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[December 2005]
Commentary
22 Dec 2005
Why the East Asian Summit Matters
By Barry Desker (Director at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Singapore)
Commentary
21 Dec 2005
Multilateralism versus Bilateralism  
By Mike Moore (former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation)
Commentary
20 Dec 2005
Is This Dawn of '2005 System'?
By Masahiko ISHIZUKA (Councilor of the Foreign Press Center/Japan)
Commentary
13 Dec 2005
The East Asia Summit: Should Washington Be Concerned?
By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
13 Dec 2005
What to Expect at the First East Asia Summit
By Ron Huisken (Senior Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at Australian National University)
Commentary
12 Dec 2005
The East Asia Summit: A 30-Point Agenda
By Tan See Seng (Coordinator, Multilateralism and Regionalism Programme at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University) and Ralf Emmers (Deputy Head at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University)
Commentary
9 Dec 2005
WTO and East Asia - Breaking Down the Barriers to Growth  
By Kim Hak-su (United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of UNESCAP)
Commentary
6 Dec 2005
Japan's Education Disability  
By Takamitsu SAWA (Professor, Kyoto University)
Commentary
6 Dec 2005
WTO: Back to the Basic Principles  
By Laurence Brahm (Political Economist, founder of Shambhala Foundation)

[November 2005]
Commentary
30 Nov 2005
There's No Future in Secrecy
By Frank Ching  (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary
24 Nov 2005
APEC 2005: Economics Takes Center Stage
By Jane Skanderup  (Director for Programs and Development, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
18 Nov 2005
Japan's Star Fades in Russia
By Michael Richardson  (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore)
Commentary
17 Nov 2005
South Korea's Ambitions
By Brad Glosserman  (Executive Director of Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
16 Nov 2005
No Wonder Anti-Free Traders Are Angry
By Gregory Clark  (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary
16 Nov 2005
APEC 2005: Can South Korea Lead the Charge?
By Jane Skanderup  (Director for Programs and Development, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
14 Nov 2005
WTO Talks: Nothing Ever Happens in Geneva  
By Mike Moore  (former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation)
Commentary
11 Nov 2005
The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Unbalanced and Unfulfilled
By Mindy Kotler  (Director, Japan Information Access Project)
Commentary
8 Nov 2005
Six Party Talks: Defining a Realistic Roadmap for Success  
By Scott Snyder  (Senior Associate, Pacific Forum CSIS), Ralph A. Cossa  (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS), and Brad Glosserman  (Director of Research, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
7 Nov 2005
The WTO at a Crossroads
By Barry Desker  (Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University)
Commentary
4 Nov 2005
Japan and China - A Quarrel That Won't Go Away
By Michael Richardson  (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore)

[October 2005]
Commentary
25 Oct 2005
Doha Development Round - Entering a Critical Phase
By Mike Moore  (former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation)
Commentary
25 Oct 2005
Look for Change Next Year
By Gregory Clark  (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary
20 Oct 2005
Japanese Require the Self-Confidence to Avoid Extremes
By Masahiko ISHIZUKA  (Councilor of the Foreign Press Center/Japan)
Commentary
14 Oct 2005
Doha Development Round - Failure is Not an Option
By Jean-Pierre Lehmann  (Professor of International Political Economy at IMD, Lausanne, and Founding Director of The Evian Group)
Commentary
4 Oct 2005
The PC-Cell Phone Downside  
By Takamitsu SAWA  (Professor, Kyoto University)

[September 2005]
Commentary
26 Sep 2005
System's Flaws Help Keep Koizumi On Top  
By Gregory Clark  (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary
20 Sep 2005
Six-party Statement of Principles: One Small Step for Man  
By Ralph Cossa  (President, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
14 Sep 2005
Japanese Goals at the Six-Party Talks: A Reassessment  
By Kazuyo Kato  (Research Associate at the International Security Program of CSIS) and Phillip Y. Lipscy  (Associate of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs)
Commentary
14 Sep 2005
Japan's Hard Line Backfires
By Weston S. Konishi  (Director of Programs at The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation)
Commentary
13 Sep 2005
Six-Party Talks: Round Four Continues (Finally)
By Ralph A. Cossa  (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
9 Sep 2005
Maintaining Momentum with North Korea
By Alan D. Romberg  (Senior Associate and Director, East Asia Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center)
Commentary
2 Sep 2005
Postponement of Hu's U.S. Visit: Don't Stand on Ceremony  
By Frank Ching  (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary
2 Sep 2005
Tackle the Real Taiwan Problem in Sino-U.S. Relations  
By Michael McDevitt  (Vice President at the Center for Naval Analyses in Washington DC)
Commentary
2 Sep 2005
Shifting Winds in China: How Far Can Beijing Go?  
By Eric Teo Chow Cheow  (Council Member of the Singapore Institute for International Affairs)
Commentary
2 Sep 2005
Bush-Hu Summit Challenge: Ease Strategic Distrust  
By Bonnie Glaser  (Senior Associate, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
2 Sep 2005
Commemorating a Mistake  
By Gregory Clark  (Vice President, Akita International University)

