Jaemin Baek argues that despite #SouthKorea in theory being one of the primary beneficiaries of U.S.-led #criticalminerals initiatives, its approach to cooperation with the United States is bounded by opposing domestic political and corporate interests. www.nbr.org/publication/...

Travel back in time with @rollandnadege.bsky.social, Nicola Di Cosmo, and Maria Adele Carrai to better understand how the imperial borderlands were integrated within China’s national territory at the turn of the 20th century. BORDERLANDS podcast episode one: strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...

NBR's DC office is seeking a Project Manager, Energy Security, for the Energy and Environmental Affairs program to provide project management/development support for research projects covering a diverse set of energy topics across the Indo-Pacific region. bit.ly/4dMKjsb

NBR advisor Ryo Sahashi in @japantimes.co.jp: “So long as U.S.-China relations remain stable, Beijing has even less reason to move toward Tokyo,” he said. “Japan, moreover, is entering a period of sweeping change in its defense policy this year...” www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06...

NBR nonresident fellow Kei Koga was interviewed by Thanh Nien newspaper regarding General Secretary and President To Lam's May 29 keynote speech at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue. www.vietnam.vn/en/dau-an-vi...

Bhagya Senaratne examines Sri Lanka's emerging leaders and #foreignpolicy challenges, noting that disruptors within the system present a new pathway to leadership in #SriLanka that is appealing to urban, younger, and politically aware voters. nbr.org/publication/...

NEW REPORT from NBR’s Energy Security Program examines the role of #LNG in the energy strategies of the United States, #Japan, and #China and assesses the implications of deepening geopolitical divides for Asia’s future #energysecurity. www.nbr.org/publication/...

ASIA POLICY 21.2 is now on @projectmuse.bsky.social: #Thailand-#Cambodia border conflict, #USChina #tradewar, South Korea’s sovereign #AI strategy, #India‑controlled #Kashmir, Japanese-German defense industrial ties, #Vietnam ’s defense diplomacy, future of the #Arctic muse.jhu.edu/pub/136/jour...

China Is Testing Its State Surveillance Model Abroad: "Under Xi Jinping, Beijing has tried to export its ideas about security to the world in countries like the Solomon Islands, a Pacific nation 3,000 miles away." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/w...

NBR nonresident fellow Daisuke Kawai writes in @foreignaffairs.com: Japan’s Point of No Return www.foreignaffairs.com/japan/japans...

Acting Navy secretary: Taiwan weapons sales paused to ensure munitions for Iran war thehill.com/policy/defen...

NBR's PLA Executive Education Course is tailored to meet the needs of military and civilian practitioners, industry leaders, and research professionals working on China-related security issues. Apply by July 3 for the July 14-16 course in Washington, DC nbr.org/event/the-pe...

New Borderlands episode explores China’s growing infrastructure development with its neighbors and considers whether transportation, telecommunication, and energy infrastructure also function as channels of state influence and generators of strategic advantages strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...

“In the Philippines, we do not have a choice because Taiwan is so close to the Philippines and we have almost 200,000 Filipino nationals living and working in Taiwan,” Marcos said in an interview with Japanese media in Manila on Monday. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Last week an NBR delegation met with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) Vice President Linwu Kuo, Government Affairs Senior Representative Ruth Hung and Government Affairs Senior Representative Fa Chuan Wang to share perspectives on innovation, technology, and opportunities for cooperation

Ryan Calo and Xinzi Lyu consider the different approaches to #AIgovernance of China, South Korea, India, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. Their analysis examines how the underlying distribution of authority influences governance outcomes. www.nbr.org/publication/... #artificialintelligence

NBR will offer the 18th iteration of its executive education course on China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on July 14–16 in Washington, D.C. Learn more and register to save your spot! www.nbr.org/event/the-pe...

NBR distinguished fellow in China studies Nadege Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social | Mr. Xi’s message to Mr. Trump was clear: “You’re the declining power, we are the rising power. … So the question for you is whether you’re going to accept our rise and not resist.” www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-P...

NBR senior fellow for Asian security Bates Gill joined FRANCE 24 for a debrief on the Trump-Xi summit: www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

An NBR delegation was honored to have a private audience yesterday with Taiwanese Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao. The delegation was led by NBR President Michael Wills.

"Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung met with scholars and experts from the National Bureau of Asian Research, a U.S. think tank, emphasizing the need for Taiwan and the U.S. to continue strengthening economic and security cooperation." www.rti.org.tw/en/news?uid=...

NBR delegation members Michael Wills, Doug Strub, Jonathon Marek, Michael Beeman, Andrew Grotto & William Bartholomew (Microsoft) meet Minister Lin Chia-Lung, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan (R.O.C.), and Liang-Yu Wang, Director General, Department of North American Affairs to discuss AI & tech

A chapter from an NBR report presents case studies accompanied by interactive data graphics and visualizations from AidData to highlight the different channels through which the effects of a Chinese economic slowdown would unfold globally. docs.aiddata.org/reports/what...

NBR nonresident fellow Lev Nachman (@lnachman32.bsky.social) was quoted on Taiwan's semiconductor industry as its greatest bargaining chip and the importance of Taiwan to the U.S. economy: www.rti.org.tw/en/news?uid=...

