Search results for: S. Enders Wimbush
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Tackling Europe’s “Spice” Problem
...The increased prevalence of the drug “Spice” is a concern for European policymakers. The authors put forward the case that stronger EU cooperation on the issue, more funding for...
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The PLA and Student Recruits: Reforming China’s Conscription System
...China’s conscription system has come into focus in recent years amidst changes in the regulations governing the enlistment of college student recruits into the country’s military forces. In 2001,...
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Why institutions, not elections, should be Myanmar’s yardstick in 2015
...This year is being marked as Myanmar’s litmus test. The country, and much of the world, will watch the November elections with anticipation. Yet more important for Myanmar than...
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Vietnam’s Proactive Foreign Relations
...In the post-Cold War era, Vietnam has been successful in expanding relations both regionally and globally. And whereas China remains a strategic challenge for Vietnam in the South China...
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The Limits of Russia’s “Pivot to Asia”
...Forging closer economic and strategic ties with East Asia constitutes a rebalancing act in Moscow’s attempts to diversify its markets and counter its increased isolation in the wake of...
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Asia Reacts to China’s South China Sea Airstrip
...In what was the first ever port call between the countries, two Vietnamese frigates visited the Philippines on Tuesday. An unnamed Filipino naval officer said the two countries would...
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It’s Democracy, Stupid: Overcoming the Middle-Income Trap
...Why do many middle-income countries fail to sustain sufficient economic growth to become high-income countries? This policy brief argues that a political process leading to democracy and better governance...
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Towards a “Reset” in U.S.-North Korea Relations?
...More than two years on since the last official talks between the two countries, recent indicators from Pyongyang and Washington could prove auspicious for a “reset” in U.S.-North Korea...
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Putin’s Grand Strategy: The Eurasian Union and Its Discontents
...Bringing together a group of leading American and European experts, this is the first book-length study of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s effort to create a Eurasian Union. The book...
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Green Light for Tajikistan’s Rogun Dam?
...an apparent go-ahead by the World Bank. Although Uzbekistan has raised the specter of war over the project, domestic political pressures and electricity shortages leave the Tajiks with little choice....