Region

East Asia

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  The Taiwan Gambit: Security Through Soft Power

  Jan Techau

  April 17, 2012

  With traditional strategies rendered obsolete and its main ally relatively weaker, Taiwan has done a remarkable thing by reverting to soft power for its own protection.

• Talking to Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

  Judy DempseyMonday, April 02, 2012

  With its functioning multi-party democracy and significant mineral deposits Mongolia has become strategically important, but the country's president knows he has to improve the country's poor reputation when it comes to corruption.

• The Hunt for Rare Earth Metals

  Judy DempseyMonday, March 05, 2012

  Consumer awareness and the flow of information in the globalized economy could help shape a Europe-wide rare earth strategy that could have a positive impact on authoritarian regimes.