NBR and Wilson Center Announce First Class of
National Asia Research Associates and Fellows
NBR and the Wilson Center are pleased to announce the first class of Research Associates and Fellows in the National Asia Research Program, selected through a competitive, nationwide selection process based on their research into issues of strategic importance to U.S. interests in Asia. Associates and Fellows will present at the inaugural Asia Policy Assembly in Washington, D.C., on June 17-18, 2010, and subsequently publish their research findings in various NBR and Wilson Center publications. Learn More


UPCOMING EVENTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. | Asia Policy Assembly
Registration is now open for the inaugural Asia Policy Assembly, to be held in Washington, D.C., on June 17-18, 2010. This major international conference will bring together experts from the academic, philanthropic, and policymaking communities to address issues of strategic importance to U.S. interests in Asia. Please contact Melissa Colonno with registration inquiries via email at or by phone at (206) 632-7370. Learn More

WASHINGTON, D.C. | 2010 Energy Security Conference
Convening on May 4, 2010, in Washington, D.C., the 2010 Energy Security conference focuses on the theme "Pipeline Politics in Asia: The Intersection of Growing Demand, Energy Markets, and Supply Routes." Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy at the U.S. Department of State, will be the keynote speaker in addition to distinguished scholars and industry experts who will discuss the implications of pipeline developments in Northeast, South, Southeast, and Central Asia. Learn More

WASHINGTON, D.C. | Asian Studies Student Conference
NBR is partnering with the Johns Hopkins SAIS Asian Studies Department to host the SAIS-NBR Asian Studies Student Conference on April 16. The conference will showcase student research on contemporary hard security, energy, trade and finance, regional initiatives, and non-traditional security issues in Asia. Learn More & Register


ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

SEATTLE | Intern and Staff Openings
NBR has three internship openings and one temporary staff opening. Visit the NBR website for more information on the following positions: National Asia Research Program (NARP) Intern, Archival Summer '10 Intern, Publications Summer '10 Intern, and Administrative and Event Assistant. Learn More

NBR IN THE NEWS

NEWSWEEK BLOG "WEALTH OF NATIONS" | Rousing China to Military Dominance
Roy Kamphausen, NBR Senior Vice President for Political and Security Affairs and director of the Washington, D.C., office is quoted in a blog post on the policy implications of the book China Dream by Liu Mingfu, who calls for China to boost its military capabilities to counterbalance potential containment strategies by the United States. Read the "Wealth of Nations" blog post - Rousing China to Military Dominance

FOREIGN AFFAIRS| Books & Reviews
Strategic Asia 2009-10: Economic Meltdown and Geopolitical Crisis (September 2009) was included in a Foreign Policy Capsule Review of three books on the economic crisis and the shifting of power from west to east. Read the Foreign Affairs review - The Great Crash of 2008; Gravity Shift: How Asia's New Economic Powerhouses Will Shape the Twenty-first Century; Strategic Asia 2009-10: Economic Meltdown and Geopolitical Stability

RADIO FREE ASIA| China Thwarts Russian Goal
Mikkal Herberg, research director for NBR's Energy Security Program, is quoted in this article on China's energy investments in Belarus and other former Soviet states in Central Asia. Read the Radio Free Asia piece - China Thwarts Russian Goal