The new issue of NBR's journal Asia Policy has just been released. A listing of this issue's articles, roundtables, and reviews are below. Access to the full issue is free through September 16, 2012.

ASIA POLICY 14 (July 2012)

Link to full issue: http://m.nbr.org/QcbRb0

Issue Contents:

"Domestic Institutional Challenges Facing China's Leadership on the Eve of the 18th Party Congress," by Andrew Mertha

In this special essay, Andrew Mertha (Cornell
University) analyzes the domestic challenges facing China's new generation of leadership. He argues that institutional weaknesses in four areas--restructuring center-local relations, managing the military, satisfying societal expectations, and solving the Tibet issue--which are often misperceived outside China as areas where China displays its strength, will challenge the incoming leadership's ability to execute its policy preferences and meet state and societal expectations.
Read more: http://m.nbr.org/MryN1R

"Turning to the Pacific: U.S. Strategic Rebalancing toward Asia"

This roundtable brings together experts and former policy practitioners to assess the opportunities and challenges arising from the United States' strategic rebalancing toward Asia and how the United States can best pursue its interests in the region. The roundtable includes contributions from James B. Steinberg, Thomas Fargo, Aaron L. Friedberg, J. Stapleton Roy, David M.
Lampton, and Wallace "Chip" Gregson. Read more:
http://m.nbr.org/MnggDJ

"The Case for Establishing a Civil-Military Disaster-Relief Hub in Northeast Asia," by Deogsang Ahn, John Bradford, James Newberry, and Harold Wescott

Authors Deogsang Ahn (South Korea Army), John Bradford (U.S. Navy), James Newberry (U.S. Pacific Command), and Harold Wescott (U.S. Transportation Command) examine how Asia-Pacific security could be enhanced by the establishment of a properly designed, configured, and resourced civil-military disaster-relief hub in Northeast Asia. Read more: http://m.nbr.org/OnTA86

"Islamic Education in Central Asia: Evidence from Kazakhstan," by Dilshod Achilov

Is Islamic education making a comeback in Central Asia?
Dilshod Achilov (East Tennessee State University) examines the dynamics and implications of Islamic education in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Read more:
http://m.nbr.org/LXYCdF

BOOK REVIEWS

"India Since 1980"

Experts discuss Sumit Ganguly and Rahul Mukherji's book India Since 1980 and its depiction of the transformations underway in four spheres of contemporary India: politics, secularism, economic policymaking, and foreign policy. Read the review roundtable for analysis by C. Raja Mohan, Teresita Schaffer, Harsh V. Pant, Jason A. Kirk, and Aseema Sinha, as well as a response essay by Ganguly and Mukherji. Read more: http://m.nbr.org/NtDZQ9

"China's Development Strategy and the Global Financial Crisis," by Roselyn Hsueh

Roselyn Hsueh (Temple University) reviews two books on China's economic growth and examines how China has maintained growth while other countries have faltered during the global financial crisis. Read more:
http://m.nbr.org/Q8nhMI
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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.
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Tracy Timmons-Gray
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) Seattle, WA

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