Publications

On the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in November 2017, officials from the United States, Japan, India, and Australia met to discuss the revival of quadrilateral cooperation among four of the region’s major maritime ...


Events

If you build it, do you own it? Tensions over territorial and maritime disputes in the South China Sea—not limited to the construction of islands capable of supporting military outposts—have been simmering for years. Only a few weeks into 2018, both China ...



Events

The 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics placed South Korea front and center on the world stage. Yet this country of just over 50 million people has been occupying the headlines often in recent months, and South Korean policymakers are finding themselves at a ...



Publications

Japan’s strength in modern history has been as a pioneer. As the first Asian country to succeed in joining Western powers in the international arena from the turn of the 20th century, Japan is no stranger in forging new paths. What’s more, the seismic shi ...


Blog entry

mh_twr-new-reality-in-china_870x480.jpg Emily Baker's blog mh_twr-new-reality-in-china_870x480.jpg   "Through all the changes in China and the changes in our perceptions of China, there has been one constant. We understand that America has a pro ...


Blog entry

2018tpp_800x533.jpg Alexander Hitch's blog 2018tpp_800x533.jpg Trade ministers and delegates from the remaining members of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) attend the TPP Ministerial Meeting during the APEC 2017 in Da Nang, Vietnam November 9, 201 ...


Events

Green finance is crucial to realizing global sustainability goals. Countries around the world implementing plans to realize the Paris Climate Agreement are faced with an enormous investment gap between what is necessary and what the public sector can prov ...


Blog entry

mh_twr-lets-talk-about-north-korea_870x480.jpg Emily Baker's blog mh_twr-lets-talk-about-north-korea_870x480.jpg “Me.” That was President Trump’s one-word answer when asked what he thought accounted for the announcement that Kim Jong-un was willing t ...