Asia Policy 8
July 2009
The eighth issue of NBR’s journal Asia Policy features a roundtable of experts on defining a “healthy” military balance in the Taiwan Strait and articles on North Korean domestic politics, India’s foreign policy establishment, and the Chinese military’s new information office. A book review roundtable on China’s Water Warriors, a review essay on three recent books that address the rise of China, and books reviews on Asia, Sri Lanka, and China are also included.
Roundtable
Defining a Healthy Balance Across the Taiwan Strait
Article
Pyongyang Strikes Back: North Korean Policies of 2002–08 and Attempts to Reverse “De-Stalinization from Below”
Article
Developing India’s Foreign Policy “Software”
Article
Media Relations in China’s Military: The Case of the Ministry of National Defense Information Office
Book Review Roundtable
Andrew C. Mertha’s China’s Water Warriors: Citizen Action and Policy Change
Review Essay
To Assess the Rise of China
Book Review
Book reviews – Asia Policy 8
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