of special economic zones along the border, and North Korea’s impact on China's broader approach to cooperation in Northeast Asia: bit.ly/4wtGQF3
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 12/08/2026
APPLY BY AUG 23 | NBR’s Japan-U.S. Cyber Policy #Fellowship, an 8-month program for emerging Japanese tech policy leaders, aims to cultivate the next generation of experts shaping Japan’s cybersecurity policy and cyber cooperation with the US. Learn more! nbr.org/japan-u-s-cy...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 12/08/2026
NBR nonresident fellow Nigel Cory testified on January 13, 2026, before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade, concerning “Maintaining American Innovation and Technology Leadership.” waysandmeans.house.gov/event/trade-...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 12/08/2026
An NBR report by Nigel Cory assesses the scope and impact of the KFTC’s enforcement actions against U.S. firms, drawing on a series of interviews with several U.S. firms that have been subject to multiple KFTC investigations. www.nbr.org/publication/...
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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 11/08/2026
Jaemin Baek and Kristin Vekasi join Jonathon Marek to examine the importance of #criticalminerals as pillars of economic security, industrial policy, and geopolitical competition and efforts to diversify #supplychains and reduce dependence on China. www.nbr.org/publication/...
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