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Election victory a dubious prize

Commentary / January 26, 2005
The next president will be hampered by a gigantic fiscal deficit and a military that is stretched thin. In short, he will have few easy choices. Michael H. Armacost wonders why politicians yearn for this job.
CommentaryElectionsGovernanceTerrorismSecurityBosnia & HerzegovinaEastern EuropeEuropeHaitiCaribbeanThe AmericasIranMiddle East and North AfricaIraqNorth KoreaNortheast AsiaAsia-PacificSomaliaSub-Saharan AfricaUnited StatesNorth AmericaVietnamSoutheast Asia
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America's savings shortfall is hurting its workers, McKinnon asserts in op-ed

Commentary / October 21, 2004
Are federal fiscal deficits accelerating deindustrialisation in the United States? APARC's Ronald McKinnon considers the problem.
CommentaryEconomic AffairsBusinessInternational DevelopmentInternational RelationsOilEnergyEnvironmentProtectionismMigration and CitizenshipIndiaSouth AsiaAsia-PacificUnited StatesNorth AmericaThe Americas
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Indonesian election: Feuding villages give the ballot a try

Commentary / July 12, 2004
Donald K. Emmerson considers the impact of Indonesia's recent election on two remote--and formerly war-torn--villages in the country's northern Malaku archipelago.
CommentaryDemocracyGovernanceEthnicitySocietyCultureAsia-PacificIndonesiaSoutheast Asia
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A Tale of Two Cities

Commentary / April 2, 2004
From techie to truck driver in Silicon Valley. From tea broker to techie in Bangalore. The wave of jobs heading offshore causes wrenching loss--and produces enticing gains. Rafiq Dossani comments.
CommentaryGlobalizationForeign PolicyInternational DevelopmentInternational RelationsEconomic AffairsBusinessScience and TechnologyIndiaSouth AsiaAsia-Pacific
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Pakistan threatened to give nukes to Iran, ex-officials say

Commentary / March 30, 2004
Pakistan warned the United States fourteen years ago that it might give nuclear technology to Iran, but the administration of President Bush's father did little to follow up, former Pentagon officials say. APARC's Henry S. Rowen comments.
CommentaryIranMiddle East and North AfricaPakistanSouth AsiaAsia-PacificUnited StatesNorth AmericaThe Americas
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Divide between U.S. tech firms and China -- A Great Wall?

Commentary / March 19, 2004
The honeymoon between China and the U.S. tech industry is over, and the warm feelings may be gone for a while. APARC's Lawrence J. Lau comments.
CommentaryInternational DevelopmentEconomic AffairsHistorySocietyChinaNortheast AsiaAsia-PacificJapan
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Sino-Japanese tensions obscure growing cooperation

Commentary / February 23, 2004
Michael H. Armacost observes that economic and political ties are now displacing a deep-seated and longstanding rivalry between China and Japan.
CommentaryEconomic AffairsInternational DevelopmentEnergySecurityInvestmentForeign PolicyInternational RelationsOilEnvironmentChinaNortheast AsiaAsia-PacificJapanRussiaRussia and EurasiaTaiwanUnited StatesNorth AmericaThe Americas
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Not Quite the World's Silicon Valley

Commentary / February 2, 2004
APARC's Rafiq Dossani comments on offshoring U.S. jobs to India, the so-called "reverse brain drain."
CommentaryBusinessInternational RelationsInternational DevelopmentHistorySocietyMigration and CitizenshipInformation TechnologyGovernanceInnovationInvestmentForeign PolicyEconomic AffairsScience and TechnologyEntrepreneurshipWaterEnergyEnvironmentChinaNortheast AsiaAsia-PacificIndiaSouth AsiaIsraelMiddle East and North AfricaPakistanPhilippinesSoutheast AsiaRussiaRussia and EurasiaTaiwanUnited StatesNorth AmericaThe Americas
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Offshore job losses on voters' agendas

Commentary / January 30, 2004
Rafiq Dossani has the last word on the potential for U.S. jobs to move offshore, as John Kerry and Howard Dean compete to stress this hot-button issue.
CommentaryBusinessInternational RelationsInternational DevelopmentElectionsGovernanceGlobalizationForeign PolicyInformation TechnologyEconomic AffairsChinaNortheast AsiaAsia-PacificIndiaSouth AsiaMexicoNorth AmericaThe AmericasUnited States
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What is the Valley's Future?

