Search results for: Mark S. Cogan
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Kazakhstan’s “Pivot to China”?
...to China” can bring benefits in terms of economy and security, but Astana will likely continue to pursue a multi-vector foreign policy to avoid leaning on any one power....
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China’s “Sea Power Nation” Strategy
...China is a large maritime nation. It has a coastline of more than 18,000 km, three million square kilometers of territorial seas, and over 6,500 islands with an area...
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Rethinking National Security: China’s New Security Commission
...The newly established Central National Security Commission (CNSC) of China held its first meeting on April 15. The inaugural meeting of this body marks a significant milestone in the...
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It’s Democracy, Stupid: Reappraising the Middle-Income Trap
...Income Trap (MIT), which argues that countries encounter a series of obstacles when trying to adapt their econo-mies and comparative advantages to become more specialized market econo-mies. In other words,...
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Rebalancing Act: China’s Fiscal Reform Challenge
...This policy brief examines China’s inter-connected economic challenges of structural and fiscal reform, arguing that promotion of domestic consumption away from fixed-asset investment could further exacerbate the fiscal mismatch...
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Checking Putin’s Eurasian Ambitions
Georgia and Azerbaijan can deny Moscow access to the Caspian Sea and Central Asia. But they need U.S. support.
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Thailand’s judicial coup
...On 21 March the Constitutional Court handed down a ruling invalidating the result of the 2 February election. The move will force new elections, which the Election Commission notes...
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Court Ruling Reinforces Thailand’s Coup Culture and Augurs More Turmoil
...Thailand’s political deadlock has shifted from the streets of Bangkok to the courts. It is there that the real battle is now being played out. A March 21 ruling...
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Vietnam’s Relations with China – A Multifaceted Partnership
...Vietnam’s relationship with China is of paramount importance for its development and security. Although much outside attention is focused on the disputes between the two countries in the South...
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Negotiating Conflict to Harness Myanmar’s Hydropower
...Myanmar’s hydropower potential will be a perilous process, as seen in the controversies surrounding current planned dams along the Than lwin river (also known as Salween river) as well as...