Region

Asia

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  Judy Asks: Should Europe Fear the Pacific Century?

  Judy Dempsey

  June 27, 2012

  Every week leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the international challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.

• Security in Southeast Asia is Europe’s Business too

  Ulrich SpeckFriday, June 22, 2012

  With major economic interests at stake, the European Union must become a player in Southeast Asian security.

• Transatlantic Cooperation on Asia

  Judy DempseyMonday, May 28, 2012

  Because Europe and the United States have shared values the State Department wants both to work together to promote them in the Asia-Pacific region.

• In Praise of Architecture

  Jan TechauTuesday, May 22, 2012

  Despite Europe's current weakness, one feature of European politics is very much the envy of many Asian observers: the continent's institutional and procedural framework.

• NATO's Scramble to Quit Afghanistan

  Judy DempseyMonday, April 23, 2012

  The Europeans have no choice, politically nor militarily, to stay in Afghanistan once the United States withdraws its combat troops from Afghanistan.

• The Taiwan Gambit: Security Through Soft Power

  Jan TechauTuesday, 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.