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The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is the nation’s Asia policy think tank helping decision-makers better understand Asia and craft concrete, actionable policy. #StrategicAsia #AsiaPolicy
Join us! NBR's 2026 Pacific Technology Policy Conference will convene policy, academic and private sector stakeholders to discuss critical issues in #digital and #technology domains. NBR is grateful to sponsors @microsoft.com and K&L Gates for their support: eventbrite.com/e/pacific-te...
February 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Join us! NBR's 2026 Pacific Technology Policy Conference will convene policy, academic and private sector stakeholders to discuss critical issues in #digital and #technology domains. NBR is grateful to sponsors @microsoft.com and K&L Gates for their support: eventbrite.com/e/pacific-te...
Nigel Cory and Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano discuss #AIgovernance in Southeast Asia and the opportunities and challenges for #ASEAN countries to collaborate with the United States in shaping a future #AI agenda with podcast host Doug Strub: www.nbr.org/publication/... #artificialintelligence
February 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Nigel Cory and Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano discuss #AIgovernance in Southeast Asia and the opportunities and challenges for #ASEAN countries to collaborate with the United States in shaping a future #AI agenda with podcast host Doug Strub: www.nbr.org/publication/... #artificialintelligence
Contributors to this new #AsiaPolicy book review roundtable discuss the rising influence of #authoritarianstates and how these states have achieved a wave of anti-liberal norms in new and traditionally liberal global spaces. www.nbr.org/publication/...
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Contributors to this new #AsiaPolicy book review roundtable discuss the rising influence of #authoritarianstates and how these states have achieved a wave of anti-liberal norms in new and traditionally liberal global spaces. www.nbr.org/publication/...
Wesley Hill, a former fellow in NBR’s #ChineseLanguage #FellowshipProgram, shares why he values his fellowship experience and how it opened doors for him later in his career: youtube.com/watch?v=JjNb...
Chinese Language Fellowship Program Alumni Reflection Story - Wesley Hill
YouTube video by The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
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February 10, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Wesley Hill, a former fellow in NBR’s #ChineseLanguage #FellowshipProgram, shares why he values his fellowship experience and how it opened doors for him later in his career: youtube.com/watch?v=JjNb...
Asia Policy on @projectmuse.bsky.social: Experts from the US, ROK, and Japan suggest new and traditional areas where tripartite efforts could bolster the regional environment for sustained diplomatic ties, increased economic development, and resilient security. muse.jhu.edu/issue/54268
February 9, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Asia Policy on @projectmuse.bsky.social: Experts from the US, ROK, and Japan suggest new and traditional areas where tripartite efforts could bolster the regional environment for sustained diplomatic ties, increased economic development, and resilient security. muse.jhu.edu/issue/54268
NBR Asia Policy editor Kristi Govella @kristigovella.bsky.social, Associate Professor of Japanese Politics and International Relations at the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, is interviewed by @france24.com on the rise of Sanae Takaichi. www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
Spotlight - From heavy metal drummer to Japan's PM: The rise of Sanae Takaichi
The political gamble appears to have paid off. After less than four months in office, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called a snap election and is now on course for a landslide victory. In this...
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February 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
NBR Asia Policy editor Kristi Govella @kristigovella.bsky.social, Associate Professor of Japanese Politics and International Relations at the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, is interviewed by @france24.com on the rise of Sanae Takaichi. www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
Session topics for NBR's April 21-23 PLA Executive Education Course range from China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy and party-military relations to strategic doctrine, operational concepts, organizational reform, and service-based analyses. Apply by April 3: nbr.org/event/the-pe...
February 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Session topics for NBR's April 21-23 PLA Executive Education Course range from China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy and party-military relations to strategic doctrine, operational concepts, organizational reform, and service-based analyses. Apply by April 3: nbr.org/event/the-pe...
NBR nonresident fellow @lnachman32.bsky.social
is quoted by @nbcnews.com: “I think Taiwan needs to be prepared. There’s going to be more language and rhetoric on Taiwan coming from both the U.S. and China in 2026.” www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/t...
is quoted by @nbcnews.com: “I think Taiwan needs to be prepared. There’s going to be more language and rhetoric on Taiwan coming from both the U.S. and China in 2026.” www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/t...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:24 AM
NBR nonresident fellow @lnachman32.bsky.social
is quoted by @nbcnews.com: “I think Taiwan needs to be prepared. There’s going to be more language and rhetoric on Taiwan coming from both the U.S. and China in 2026.” www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/t...
is quoted by @nbcnews.com: “I think Taiwan needs to be prepared. There’s going to be more language and rhetoric on Taiwan coming from both the U.S. and China in 2026.” www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/t...
