NBR has just released the new issue of the journal Asia Policy. This issue features a special essay on the Beijing consensus and articles on Indonesian foreign policy, Taiwan-Japan relations, and the role of identity in U.S.-China relations. The issue also includes three essays on Korean political engagement and a roundtable discussion of Jonathan Pollack's book No Exit: North Korea, Nuclear Weapons and International Security.

The entire issue will be free to access through March 31, 2012.

ASIA POLICY 13 (January 2012)

CONTENTS

Is the "Beijing Consensus" Now Dominant?

In this Asia Policy essay, John Williamson (Peterson Institute for International Economics), who coined the term "Washington consensus," examines the content of the "Beijing consensus" approach to development and explores whether emerging markets and developing countries should adopt it as a model. Read more:
http://m.nbr.org/y8Dus9

Korean Political Engagement and U.S.-Korea Relations

In this roundtable, Katharine H.S. Moon and Taeku Lee analyze demographic trends in the Korean-American community and discuss its emerging political influence.
Yoonhee Kang then traces the development of Korean civil society since democratization in 1987 and examines the role that civil society actors play in domestic Korean politics as well as in U.S.-ROK relations. Read more: http://m.nbr.org/A3epso

Democratization and Indonesian Foreign Policy:
Implications for the United States

Indonesia's democratization has been a key factor behind the improvement in U.S.-Indonesian relations, but democracy also has opened up Indonesia's traditionally insulated policymaking process to a new constellation of actors, many of whom advocate policies antithetical to U.S. interests. Ann Marie Murphy (Seton Hall University) examines the impact of democratization on Indonesian foreign policy and assesses its implications for the United States. Read more:
http://m.nbr.org/yGfUfk

Taiwan-Japan Relations in an Era of Uncertainty

Both Japan and Taiwan are acutely affected by shifting power balances in the Asia-Pacific. Thomas S. Wilkins (University of Sydney) examines the dynamics of contemporary Taiwan-Japan relations and considers potential avenues for the consolidation and expansion of bilateral cooperation, particularly on nontraditional security issues. Read more:
http://m.nbr.org/zOrYYV

Incompatible Partners: The Role of Identity and Self-Image in the Sino-U.S. Relationship

Lyle J. Morris (RAND Corporation) discusses identity as an underexplored factor complicating U.S.-China relations and examines how this variable creates mutual suspicion between the two countries and frustrates efforts in conflict resolution. Read more:
http://m.nbr.org/AxTiVp

No Exit: North Korea, Nuclear Weapons and International Security

A team of nuclear and North Korea specialists discusses Jonathan Pollack's book No Exit: North Korea, Nuclear Weapons and International Security and his argument that North Korea does not see its nuclear weapons as a "bargaining chip" but rather as a core part of its national identity and security. Read the review roundtable for assessments by Toby Dalton, Jeffrey Lewis, Sue Terry, and Sung-Yoon Lee, as well as a response essay by Pollack. Read more:
http://m.nbr.org/xDZuAP

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ABOUT ASIA POLICY

ASIA POLICY is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal presenting policy-relevant academic research on the Asia-Pacific that draws clear and concise conclusions useful to today's policymakers. The journal is released by The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR).

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

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