The NBR Analysis offers thought-provoking essays and briefs on the most important economic, political, and strategic issues in the Asia-Pacific region today. PDFs are free.
The essays in this special edition of the NBR Analysis reflect the range of policy concerns and recommendations that emerged from an NBR project assessing the viability of the annual MFN review process. The contributors examine annual MFN review in the context of the many challenges confronting U.S.-China policy, including Hong Kong’s transfer to the P.R.C. and China’s possible accession to the World Trade Organization. The authors offer critical perspectives on the economic and political costs to China and the United States of revoking China’s MFN status and provide prescriptions for the development of U.S.-China policy in the twenty-first century.
Are Economic Sanctions an Effective Tool for Realizing U.S. Interests in China? Laura D’Andrea Tyson
Ending the MFN Battle David M. Lampton
Alternatives to Revoking MFN From China Douglas H. Paal
Normalizing Economic Relations with China Nicholas R. Lardy
WTO, MFN, and U.S.-China Relations Kenneth Lieberthal
China’s Growth Slowdown and Its Implications Dwight H. Perkins (Nov 13)
The ASEAN Regional Forum: Beyond the Talk Shop? Sheldon W. Simon (Jul 13)
Will Abenomics Restore Japanese Growth? William W. Grimes (Jun 13)
The State of Cooperation in the East China Sea James Manicom (Apr 13)
Whose Pacific Century? The 113th Congress and Asia Edward Gresser and Daniel Twining (Apr 13)
Intensifying Contradictions: Chinese Policing Enters the 21st Century Jonathan Walton (Feb 13)
The Impending Tide of Chinese Investment in the United States Robert A. Kapp (Feb 13)
The Leap in North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Program: The Iran Factor John S. Park (Dec 12)
Northeast Asia Turns Its Attention to the Arctic Linda Jakobson (Dec 12)
Getting the Trans-Pacific Partnership Over the Finish Line Deborah Elms (Oct 12)
How Defense Austerity Will Test U.S. Strategy in Asia Michael C. Horowitz (Aug 12)
Does the United States Need a New Russia Policy? Stephen E. Hanson (Jun 12)
Can Pakistan’s Neighbors Help Deal with Pakistan? Mahin Karim (May 12)
Korea’s Elections and the KORUS FTA Yoon-shik Park (Apr 12)
After the Summit: Investing in Nuclear Materials Security Christopher P. Twomey (Apr 12)
Taiwan's Future: Narrowing Straits Robert Sutter (May 11)
Aftershock: The 112th Congress and Post-Crisis Asia Edward Gresser and Daniel Twining (Mar 11)
Sino-U.S. Competition and U.S. Security: How Do We Assess the Military Balance? Dan Blumenthal (Dec 10)
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)