Tag Archives: ASEAN

  1. Business leaders meet during an Asian Development Bank summit in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, May 4, 2012 (Asian Development Bank)

    ASEAN Takes Step to Enhance Economic Integration

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    The countries of East and Southeast Asia are increasing cooperation to shield their economies from the troubles in the West.

  1. The forward deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown underway in the South China Sea, February 7, 2012

    All Quiet in the South China Sea

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    Beijing appears to have adopted a more conciliatory tone in one of the potential hotspots for conflict with its neighbors.

  1. The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the South China Sea, February 15, 2010

    America’s Shadow Over the South China Sea

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    Conflict is boiling in the South China Sea once again. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton startled Beijing last week when

  1. America’s Spirit Invincible; China’s Still Puzzling

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    South Korea and the United States will launch a major, four day naval exercise in the Sea of Japan this

  1. Spheres of Waning Influence

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    Whenever a new non-Western alliance is formed somewhere in the world, Western commentators are quick to regard it as a