[August 2005]
Commentary
26 Aug 2005
Koizumi's Gamble and Its Impact on the U.S.-Japan Alliance
By Yuki Tatsumi  (Research Fellow of the East Asia Program, Henry L. Stimson Center)
Commentary
26 Aug 2005
Koizumi Declares War
By Brad Glosserman  (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
23 Aug 2005
Japan's Post-War Amnesia  
By Frank Ching  (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary
18 Aug 2005
Yasukuni: an American View
By David G. Brown  (Associate Director of Asian Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University)
Commentary
18 Aug 2005
Japan Should Apologize Again to South Korea
By Yoichiro Sato  (Associate Professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii)
Commentary
16 Aug 2005
Reform Mantra Mesmerizes
By Gregory Clark  (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary
16 Aug 2005
A Path to Progress for the Six-Party Talks
By Scott Snyder (Senior Associate at the Pacific Forum CSIS and the Asia Foundation), Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS), and Brad Glosserman (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
3 Aug 2005
A New Relationship for the U.S. and China?
By Brad Glosserman  (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS) and Bonnie S. Glaser  (Senior Associate, CSIS)
Commentary
3 Aug 2005
China : The Company One Keeps
By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)

[July 2005]
Commentary
29 July 2005
Dealing with the Terror Threat after the London Bombings
By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM and Asia Times)
Commentary
26 July 2005
Six-Party Talks: Prospects for Success
By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
26 July 2005
Living with a Nuclear North Korea
By Brad Glosserman (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
25 July 2005
Condoleezza Rice's 'Unfortunate' Decision
By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
22 July 2005
The 4th Round of Six-Party Talks: Negotiating for Success
By Alan D. Romberg (Senior Associate and Director, East Asia Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center)
Commentary
21 July 2005
An Interconnected World - Wake Up to the New Reality, America
By Mike Moore  (former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation)
Commentary
15 July 2005
Watching Through the Haze of Greenhouse Gas  
By Michael Richardson (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore)
Commentary
12 July 2005
G8: No Retreat, No Surrender
By Mike Moore (former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation)
Commentary
8 July 2005
The Threats of Infectious Diseases: Why Not 'Securitize'?
By Mely Caballero-Anthony (Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Commentary
6 July 2005
Denial of a Philosophical Root
By Takamitsu SAWA (Professor, Kyoto University)
Commentary
1 July 2005
A Target of Opportunity for Northeast Asia
By Brad Glosserman (Director of Research, Pacific Forum CSIS) and Scott Snyder (Senior Associate, Pacific Forum CSIS)

[June 2005]
Comment
27 Jun 2005
Comment on Mr. Gyohten's "Japan's Stance Toward the U.S. and China" regarding China's Currency Revaluation
By James P. Dressler (University of Southern California)
Commentary
27 Jun 2005
Iraq Attack Puts Tokyo Under Pressure
By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM and Asia Times)
Commentary
24 Jun 2005
Asia's Love of Fish - Here's the Catch  
By Michael Richardson (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore)
Comment
16 Jun 2005
Rejoinder to Khanchandani's Comment on "Japan and India Need Each Other"
By Anthony P. D'Costa (Professor, University of Washington, Tacoma, and Abe Fellow, Chiba University of Commerce, Japan)
Commentary
14 Jun 2005
Mounting Tensions in Northeast Asia: a U.S. Perspective  
By James A. Kelly (Counselor of the Pacific Forum CSIS, former Assistant Secretary of State)
Commentary
14 Jun 2005
Mounting Tensions in Northeast Asia: a North Korean Perspective  
By An Sang Nam (Senior Researcher at the Institute of Disarmament and Peace, Pyongyang, DPRK)
Comment
13 Jun 2005
Comment on Anthony D'Costa's Article "Japan and India Need Each Other"
By Jeet Khanchandani (University of Southern California)
Comment
10 Jun 2005
Comment on Toyoo Gyohten's Article "Japan's Stance Toward the U.S. and China"  
By Eric Schrang (University of Southern California)
Commentary
8 Jun 2005
North Korea : Cost-Benefit Analysis
By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)

