Obama Seeks To Reassure Japan’s Abe Over NSA Spying
US President Barack Obama spoke by phone on August 25 with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, discussing various subjects, but also to allay concerns over reports that the NSA had been involved in...
View ArticleUS-Led Vs China-Led Institutions: Need For New Bretton Woods – Analysis
Complementarity between US-led and China-led institutions requires the ratification of the 2010 IMF governance reforms by the US Congress. As this is unlikely to happen any time soon, we need to start...
View ArticleThe Vietnam-US-China Triangle: New Dynamics And Implications – Analysis
By Le Hong Hiep* CPV General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s recent visit to Washington has been praised by both sides as a “historic” landmark in bilateral relations (The White House, 2015). However, in...
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2015 Global Agenda For Economic Freedom – Analysis
By James M. Roberts and William T. Wilson, Ph.D.* The Index of Economic Freedom, published annually by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal, is entering its third decade with the...
View ArticleModi’s American Journey – Analysis
Even though the U.S. has made a long-term bet on India, its impatience with the Modi government continues to grow. Although the prime minister could signal India’s leads on issues internet governance,...
View ArticleThe US-China-India Triangle: A New Tripolar World Order? – Analysis
By Prof. B. R. Deepak* The September congregation of the two Asian giants in the US has given off a few definite indications about the emerging world order in the new eco system that is witnessing...
View ArticleWhat Is The Trans-Pacific Partnership And Why You Should Care – OpEd
A dozen Pacific Rim nations reportedly reached an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the secretive, US-orchestrated pact that seeks common standards among its members. Opponents say the deal...
View ArticlePresident Obama On Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement – Statement
Statment by US President Barack Obama Well, yesterday we announced a new trade agreement across the Asia Pacific region that reflects American values and gives our working families and American...
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Critical Infrastructure Security In Information Age: Present Issues And...
Critical infrastructure protection is quickly becoming a field with enormous focus and importance. As the advent of open and freely available information in the hands of malicious individuals and...
View ArticleTPP: Did Malaysia Just Sign A Suicidal Deal? – OpEd
It was conceived in secrecy; even members of the US Congress did not get to read the discussions leading to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), the world of global economics’ most...
View ArticleTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Scenarios – OpEd
The recent Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement presents Asia with good, bad and ugly scenarios. Had the TPP failed, that would have been a severe blow to the credibility of the United States in Asia....
View ArticleTTIP And Turkey-EU Relations: Why Should Customs Union Be Revisited? – Analysis
By Mustafa Kutlay* Turkey and the EU established a customs union in 1995. The tariffs on exports and imports of all industrial products and goods were abolished. The decision was the outcome of...
View ArticleObama: Writing The Rules For A Global Economy – OpEd
In this week’s address, US President Barack Obama spoke to the merits of the high-standards trade agreement reached this past week. The Trans-Pacific Partnership helps level the playing field for...
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US Foreign Policy Aspirations And Trans-Pacific Partnership: Economic...
By Felix K. Chang* At times, it seemed as though the negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would go on interminably. Begun in 2010, the TPP evolved from the four-country Trans-Pacific...
View ArticleTrans Pacific Partnership (TPP): Responses From China And Options For India –...
By Prof. B. R. Deepak* TPP is a trade agreement with 12 Pacific Rim countries that has been signed on 5 October 2015 in secrecy after 5 years marathon negotiations but still subject to ratification by...
View ArticleTPP: A Win For ASEAN, A Loss For WTO? – Analysis
With the TPP being concluded, what will be its impact on the regional and global levels? The TPP’s effect on ASEAN states depends on whether the countries are part of the deal as well as their...
View ArticleTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreed – OpEd
Last week in Atlanta, the trade ministers of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States, and Vietnam, announced that they had...
View ArticleTrans-Pacific Partnership: The View From China – Analysis
On October 5, 2015 in Atlanta, trade negotiators from the US and eleven of its allies in the Pacific Rim reached final agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), sending the trade agreement back...
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Pacific Trade Deal Needs To Harmonize With Sustainable Development Goals –...
Transpacific Partnership boosts UN Sustainable Development Goals in some ways and undermines them in others. By Shuaihua Wallace Cheng* Major deals between developed and developing economies are not...
View ArticleTPP Vs China’s ‘Belt And Road’: Who Really Benefits? – Analysis
The ancient maritime and overland Silk Routes have been revived. Its modern incarnation, driven by China’s Belt and Road Initiative (B&R), stands on the verge of connecting the Eurasian landmass,...
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