NBR advisor David Shambaugh co-authors the article "China Is Squandering a Golden Opportunity" in Foreign Affairs Magazine : www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Renan Araujo argues that there are still opportunities in a challenging landscape for AI cooperation between Indo-Pacific countries in security and economic domains and considers how they should face the governance issues at the multilateral and domestic levels. www.nbr.org/publication/...

NBR advisor Alison Szalwinski: “The priority at this point is having the summit take place, having the two of them meet face-to-face...and ensuring that U.S.-China relations are on stable footing. That’s the priority, even as Iran continues to loom.” thehill.com/homenews/adm...

NBR senior fellow for Asian security Bates Gill @batesgill.bsky.social was interviewed by CNBC on the upcoming Trump-Xi meeting. "Managing expectations: Analyst weighs Iran & China's stance ahead of Trump-Xi meeting" www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...

NBR Asia Policy journal co-editor Kristi Govella co-authored the @foreignaffairs.com article "Why Japan and South Korea Won’t Go Nuclear" with Victor Cha: www.foreignaffairs.com/japan/why-ja...

Commentary by NBR nonresident fellow Nigel Cory in Philstar News : The Philippines’ digital growth needs trusted cloud www.philstar.com/news-comment...

NBR nonresident fellow Joel Wuthnow is quoted in "How China’s Leader Lost Faith in His Generals" - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/w...

New Commentary | Lucy Best examines how closely South Korea’s economic resilience is tied to the stability of key maritime transit routes, including those around #Taiwan. nbr.org/publication/... #TaiwanStrait #SouthKorea

At the May 8 CAPRI Forum, NBR President Michael Wills moderated a fireside chat with Stephen Mull and Matt Pottinger on the implications of conflicts unfolding in the Strait of #Hormuz and beyond for risk and policymaking across the #AsiaPacific. www.youtube.com/live/Am5-67I...

China Sentences 2 Former Defense Ministers on Bribery Charges www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/w...

NBR nonresident fellow Kei Koga @k-since2024.bsky.social is quoted in a Deutsche Welle story on how Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi used a visit to Vietnam to update Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy, putting energy security, critical minerals and ASEAN resilience at its center. p.dw.com/p/5DJOF?at_m...

"China is the third party in this dispute, and Nepal has fared no better with Beijing. Despite repeated requests since 2015 that China not negotiate trade or transit arrangements with India via Lipulekh, Beijing has continued to do exactly that." kathmandupost.com/national/202... via kathmandu post

NBR senior fellow for Asian security Bates Gill @batesgill.bsky.social is interviewed by CNBC on the upcoming Trump-Xi meeting. Managing expectations: Analyst weighs Iran & China's stance ahead of Trump-Xi meeting cnb.cx/4f4iTin

"The Self-Defense Forces (SDF) have taken on a combat role for the first time in this year’s Balikatan military exercises, with about 1,400 personnel, multiple warships and aircraft and anti-ship missile systems deployed to the Philippines." www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05...

"The clause...says North Korea 'will never tolerate any infringement' of its territory, but does not specify the location of its border with South Korea or explicitly mention disputed maritime boundaries such as the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea" www.nbcnews.com/world/north-...

China’s peacemaker role in Cambodia-Thailand border crisis www.khmertimeskh.com/501893154/ch...

Riley Walters examines how South Korea's trade relationship with #China has turned into a vulnerability. He describes how Seoul has put the initiative on South Korean firms to continue to manage their risk exposure to the Chinese market. www.nbr.org/publication/... #SouthKorea

The South China Morning Post quotes testimony delivered by NBR nonresident fellow Nigel Cory before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing last week on China's expanding strategy for data dominance: www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

The Korea Fair Trade Commission designated Coupang founder Bom Kim as the controlling shareholder of Coupang Korea, potentially worsening tensions between the United States and South Korea over the KFTC's enforcement actions against U.S. firms.https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10728528

"Myanmar's military junta has transferred deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest, state broadcaster MRTV announced Thursday – a move her son is calling a "calculated gesture" rather than a sign of genuine progress." www.npr.org/2026/04/30/g...

NEW EPISODE: Ann Marie Murphy moderates a conversation with Leonard C. Sebastian and Muhammad Waffaa Kharisma on Indonesia’s emerging generation of political leaders and the factors influencing their foreign policy outlooks from Jakarta. www.nbr.org/publication/...

249th Engineers Restore Hope and Power After Typhoon Sinlaku: "Soldiers are...working with local officials and FEMA to provide temporary emergency power to critical facilities in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Sinlaku." www.pacom.mil/JTF-Micrones...

WATCH LIVE: NBR nonresident fellow Nigel Cory is participating in today's US–China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing titled “Taking a Bigger Byte: China’s Expanding Strategy for Data Dominance”: www.ntd.com/live-now-us-...

NEW ISSUE of Asia Policy: #Thailand - #Cambodia border conflict, #USChina #tradewar, South Korea’s sovereign #AI strategy, #India‑controlled #Kashmir, Japanese-German defense industrial ties, and #Vietnam’s defense diplomacy, the future of the #Arctic. www.nbr.org/publication/...

A NEW ESSAY argues that Indonesia’s emerging generation of political leaders is beginning to reshape the terms under which strategic autonomy is practiced. The authors see the emerging generation as less tolerant of ambiguity that lacks results. nbr.org/publication/...

NBR advisor @raji143.bsky.social Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan in the Diplomat : Helping Iran, China Is a Party in the War thediplomat.com/2026/04/help...