Commentary / January 13, 2004
As the region begins to emerge from a brutal recession, questions haunt the Valley. Will the jobs come back? Will we be able to maintain our global leadership in technology? How many more jobs will be sent offshore? What must the Valley - and America - do to remain competitive. The Mercury News convened a roundtable discussion of CEOs, venture capitalists, policy experts and legislators to begin to answer those questions.
CommentaryBusinessInternational RelationsInternational DevelopmentGlobalizationForeign PolicyHistorySocietyInnovationInvestmentEconomic AffairsScience and TechnologyBrazilSouth AmericaThe AmericasChinaNortheast AsiaAsia-PacificWestern EuropeEuropeFranceIndiaSouth AsiaIsraelMiddle East and North AfricaJapanMexicoNorth AmericaRussiaRussia and EurasiaTaiwanUnited States
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It's Not Enough for Democracy to Succeed

Commentary / December 8, 2003
Elections will be coming to Indonesia in a few weeks, greeted with anxiety by some and as a part of a necessary transition by others. A longtime scholar on Indonesia, APARC's %people1% recently shared his views in an interview about the country's struggle toward reform.
CommentaryCorruptionGovernanceSecurityDemocracyElectionsHuman RightsPovertyInternational DevelopmentAsia-PacificIndonesiaSoutheast Asia
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Radical vs. moderate Islam -- in Indonesia, a war rages

Commentary / December 4, 2003
Indonesia needs to build a modern society. The recent report on U.S.-Indonesia relations by the U.S.-Indonesia Society, NBR, and the Asia-Pacific Research Center urged a significant effort to fund education.
CommentaryCorruptionGovernanceSecurityDemocracyEnergyInformation TechnologyIslamSocietyHuman RightsPovertyInternational DevelopmentTerrorismAsia-PacificIndiaSouth AsiaIndonesiaSoutheast AsiaIraqMiddle East and North AfricaUnited StatesNorth AmericaThe AmericasVietnam
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China Holds the Key to North Korea

Commentary / December 2, 2003
While demonstrating that the U.S. is willing to accommodate China's needs, the Bush administration must also prove to Beijing that Pyongyang's policies represent an immediate threat.
CommentaryNuclear EnergyEnergyNuclear RiskSecurityOilEnvironmentChinaNortheast AsiaAsia-PacificJapanNorth KoreaSouth KoreaTaiwanUnited StatesNorth AmericaThe Americas
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Donald Emmerson comments on the 9th ASEAN summit in Bali

Commentary / September 20, 2003
APARC Professor %people1% was interviewed about the 9th ASEAN summit in Bali.
CommentaryPeacekeepingConflictInstitutions and OrganizationsMigration and CitizenshipSecurityGovernanceInternational RelationsNATOTerrorismCambodiaSoutheast AsiaAsia-PacificChinaNortheast AsiaIndonesiaJapanSingaporeTaiwanThailandUnited StatesNorth AmericaThe Americas
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To Rescue Islam From Jihad, Muslims Must Look Within

Commentary / August 31, 2003
Op-ed by %people1%.
CommentaryDemocracyGovernanceIslamSocietyInstitutions and OrganizationsTerrorismSecurityPolicy AnalysisForeign PolicyInternational RelationsConflictEducationInternational DevelopmentAfghanistanSouth AsiaAsia-PacificIndonesiaSoutheast AsiaIraqMiddle East and North AfricaIsraelRussiaRussia and EurasiaTurkeyUnited StatesNorth AmericaThe Americas
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