NBR draws upon an international network of renowned specialists, who conduct independent research on issues affecting U.S. relations with Asia. NBR delivers their independent conclusions to policy leaders through four signature publications - Strategic Asia, Asia Policy, NBR Analysis, and NBR Special Reports - as well as through a variety of cooperative efforts with other institutions.
Strategic Asia 2011-12: Asia Responds to Its Rising Powers—China and India explores how Asian states are responding to the rise of China and India and the strategies these states are pursuing to preserve their national interests. In each chapter, a leading expert investigates how a country or region perceives China’s and India's growth based on geopolitical, economic, cultural, military, and historical interactions and draws implications for U.S. interests and leadership in the Asia-Pacific.
Topics in this issue include the "Beijing consensus" approach to development; implications of Korean political engagement for relations between Korea and the United States; the impact of democratization on Indonesian foreign policy; Taiwan-Japan relations; identity as a factor complicating U.S.-China relations; and a recent book by Jonathan Pollack on North Korean nuclear weapons.
As the United States and NATO prepare to draw down their forces in Afghanistan, the question of maintaining a presence in the region is tied up with concerns over state instability in Pakistan. In this NBR Analysis Brief, Mahin Karim, a Senior Associate in Security and Political Affairs at NBR, discusses whether Pakistan’s strategic neighborhood can play a larger role in containing instability in the country.
This NBR Special Report examines the health challenges confronting Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and evaluates the political, economic, and social implications for each country.
The Strategic Asia annual edited volume incorporates assessments of economic, political, and military trends and focuses on the strategies that drive policy in the region.
Asia Policy is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal presenting policy-relevant academic research on the Asia-Pacific that draws clear and concise conclusions useful to today’s policymakers. Subscribe to Asia Policy.
The NBR Analysis is an occasional paper series that offers thought-provoking essays on the most important economic, political, and strategic issues in the Asia-Pacific region today.
NBR Special Reports are an occasional paper series on special topics conducted by the world's leading experts in Asian affairs.
NBR joint publications (including the annual PLA Conference volume) and archives of the NBR Briefing series.