Announcements and News for 2007
21 Mar 2007 ROTC with Chinese Characteristics Over the last decade, China has increasingly taken advantage of its civilian institutions of higher learning to train military officers. Will this initiative produce a more technologically proficient PLA better able to function on the high-tech battlefields of the 21st century? Read this article by NBR's Roy Kamphausen in the new issue of the Jamestown Foundation’s China Brief.
15 Mar 2007 NBR Vice President Daniel B. Wright appointed Managing Director for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue at the U.S. Department of the Treasury U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson has appointed Dan Wright as Managing Director for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue. Dan is bringing his considerable China expertise to this significant initiative announced in 2006 by President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao. We congratulate Dan and wish him all the best in his new position. With Dan's departure, Roy Kamphausen, NBR's Vice President for Political and Security Affairs, has assumed concurrent duties as Director of the Washington, D.C. office.
12 Mar 2007 Causes and Effects of North Korea's Nuclear Policy Two essays—one by Jonathan Pollack and one by Christopher Hughes—shed light on the recent agreement struck by Pyongang and Washington regarding North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Read these articles in Asia Policy, NBR's new peer-reviewed journal.
1 Mar 2007 Russia and the WTO: A Progress Report This special report assesses the remaining obstacles to Russian WTO membership as well as the likely effects on the country's economic development and relations with the West. Five distinguished specialists analyze the significance of WTO accession to the country's energy, finance, industrial, and agricultural sectors, as well as the powerful political significance of full Russian membership to the WTO.
15 Feb 2007 The Measure of a Nation: Quantifying Innovative Strength through Improved Service Sector Metrics The service sector represents the most fertile ground for job growth and innovation in the U.S. economy, yet inadequate tools for understanding this rapidly changing sector leave the door open for a backslide into shrill debate and protectionism.
31 Jan 2007 Asia Policy 3 This latest issue of Asia Policy includes reflections by Kenneth B. Pyle on the use of history and culture in the making of foreign policy, contributions by Aaron L. Friedberg and others to a special roundtable on the pursuit of security in Northeast Asia, and an essay by Robert Sutter that assesses why and how the 110th Congress is likely to change U.S. policy toward Asia. Asia Policy is NBR's new peer-reviewed journal devoted to bridging the gap between academic research and policymaking on issues related to the Asia-Pacific.
15 Jan 2007 NBR's Seattle Headquarters Move Downtown NBR has consolidated its Seattle offices with a move to the center of downtown. Our new office is in the Financial Center on Fourth Avenue. Phone, fax, and e-mail contacts remain the same. To view NBR's new address and directions, click on the website link below.
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