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COMMISSION ON THE THEFT OF AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Over the past 10 years, the IP Commission, working closely with the nation’s leading IP experts, has put forward numerous recommendations to address the grave economic, technological, and national security implications of theft of American IP. While significant progress has been made, there is still more to be done to ensure the innovative potential of U.S. businesses, entrepreneurs, and inventors is fully protected. The IP Commission will continue to do its part in developing recommendations to better secure American IP from infringement.

Adm. Dennis Blair, IP Commission Chair
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IN THIS ISSUE

Regional Responses to the Russia-Ukraine War What Lessons Have Been Learned?

Law and (Dis)order in the South China Sea Analyzing Maritime Law-Enforcement Activities in 2010–22

The Rising Security Challenge of East Asia’s “Dual Graying” Implications for U.S.-Led Security Architecture in the Indo-Pacific

Tom Phuong Le’s Japan’s Aging Peace: Pacifism and Militarism in the Twenty-First Century

Common Waters Japan, South Korea, and Maritime Security Assistance in Southeast Asia

APEC

APEC 2023: A Useful and Realistic Digital Agenda for the United States’ Host Year

Nigel Cory

Commentary

South Korea

South Korea–Japan Relations: Surviving the “Forced Labor” Dilemma

Ahn Ho-young

Commentary

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Russia-Ukraine War

Regional Responses to the Russia-Ukraine War: What Lessons Have Been Learned?

The essays in this roundtable examine the relevance of the Russia-Ukraine war to other regions...

Michael J. Green, Nargis Kassenova, Pavel K. Baev, Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rajesh Rajagopalan, Jeffrey Reeves, Matthew Kroenig, and Clementine G. Starling

Roundtable

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Energy and Geopolitics

The Twin Transnational Threats of Climate Change and Covid-19 in Micronesia

Alan Tidwell

Critical Minerals: Global Supply Chains and Indo-Pacific Geopolitics

Sharon E. Burke, Llewelyn Hughes, Phung Quoc Huy, Kristin Vekasi, and Yu-Hsuan Wu

Indonesia’s Nickel Export Ban

Michael Merwin

A Path to Net Zero

Kyungjin Boo, Sang Keon Lee, June Park, and James E. Platte

China in Africa

China's Emerging Africa Strategy

Nadège Rolland

Political Front Lines: China's Pursuit of Influence in Africa

(In)Roads and Outposts: Critical Infrastructure in China’s Africa Strategy

A New Great Game? Situating Africa in China’s Strategic Thinking

Nadège Rolland

Spotlight

NBR’s Maritime Awareness Project (MAP) combines interactive mapping technology with rigorous analyses from the world’s leading maritime experts to serve as the authoritative resource on maritime issues.

Maritime Issues

Measuring Assertiveness, Managing Crisis: Lessons Learned from the South China Sea

South Korea, the Quad, and Maritime Security

The Australia-India-Indonesia Trilateral: Fostering Maritime Cooperation between Middle Powers

Interactive Map

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NBR SUMMER SEMINAR 2023

To better understand China’s capabilities, strategic culture, international influence, global ambitions, strengths, and weaknesses, and to formulate effective policy, the United States needs to cultivate a new generation of experts and policymakers. NBR holds the annual Summer Seminar in Seattle to help prepare this generation as well as augment the knowledge of more senior professionals.