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NBR UPDATE | MARCH 2010

APEC REPORT | Leveraging Advances in Health IT
 APEC publishes seminar findings on how health information technology can help combat infectious diseases and improve health care delivery. Authored by NBR, the report "Leveraging Advances in Health IT to Prevent and Combat the Spread of Avian Influenza and Other Infectious Diseases" highlights observations and recommendations offered during seminar discussions. Read now
NARP INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR PAPERS | Deadline March 31
March 31, 2010, is the deadline for paper proposals on subjects that fall within the National Asia Research Program (NARP) research agenda. Experts whose papers are chosen will be invited to present their research at the NARP Asia Policy Assembly on June 17-18, 2010, in Washington, D.C., hosted by NBR and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Learn More


RECENT EVENT

SEATTLE | Unleashing the Production and Consumption Power of China's 750 Million Rural Poor
 Roy Prosterman, Founder and Chair Emeritus of the Rural Development Institute (RDI), spoke at NBR's Seattle headquarters on February 10 as part of the Next Generation Leadership in Asian Affairs Discussion Series. Prosterman discussed RDI's recent nationwide survey on farmers' land rights and the implications for China's future. Listen to event audio and read an NBR Special Report summarizing RDI’s findings. Learn more

NBR IN THE NEWS

RADIO FREE ASIA | Energy Shortfalls Prompt Elusive Reform
Mikkal Herberg, research director for NBR's Energy Security Program, is quoted in this February 12 article on China's recent announcement concerning the establishment of a National Energy Commission (NEC). Read the Radio Free Asia article - Energy Shortfalls Prompt Elusive Reform


FOREIGN POLICY| Arms to Taiwan, and a course correction in Asia?
A quote from the paper Power Shift: How the West Can Adapt and Thrive in an Asian Century by Ashley J. Tellis, research director for NBR's Strategic Asia program, was included in this February 1 article. Read the Foreign Policy article - Arms to Taiwan, and a course correction in Asia?

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SAVE THE DATE!

ASIA POLICY ASSEMBLY
June 17-18, 2010
Washington, D.C.

Save the date for a major international conference on contemporary, policy-relevant Asia Studies. The inaugural Asia Policy Assembly will take place in Washington, D.C., on June 17-18, 2010. Registration opens later this month.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

NBR SPECIAL REPORT #22
Who Speaks for Islam? Muslim Grassroots Leaders and Popular Preachers in South Asia

Globalization, through increasing transnational networks and the growth of new forms of media, is changing the dynamics of Muslim religious authority in South Asia. In this NBR Special Report, Mumtaz Ahmad, Dietrich Reetz, and Thomas H. Johnson examine the evolving social and political roles of traditional and nontraditional Muslim religious figures and leaders in Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan. Read Now


PUBLICATIONS INTERNSHIP

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Summer 2010 Publications Intern

NBR is seeking a full-time summer intern to assist with NBR publications. The ideal candidate will be a current B.A. or M.A. degree student with a strong interest in publishing, international relations and foreign policy, and the Asia-Pacific region. Learn More

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