Category: INTERNATIONAL LAW & HUMAN RIGHTS

Finalising the TPP: A critical step for East Asia

| March 1, 2016
Finalising the TPP: A critical step for East Asia

The Council’s J. Berkshire Miller comments on the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership for East Asia via his latest for Al Jazeera America.

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Taiwan’s spoiler role in the South China Sea

| February 22, 2016
Taiwan’s spoiler role in the South China Sea

In his latest for Al Jazeera America, the Council’s J. Berkshire Miller argues why as a non-state party to the territorial dispute, Taipei needs to be cautious not to solidify existing fault lines.

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China is in the lead in the South China Sea

| February 15, 2016
China is in the lead in the South China Sea

With the current developments in the longstanding maritime dispute, is China the only claimant benefiting from the protraction?

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Avoiding Landmines: Trajectory of the Japan-China Relationship in 2016

| February 15, 2016
Avoiding Landmines: Trajectory of the Japan-China Relationship in 2016

The Council’s J. Berkshire Miller discusses Chinese-Japanese relations and argues that the two countries face large obstacles despite recent improvements in this piece for the Diplomat and the EastWest Institute’s new Policy Innovation blog.

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East China Sea is Japan’s top security challenge

| February 8, 2016
East China Sea is Japan’s top security challenge

The Council’s J. Berkshire Miller highlights why the East China Sea is the biggest security challenge for Japan.

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No Grand Bargain

| January 13, 2016
No Grand Bargain

The Council’s J. Berkshire Miller discusses Japan-Korea relations after the “Comfort Women” deal in his latest for Foreign Affairs.

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What Trudeau’s First 100 Days on the World Stage Will Look Like

| October 26, 2015
What Trudeau’s First 100 Days on the World Stage Will Look Like

Navid Hassibi provides his take on Trudeau’s first 100 days in office on the world stage in his latest via the Huffington Post.

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Legal Dimensions of China-Philippines Dispute

| September 18, 2015
Legal Dimensions of China-Philippines Dispute

In an article for the International Bar Association, the CIP’s J. Berkshire Miller analyzes the Hague Arbitration on the South China Sea dispute between Beijing and Manila.

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Japan Should Do More to Forge Security Links with ASEAN

| August 10, 2015
Japan Should Do More to Forge Security Links with ASEAN

The CIP’s J. Berkshire Miller discusses Japan’s security role with ASEAN in the Nikkei Asian Review.

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‘Outdated’ Iran policy makes Canada a global outlier

| July 29, 2015
‘Outdated’ Iran policy makes Canada a global outlier

The CIP’s Navid Hassibi discusses how Canada’s existing Iran policy will isolate it now that a nuclear deal has been struck.

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