[May 2005]
Commentary
31 May 2005
Western Lies Blackened Beijing's Image
By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary
30 May 2005
Japan Needs to Establish New Human Connections and Communications  
By Kazuyoshi KITAOKA (President, Japan America Television Inc.)
Commentary
27 May 2005
Renewed American Diplomacy: Keeping Southeast Asia on the U.S. Radar Screen
By Evelyn Goh (Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University)
Commentary
26 May 2005
China-Japan Relations under New Strain
By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM and Asia Times)
Commentary
20 May 2005
Southeast Asians Worry About Northeast Asia's Feuds  
By Eric Teo Chu Cheow (Council Secretary, Singapore Institute of International Affairs)
Commentary
19 May 2005
Soviet Concessions at Yalta
By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary
19 May 2005
Koizumi's India Visit Long Overdue
By Masahiko ISHIZUKA (Councilor of the Foreign Press Center/Japan)
Commentary
13 May 2005
Worldwide Textbook Disparities: Main Causes and Solutions
By Kae NOMURA (Waseda University, GLOCOM Platform)
Commentary
06 May 2005
Japan Becoming Increasingly Wary of China
By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary
06 May 2005
President Bush's Press Conference: Missing the Point!
By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
02 May 2005
A New Spirit of Bandung? 
By Donald K. Emmerson (Head, Southeast Asia Forum, Stanford University)

[April 2005]
Commentary
28 Apr 2005
China Would Continue to be Anti-Japanese Even After Democratization
By Hiroyasu AKUTSU (Chief Researcher, The Okazaki Institute)
Commentary
26 Apr 2005
Leave History to the Experts 
By Frank Ching (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary
25 Apr 2005
Abusing History for Political Ends 
By Jacob Kovalio (Professor, Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada)
Commentary
22 Apr 2005
Wanted: A Healthy National Mentality 
By Fan Li (Executive Director, Global Links Initiative)
Commentary
21 Apr 2005
East Asia: Blame Enough to Go Around 
By Brad Glosserman (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS) and Scott Snyder (Senior Associate, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Comment
21 Apr 2005
Comment on Yoshio Higuchi's Article "Baby-boom Generation Approaches Retirement Age: Coping with a Depopulating Society" 
By Kae NOMURA  (Waseda University, GLOCOM Platform)
Commentary
20 Apr 2005
Protests threaten China-Japan economic ties 
By J. Sean Curtin  (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary
19 Apr 2005
Anti-Japan Mobs Damage Relations 
By Masahiko ISHIZUKA  (Councilor of the Foreign Press Center/Japan)
Commentary
18 Apr 2005
Sino-Japanese Relations: Some History Lessons for China 
By Philip Bowring  (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary
18 Apr 2005
Japanese perspective on the current Tokyo-Beijing tensions 
By J. Sean Curtin  (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary
15 Apr 2005
Shedding Imposed War Guilt 
By Gregory Clark  (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary
13 Apr 2005
Needed: a Japanese Willy Brandt 
By Frank Ching  (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary
08 Apr 2005
China's Reaction to Kyrgyzstan's 'Tulip Revolution' 
By Matthew Oresman  (Director, China-Eurasia Forum)
Commentary
07 Apr 2005
Beef: A Growing Thorn in US-Japanese Relations 
By Kae NOMURA  (Waseda University, GLOCOM Platform)
Commentary
07 Apr 2005
Dealing with Splittists - Look to Canada, not Sri Lanka 
By Yash Ghai  (Professor, University of Hong Kong)
Comment
04 Apr 2005
Comment on Kuniko Inoguchi's Article "How Japan Can Help Build a World Without War"
By Kae NOMURA  (Waseda University, GLOCOM Platform)
Commentary
01 Apr 2005
Bridging the Gap on North Korean Human Rights 
By Scott Snyder  (Senior Associate, Pacific Forum CSIS) and Brad Glosserman  (Director of Research, Pacific Forum CSIS)

