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March 15, 2011

[SSJ: 6558] New NBR Report on the 112th Congress and Asia

From: Tracy Timmons-Gray
Date: 2011/03/15

**NOTE: this posting was sent in on March 15th**

Dear SSJ Forum members,

NBR has just released a new report that examines the 112th Congress and the key policy issues in Asia that this Congress will face. A link to the report and a report summary are below. The full report is free to download through May 13, 2011.

Aftershock: The 112th Congress and Post-Crisis Asia By Edward Gresser & Daniel Twining (NBR Analysis, March
2011)

Link to download:
http://www.nbr.org/publications/element.aspx?id=490


About the report:

As the 112th Congress begins its work, it faces an array of complex challenges to U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific. Yet at the same time, closer trading ties and improving relationships enable fresh opportunities for engagement. Given the growing importance of the region to American objectives overseas, it is vital for policymakers to understand fully the transformations underway in Asia and the implications for the successful formulation of U.S. policy.

In the NBR Analysis, "Aftershock: The 112th Congress and Post-Crisis Asia," Edward Gresser and Daniel Twining examine the key issues the 112th Congress will confront this term, including;

- The Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
- The risk of war on the Korean Peninsula
- A stronger, more competitive China
- Funding for Afghanistan
- Maritime tensions within Asia
- Climate change
- Nuclear proliferation

Read the full report to learn more about these challenges and the implications for policy.

Aftershock: The 112th Congress and Post-Crisis Asia http://www.nbr.org/publications/element.aspx?id=490


Related Event

Report authors Edward Gresser and Daniel Twining will participate in Engaging Asia 2011, along with a panel of practitioners from Capitol Hill, on March 30, 2011, in Washington, D.C. The event will also feature remarks by Ambassador Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative (USTR).

This is a public event, but space is limited. To find out more and RSVP, please visit NBR's site at:
http://www.nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=117

Tracy Timmons-Gray
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)

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