NBR Reports

NBR Reports are occasional papers on special topics conducted by the world’s leading experts in Asian affairs.

Latest NBR Report

Under the Microscope: China’s Evolving Biotechnology Ecosystem

Under the Microscope: China’s Evolving Biotechnology Ecosystem

(December 2024)

This NBR Special Report examines China’s activities in areas crucial to the Health Silk Road—biotechnology, genomics, research on non-human primates, and Chinese military strategy—and assesses the implications for U.S.-China rivalry.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Past NBR Reports

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The Health Silk Road: A Branch of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
December 2024
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Restoring Energy Security amid Transitions in the Indo-Pacific
November 2024
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Mapping China's Strategic Space
September 2024
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Navigating Strategic Pathways in Melanesia: Options for U.S. Engagement
July 2024
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Meeting China's Nuclear and WMD Buildup: Regional Threat Perceptions and Responses
May 2024
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Encounters and Escalation in the Indo-Pacific: Perspectives on China’s Military and Implications for Regional Security
May 2024
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U.S.-ROK Tech Cooperation: Export Controls, Data Policy, and Artificial Intelligence
March 2024
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Critical Technology Supply Chains in the Asia-Pacific: Options for the United States to De-risk and Diversify
November 2023
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The Revenge of Energy Security: Reconciling Asia’s Economic Security with Climate Ambitions
November 2023
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Charting a New Course for the Pacific Islands: Strategic Pathways for U.S.-Micronesia Engagement
March 2023
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Meeting China's Emerging Capabilities: Countering Advances in Cyber, Space, and Autonomous Systems
December 2022
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Critical Minerals: Global Supply Chains and Indo-Pacific Geopolitics
November 2022
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A Path to Net Zero: Opportunities for U.S.-ROK Technology Collaboration
September 2022
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Political Front Lines: China's Pursuit of Influence in Africa
June 2022
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Dynamics of Assertiveness in the South China Sea
May 2022
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(In)Roads and Outposts: Critical Infrastructure in China’s Africa Strategy
May 2022
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China’s Digital Ambitions: A Global Strategy to Supplant the Liberal Order
March 2022
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Meeting China’s Military Challenge: Collective Responses of U.S. Allies and Partners
January 2022
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Guardians of Intellectual Property in the 21st Century: The Global Supply Chain Industry
December 2021
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India's Energy Future: Designing and Implementing a Sustainable Power Mix
December 2021
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Taiwan’s Response to Disinformation: A Model for Coordination to Counter a Complicated Threat
September 2021
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Investments in Energy Transition
July 2021
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A New Great Game? Situating Africa in China’s Strategic Thinking
June 2021
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Murky Waters in the East China Sea:<br>Chinese Gray-Zone Operations and U.S.-Japan Alliance Cooperation
May 2021
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Powering Southeast Asia
December 2020
Exploring India's Strategic Futures
Exploring India's Strategic Futures
September 2020
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An Emerging China-Centric Order: China's Vision for a New World Order in Practice
March 2020
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A New U.S. Strategy for the Indo-Pacific
June 2020
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Chinese Perspectives on International Relations in the Xi Jinping Era
June 2020
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Networked Benefits: Realizing the Potential of 5G in South Korea
May 2020
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China's Vision for a New World Order
January 2020
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Partial Disengagement: A New U.S. Strategy for Economic Competition with China
November 2019
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Revolutionizing LNG and Natural Gas in the Indo-Pacific
October 2019
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Securing the Belt and Road Initiative: China's Evolving Military Engagement Along the Silk Roads
September 2019
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Sino-Russian Relations: Perspectives from Russia, China, and Japan
May 2019
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The China-Russia Entente and the Korean Peninsula
March 2019
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Taiwan’s Potential Role in the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy
March 2019
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Answering China's Economic Challenge
February 2019
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Charting a Path for a Stronger U.S.-Japan Economic Partnership
February 2019
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The Emerging Russia-Asia Energy Nexus
December 2018
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China-Russia Relations: Strategic Implications and U.S. Policy Options
September 2018
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Tenets of a Regional Defense Strategy
August 2018
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Innovation Policy and the Implications for Healthcare and the Life Sciences
March 2018
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The Case for U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateralism
February 2018
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Reconstructing Taiwan's Military Strategy
February 2018
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Asia's Energy Security and China's Belt and Road Initiative
November 2017
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North Korea and Asia's Evolving Nuclear Landscape
August 2017
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Russia-China Relations: Assessing Common Ground and Strategic Fault Lines
July 2017
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The Future of the U.S.-ROK Alliance: Change and Continuity in North Korea Policy
April 2017
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Japan and the Sino-Russian Entente
April 2017