[March 2005]
Commentary
30 Mar 2005
Anti-Secession Law: Closing (or Opening) the Door? 
By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
30 Mar 2005
Diplomatic War with Japan: A Dangerous Distraction for Seoul 
By Donald Kirk (Scholar and Commentator on Korean Affairs)
Commentary
29 Mar 2005
Taiwan Should Exercise Restraint in Reacting to the Challenge of China's Anti-Secession Law 
By Richard Bush (Senior Fellow and Director, Brookings Institution)
Commentary
25 Mar 2005
From Six Party Talks to a Regional Security Mechanism 
By James Goodby (Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center) and Donald Gross (Consultant on Asian Affairs in Washington)
Commentary
25 Mar 2005
Northern Territories Dispute Highlights Flawed Diplomacy 
By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary
22 Mar 2005
Japan's Growing Role in the Middle East Peace Process 
By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM and Asia Times)
Commentary
18 Mar 2005
China's Rise in Asia: Bumps in the Road and Unanswered Questions
By Robert Sutter (Professor, Georgetown University)
Commentary
18 Mar 2005
Protecting the Malacca Strait
By Barry Desker (Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University)
Commentary
16 Mar 2005
China's Anti-Secession Law: A Shot in the Foot 
By Frank Ching (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary
11 Mar 2005
U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee: an Assessment 
By Yuki Tatsumi (Adjunct Fellow, International Security Program CSIS)
Commentary
10 Mar 2005
U.S. East Asia Policy 
By James A. Kelly (Former Assistant Secretary of State, Counselor to the Pacific Forum and Senior Adviser to CSIS)
Commentary
04 Mar 2005
China's Anti-Secession Law: Much Ado About Something?
By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
03 Mar 2005
Promoting Cross-Strait Stability, Avoiding Catastrophe
By Alan D. Romberg (Director, East Asia Program, Henry L. Stimson Center)
Commentary
02 Mar 2005
Japan/U.S. vs China: Two against one
By Frank Ching (Commentator based in Hong Kong)

[February 2005]
Comment
28 Feb 2005
Comment on Akio KAWATO's Article "The Chinese Phenomenon and a Realignment in Asia"
By John de Boer (Japan Fellow, Stanford University; Research Associate, GLOCOM)
Commentary
25 Feb 2005
US-Japan accord angers China
By Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM and Asia Times)
Commentary
23 Feb 2005
North Korean Nuclear Crisis: A Road Map - The Only Route for Beijing
By John Park (Fellow, Belfer Centre for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University)
Commentary
16 Feb 2005
North Korean Nuclear Crisis - A smack in China's Face
By Jing-Dong Yuan (Associate Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies)
Commentary
14 Feb 2005
Pyongyang Raises the Stakes
By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
09 Feb 2005
Bet on the Sustainable Option
By Takamitsu SAWA (Professor, Kyoto University)
Commentary
04 Feb 2005
China Stepping into America's Backyard
By Michael Richardson (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South East Asian Studies in Singapore)
Commentary
02 Feb 2005
Feeling Lost in 'Post-postwar' Era
By Masahiko ISHIZUKA (Councilor of the Foreign Press Center/Japan)
Commentary
02 Feb 2005
Murder Trial Harms Japan-China Ties
By Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM and Asia Times)

[January 2005]
Commentary
24 Jan 2005
After the Tsunami Disaster: Human Security is Key
By Eric Teo Chu Cheow (Council Secretary, Singapore Institute of International Affairs)
Commentary
19 Jan 2005
Rightwing Won't Quit - Same Old Contrived Hysteria
By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary
14 Jan 2005
Tsunami Tragedy: Japan Seizes the Moment
By Brad Glosserman (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary
14 Jan 2005
Fight Natural Disasters with Nature
By Michael Richardson (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South East Asian Studies in Singapore)
Commentary
07 Jan 2005
Aim for Change, not Utopia
By Takamitsu SAWA (Professor, Kyoto University)
Commentary
05 Jan 2005
Preventive Measures for Population Decline: A Family Therapist's View
By Akiko NAKAGAMI (President, Happy Print Inc.)
Commentary
05 Jan 2005
China's popularity plummets in Japan
By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
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