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With a problem-solving mandate, the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) tackles major policy challenges confronting the Asia-Pacific in security, prosperity, sustainability, and the development of common norms and values for the region. Learn more

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Recent Commentary

The EU-Japan Trade Deal is the Wake-Up Call Donald Trump Needs
ASPI's Wendy Cutler writes in Fortune that Europe and Asia are moving ahead on trade while the United States is missing at the negotiating table.
Interview
Kevin Rudd: U.S. Military Action against North Korea 'on the Table'
Kevin Rudd discusses how the U.S. approach to North Korea has changed after its first successful intercontinental ballistic missile test.
Interview
U.S. Must Act in Tandem with Allies on Korean Peninsula
ASPI's Daniel Russel told BBC Radio that the U.S. must work with other key nations to manage North Korea's nuclear provocations.
Interview
Kevin Rudd: U.S. Should Avoid Mercantilist Approach at G20
On CNN, Kevin Rudd discusses the Trump administration's trade policies in the context of the 2017 G20 summit in Germany.
Interview
How North Korea's Rocket Test Changed Geopolitics
Kevin Rudd discusses North Korea's escalating threats against the U.S. with Bloomberg's David Gura on "Bloomberg Markets."
Interview
China Sees ‘Hardening’ in U.S. Approach to North Korea
Kevin Rudd on Fox News Radio discussing growing tensions in the region and between the U.S. and China after North Korea's successful ICBM test.
Interview
North Korea Approaches U.S. 'Red Line’ with ICBM Test
ASPI's Lindsey Ford tells MSNBC that North Korea's pursuit of an ICBM is a core security challenge for the United States.

Featured Endeavors

Securing Peace in Asia
ASPI initiative, led by a high-level Policy Commission, to strengthen regional institutions in Asia and examine the possibility of creating an Asia-Pacific Community over time.
Building a High Standard and Inclusive Asia-Pacific Trade Architecture
ASPI initiative, led by a high-level Policy Commission, to promote economic integration in the Asia-Pacific.
Report
Advice for the 45th U.S. President: Opinions from Across the Pacific
On December 13, 2016 ASPI released a briefing book with recommendations from Asia-Pacific experts for the next U.S. administration.
Toward a Northeast Asia Carbon Market
ASPI initiative to create a roadmap for linking the carbon markets in China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
Report
U.S.-China 21: The Future of U.S.-China Relations Under Xi Jinping
In his report for the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, ASPI President Kevin Rudd recommends a common strategic narrative to guide the U.S.-China relationship.
India and APEC: Charting a Path to Membership
This ASPI initiative aims to accelerate India’s entry into the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
The Rise of Asia and Its Impact on the Global Order
This ASPI initiative examines whether the international order can be reformed to reflect new power realities in a manner that satisfies the main sponsors of the present order by ensuring continued support for open societies and economies.
Report
Avoiding the Blind Alley: China's Economic Overhaul and Its Global Implications
This major report examines the economic reforms announced at China's Third Plenum in November 2013, assesses progress in implementing reforms, and projects their economic impacts.
Rush-hour traffic moves near the Sule Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. (Paula Bronstei
Myanmar
Since 2009, ASPI’s Myanmar Initiative has sought to strengthen relations between Myanmar and other countries and to support Myanmar’s transition to democracy.