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Wendy Cutler says that the U.S. risks "becoming increasingly marginalized as region forges a new future without us."
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Developing Effective Benchmark-Based Allocation for Industrial Sectors: The Case of the Korean ETS

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ASPI Senior Fellow Patrick Suckling sets out how the wider international community should sensitively, constructively, and intelligently work with India to catalyze greater climate ambition in the lead-up to COP26 and beyond.
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China’s National ETS Needs High-Level Political Support to Succeed

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ASPI Notes for the Biden Administration

Creative and practical ideas for how the United States might re-engage in the Asia Pacific in the critical first six months of the new administration.
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Nature and Nurture: How the Biden Administration Can Advance Ties With India

Anubhav Gupta provides a blueprint for how the incoming U.S. administration can bolster U.S.-India ties.
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The New Geopolitics of China’s Climate Leadership

China has built up enormous goodwill in recent years for staying the course with the Paris Agreement. This essay outlines why climate leadership must remain an important geopolitical priority for China in the years ahead.
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Between War and Peace: A Roadmap for U.S. Policy Toward Iran

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Southeast Asia and COVID-19

Asia Society Policy Institute and Asia Society Australia examine the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means for Southeast Asia’s future.
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China’s Response to Climate Change: A Study in Contrasts and a Policy at a Crossroads

China’s response to climate change is a study in contrasts. This issue paper explains this and highlights a number of key climate-related decisions by the Chinese government in the coming 18-months that will reverberate globally.
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