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In this issue of the NBR Analysis, Sheldon W. Simon, professor of political science at Arizona State University, explores the official and unofficial efforts among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) states to address security challenges in the region. The first article examines Track II diplomacy and the relationship between the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and the Councils for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP). Dr. Simon concludes that if the ARF and CSCAP are to continue as significant organizations in managing Asian security, all the members must accept that Asia’s future is integrated among the subregions of the Northeast, Southeast, and South, modify the noninterference norm, and adopt consensus-based decision-making. In the second article, Dr. Simon addresses Southeast Asia’s response to the war on terrorism, including the prospects for multilateral cooperation.
The ASEAN Regional Forum Views the Councils for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific: How Track II Assists Track I Sheldon Simon
Southeast Asia and the U.S. War on Terrorism Sheldon Simon
Power Constrained: Sources of Mutual Strategic Suspicion in U.S.-China Relations David M. Lampton (Jun 10)
Pakistani Partnerships with the United States: An Assessment Daniel Markey (Nov 09)
Shock of the New: Congress and Asia in 2009 Edward Gresser and Daniel Twining (Feb 09)
Post–September 11 Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations: Prospects for Counter-insurgency Cooperation Abdulkader H. Sinno and Rasul Bakhsh Rais (Dec 08)
Challenges Facing Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Ijaz Khan and Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema (Aug 08)
Aspects of Islamism in South and Southeast Asia Robert W. Hefner, Animesh Roul and Joseph Chinyong Liow (Aug 08)
Understanding China's New Sovereign Wealth Fund Eric G. Altbach and Michael H. Cognato (Jul 08)
Russian Energy Policy and Strategy Paul J. Saunders, Robert Legvold and Mikhail Kroutikhin (Jul 08)
Assessing Regional Reactions to China's Peaceful Development Doctrine Carlyle A. Thayer, Jae Ho Chung and Brahma Chellaney (Apr 08)
Muslim Professional Associations and Politics in Southeast Asia Robert W. Hefner, Ann Marie Murphy and Bridget Welsh (Mar 08)
Islamic Finance: Global Trends and Challenges Zeti Akhtar Aziz and Shamshad Akhtar (Mar 08)
Nuclear Asia: U.S. Policy in an Age of Proliferation Gary Samore and Mitchell B. Reiss (Mar 07)
Emerging Trends, Dormant Interest: Developments in Northeast Asian Politics Michael H. Armacost and Yukio Satoh (Jan 07)
U.S. Services Trade, Employment, and Competitiveness Robert Bednarzik and Brett Theodos (Dec 06)
Abe Shinzo and Japan's Change of Course Kenneth B. Pyle (Oct 06)
"Going Out": China's Pursuit of Natural Resources and Implications for the PRC's Grand Strategy Aaron L. Friedberg (Sep 06)
Information Technology: Advancing Global Health Craig Mundie (May 06)
China's Search for Energy Security: Implications for U.S. Policy Kenneth Lieberthal and Mikkal E. Herberg (Apr 06)
Congress and the Updating of the U.S.-China Relationship Rick Larsen and Mark Kirk (Dec 05)
The Globalization of Corporate China Friedrich Wu (Dec 05)