Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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Myanmar’s Armed Forces: The Case for Engagement
...Over three years since the inauguration of the civilian government, the Tatmadaw finds itself increasingly isolated politically and under scrutiny like never before from Myanmar’s burgeoning mass media and...
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Erdogan’s Achilles’ Heel
...Over the course of last year, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has surmounted some major obstacles. He crushed urban protests last summer. He cracked down on the followers...
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North Korea’s Diversifying Diplomatic Ties
...While a fourth nuclear test would appear to have been delayed, North Korea is currently seeking to break out of its economic and political isolation by diversifying its diplomatic...
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West Africa’s New Drug of Choice: The Rise of Methamphetamine
...Threats Initiative examines the drug’s emergence in the region and its implications, before arguing how civil society has so far been a largely overlooked actor that should be leveraged in...
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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
...The causes and reasons for countries’ economic growth and development have long been a challenging subject for research and debate. It is observed that while many countries experience high...
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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.