What factors are driving India’s emergence as a health technology leader? Kanav Kahol of the Public Health Foundation of India discusses the country’s thriving culture of innovation, its growing leadership in health-technology fields, and the future role of India and Asia in health technology development.

Meeting electricity demands needed to sustain economic prosperity while mitigating associated environmental impacts will require innovative and collaborative solutions and committed leadership. Carlos Colom Bickford, President of the National Energy Commission of Guatemala, discusses his country's successful models.

Yong-Chool Ha, the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Social Science at the University of Washington, provides background on North Korea’s previous power transition and draws implications for how the United States and South Korea might engage with the North in the aftermath of Kim Jong-il’s death.

What global and domestic trends are pushing the Japanese pharmaceutical industry to look to emerging economies for new market potential? BT Slingsby of Eisai Co. discusses new business models, market trends, and the challenges and opportunities awaiting Japanese pharma in the developing world.

On September 9, 2011, the Slade Gorton International Policy Center held "The 9/11 Conference: Security Solutions for the Next Ten Years” just days before the ten-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The 9/11 Conference report reviews the major themes and topics of the conference and the policy solutions that were discussed at the day long event.

Co-published by the Slade Gorton International Policy Center and the Washington State Heritage Center, this biography by John Hughes covers the Senator’s early life, years in the Washington State Legislature, three terms as Washington State Attorney General, three terms as U.S. Senator, and post-Senate career, including his time on the 9/11 Commission. View video from the November 17 book launch event and order the book.

With the increasing number of health technologies on the market, how can policymakers accurately assess the affordability of these technologies? David Heymann (Center on Global Health Security, Chatham House) discusses the key challenges in assessing affordability and sheds light on the potential impact of Asia’s increasing growth in domestic R&D and manufacturing of health technologies on emerging markets.

The 2010 People's Liberation Army (PLA) conference focused on the lessons learned by the Chinese military from the actions and experiences of non-Chinese armed forces over the past 30 years, which the PLA can apply to its own strategic planning. The recently released conference volume Chinese Lessons from Other Peoples' Wars is free to download.