14 May 2008

Asia Policy No. 5 (Jan 2008) - National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Seattle, WA, US
Self-description: "Asia Policy [est. Jan 2006 - ed.] is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to bridging the gap between academic research and policymaking on issues related to the Asia-Pacific. Asia Policy publishes, in descending order of emphasis, three types of peer-reviewed essays: (1) social scientific research articles that both use social science theories, concepts, and approaches and draw clear and concise policy implications on issues of import to the region (2) research notes [...] (3) policy analyses [...]."
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NUMBER 5 (January 2008)
Roundtables
* What If? A World without the U.S.-ROK Alliance - Nicholas Eberstadt, Aaron L. Friedberg, Geun Lee, S. Enders Wimbush, David C. Kang, Scott Snyder
* Islam in Japan: A Cause for Concern? - Emile A. Nakhleh, Keiko Sakurai, Michael Penn
Research Notes
* Northeast Asia's Kovykta Conundrum: A Decade of Promise and Peril - Se Hyun Ahn & Michael T. Jones
* The Roots of Chinese Oil Investment Abroad - Trevor Houser
* International Submarine Rescue: A Constructive Role for China? - Lyle Goldstein & William Murray
Book Review Roundtable
* Stephan Haggard & Marcus Noland's Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform - Edward P. Reed, Chung Min Lee, Andrei Lankov, Hazel Smith, Stephan Haggard, Marcus Noland
* Archives [past issues in PDF format - ed.]: Number 4 (July 2007), Number 3 (January 2007), Number 2 (July 2006), Number 1 (January 2006).

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