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Asia's Energy Security amid Global Market Change
December 2016
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Taiwan: Asia's Orphan?
December 2016
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Pakistan's Strategic Culture
December 2016
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Australia's Strategic Culture and Asia's Changing Regional Order
December 2016
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U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateralism
July 2016
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Approaching Critical Mass
May 2016
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U.S.-China Relations in Strategic Domains
April 2016
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The Rise of Chinese Innovation in the Life Sciences
April 2016
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Mapping Pakistan's Internal Dynamics
February 2016
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Taiwan's Strong but Stifled Foundations of National Power
January 2016
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Indonesia: A Regional Energy Leader in Transition
December 2015
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Strategic Assistance and the U.S.-Japan Alliance
June 2015
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U.S., Japanese, and Asian Energy Security in a New Energy Era
April 2015
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Global Perspectives on the Continuing Evolution of India's IP Policy
March 2015
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U.S.-New Zealand Ties Returning to Normal
December 2014
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Rival Regionalisms and Regional Order
December 2014
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China's Energy Crossroads
November 2014
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Adapting to a New Energy Era
September 2014
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Myanmar's Growing Regional Role
March 2014
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Asia's Uncertain LNG Future
November 2013
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Beijing and the Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia
June 2013
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China's Soft Power in East Asia
January 2013
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Oil and Gas for Asia
September 2012
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Reinvigorating the U.S.-Thailand Alliance
June 2012
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India's Security Challenges at Home and Abroad
May 2012
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Health Security Challenges in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
February 2012
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Maritime Energy Resources in Asia: Legal Regimes and Cooperation
February 2012
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Nontraditional Security Challenges in Nepal
January 2012
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Maritime Energy Resources in Asia: Energy and Geopolitics
December 2011
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Nontraditional Security Challenges in India
November 2011
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The United States-Thailand Alliance
December 2011
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Nontraditional Security Threats in Pakistan
November 2011
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Asia's Rising Energy and Resource Nationalism
September 2011
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Overcoming Barriers to Maritime Cooperation in East and Southeast Asia
July 2011
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China's IP Transition
July 2011
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Ecological and Nontraditional Security Challenges in South Asia
June 2011
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Foreign Military Activities in Asian EEZS
May 2011
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Toward a New Chinese Order in Asia
March 2011
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Politics, Public Opinion, and the U.S.-Indonesian Comprehensive Partnership
December 2010
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Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
November 2010
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The Intersection of Demand, Energy Markets, and Supply Routes
September 2010
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Muslim Grassroots Leaders and Popular Preachers in South Asia
February 2010
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Counterterrorism Cooperation in South Asia
January 2010
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Drug Trafficking and Security in Afghanistan and Pakistan
December 2009
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Development and Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan and Pakistan
May 2011
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Secure Land Rights as a Foundation for Broad-Based Rural Development in China
November 2009
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Managing Unmet Expectations in the U.S.-Japan Alliance
November 2009
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Assessing the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue
December 2008
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Standards, Stakeholders, and Innovation: China's Evolving Role in the Global Knowledge Economy
September 2008
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The Rise of Asia's National Oil Companies
December 2007
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North Korea and Iran: Nuclear Futures and Regional Responses
June 2007
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Russia and the WTO: A Progress Report
March 2007
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Quantifying Innovative Strength through Improved Service Sector Metrics
February 2007
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Technology, Institutions, and Politics in the Development of China's National Standards Strategy
June 2006
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HIV/AIDS in the Muslim World
June 2005
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Asia's Rightful Place in the American Trade Agenda
March 2005
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China's Post-WTO Technology Policy
May 2004
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China and WTO Compliance: Postal and Express Delivery Services
June 2004
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Japan, the United States, and East Asia: Emerging Regional Challenges
March 2004
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The Strategic Importance of U.S.-South Korean Economic Relations
October 2003
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China's WTO Accession
November 2002
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Survey of U.S.-Japan Security Studies and International Economics
November 2001