Earthquakes Not Necessarily a Deal Breaker for Nuclear
Author: Erin Alexander, Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Research Intern Nuclear critics are likely to take the most recent earthquake in Indonesia as a new opportunity to protest the construction of a nuclear...
View ArticleThis Weekend’s News: As President Obama Heads to Indonesia, U.S. Firms Look On
Author: Will RogersWith the president preparing to depart India for Indonesia tomorrow, I thought it was appropriate that The Washington Post had a piece over the weekend on Indonesia, a country that...
View ArticleIn the Indian Ocean, Hints Toward the Future of American Power
Author: Will RogersThe twentieth century witnessed Europe unfold as the center of gravity for world history. And in this still early century, the Middle East and South-Central Asia have been focal...
View ArticleCNAS, NPR and the Indian Ocean
Author: Will RogersLast night, CNAS hosted the official launch of Robert Kaplan’s new book, Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power. As Nate Fick said in his opening remarks, we had...
View ArticleThis Weekend’s News: For China, Pursuit of Nuclear Power Requires Some...
Author: Will RogersChina is just one of the many East and Southeast Asian states that continues to pursue nuclear power in the wake of the March 2011 disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear...
View ArticleThis Weekend’s News: The Political Stakes of Indonesian Fuel Prices
Author: Will RogersThe Indonesian government retreated from a planned increase in government-subsidized fuel prices on Saturday due to widespread protests that caused the government coalition that...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Because No One Should Read Too Much on Fridays
Author: Will RogersThe United States is participating in an annual bilateral exercise in Southeast Asia, Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, intended to build the capacity of partners to...
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