Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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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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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....
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China’s Military Reform: Prospects and Challenges
...This paper examines the military reform thought of China’s new collective leadership under Chairman Xi Jinping. The goal of reform is to modernize the military organizational structure by, among...
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Al Qaeda’s new Indian subcontinent branch: What it means for Myanmar
...Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s statement on Wednesday that he wants to expand operations to Myanmar and the Indian subcontinent will likely result in a new wave of violence....