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Economics and Globalization

February 25

at 10:00 – 11:30

Competition and Cooperation: Redefining Asia’s Economic Objectives

Environment

March 3

at 9:30 – 11:30

Protecting China’s Biodiverse Hotspots: The Birth of a National Park System

Maternal Health

March 6

at 9:30 – 11:00

The Importance of Midwives in Achieving Universal Health Coverage

Insight & Analysis

Three JMSDF planes in flight with Mount Fuji in the background.

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Security and Defense

Myths and Realities of Japan’s Security Policy

By Narushige Michishita on February 18, 2020

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Global Health

Coronavirus, Korea and Nuclear Weapons: What Shutting Its Borders Could Mean For North Korea

By Jean H. Lee on February 13, 2020

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Arts and Literature

Korea Rising: Why We’re Celebrating Parasite’s Big Oscar Night

By Jean H. Lee on February 11, 2020

Publication

Asia Program 2019 Annual Report

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Featured Experts

Abraham Denmark

Director, Asia Program

Facing the rise of an increasingly assertive China and deepening questions about the reliability and sustainability of American power, Asia today faces geopolitical uncertainties that are more profound and systemic than anything since the end of the Second World War.

Robert Daly

Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

Regardless of daily headlines, the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States bases its work in the interests of both nations and in their shared and independent histories.

Jean H. Lee

Director, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy

North Korea’s nuclear weapons are such a source of strength and pride for the people, and such a key strategic tool for Kim, that it’s hard to see him giving them up entirely.