"The plan for the newly created U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve...borrows from Beijing’s longstanding playbook because that is the rival Washington is trying to combat." www.wsj.com/business/ame... via @WSJ
America’s Critical-Minerals Strategy Looks Increasingly Chinese
The plan for the newly created U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve borrows from Beijing’s longstanding playbook.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
"The plan for the newly created U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve...borrows from Beijing’s longstanding playbook because that is the rival Washington is trying to combat." www.wsj.com/business/ame... via @WSJ
REGISTRATION OPEN | NBR's next 3-day executive education course on China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will be on April 21–23 in Washington, D.C. Participants develop a unique skillset to apply to everyday work in government & industry alike. Learn more: nbr.org/event/the-pe...
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
REGISTRATION OPEN | NBR's next 3-day executive education course on China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will be on April 21–23 in Washington, D.C. Participants develop a unique skillset to apply to everyday work in government & industry alike. Learn more: nbr.org/event/the-pe...
"One thing that the Chinese have continuously insisted on, is India’s acceptance of Chinese historical control over #Tibet. Now that, #India obviously cannot accept, because that’s ahistorical." | Jacob Jabin
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February 4, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"One thing that the Chinese have continuously insisted on, is India’s acceptance of Chinese historical control over #Tibet. Now that, #India obviously cannot accept, because that’s ahistorical." | Jacob Jabin
strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-... #China
strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-... #China
James Guild argues that in order to secure access to #criticalminerals through channels that bypass #China the US will need to look beyond commercial considerations and form partnerships with like-minded allies based on shared geostrategic priorities. www.nbr.org/publication/... #Indonesia
February 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
James Guild argues that in order to secure access to #criticalminerals through channels that bypass #China the US will need to look beyond commercial considerations and form partnerships with like-minded allies based on shared geostrategic priorities. www.nbr.org/publication/... #Indonesia
NBR's U.S.-ROK Next Generation Leaders program is in Seoul this week for a series of meetings with policymakers, think tanks, and the private sector to engage in discussions on U.S.-ROK trade and technology issues. On Monday they met with the Korea Foundation.
February 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
NBR's U.S.-ROK Next Generation Leaders program is in Seoul this week for a series of meetings with policymakers, think tanks, and the private sector to engage in discussions on U.S.-ROK trade and technology issues. On Monday they met with the Korea Foundation.
REGISTRATION OPEN | NBR's next 3-day executive education course on China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will be held April 21–23 in Washington DC. Participants develop a unique skillset to apply to everyday work in government and industry alike. Learn more & apply: nbr.org/event/the-pe...
February 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
REGISTRATION OPEN | NBR's next 3-day executive education course on China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will be held April 21–23 in Washington DC. Participants develop a unique skillset to apply to everyday work in government and industry alike. Learn more & apply: nbr.org/event/the-pe...
APPLY BY Feb 16 for the #ChineseLanguage #FellowshipProgram! Fellowships up to $50,000 for American graduate students (PhD & current/recent MA) to devote one year to intensive Chinese language training at an institution in China or Taiwan. Learn more: nbr.org/chinese-lang...
February 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
APPLY BY Feb 16 for the #ChineseLanguage #FellowshipProgram! Fellowships up to $50,000 for American graduate students (PhD & current/recent MA) to devote one year to intensive Chinese language training at an institution in China or Taiwan. Learn more: nbr.org/chinese-lang...
"Indonesia’s resource nationalism, China’s investment and technological lead in #criticalminerals processing, overcapacity, environmental issues, and the United States’ weak industrial base all converge in the Indonesian #nickel sector" | Kevin Brunelli www.nbr.org/publication/... #indonesia
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"Indonesia’s resource nationalism, China’s investment and technological lead in #criticalminerals processing, overcapacity, environmental issues, and the United States’ weak industrial base all converge in the Indonesian #nickel sector" | Kevin Brunelli www.nbr.org/publication/... #indonesia
New Asia Policy roundtable examines #Taiwan’s evolving #technology and #industrialpolicy strategies across emerging and established domains from #semiconductors and #artificialintelligence to #satellites, #drones, #energy, and #pharmaceuticals.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:45 PM
New Asia Policy roundtable examines #Taiwan’s evolving #technology and #industrialpolicy strategies across emerging and established domains from #semiconductors and #artificialintelligence to #satellites, #drones, #energy, and #pharmaceuticals.
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In a brief for NBR, Nigel Cory outlines the key challenges to deeper U.S.-ASEAN collaboration, compares U.S. and Chinese engagement with ASEAN on #AI, and proposes options for a new, more strategic AI agenda for the United States and #ASEAN. nbr.org/publication/...
January 29, 2026 at 6:58 PM
In a brief for NBR, Nigel Cory outlines the key challenges to deeper U.S.-ASEAN collaboration, compares U.S. and Chinese engagement with ASEAN on #AI, and proposes options for a new, more strategic AI agenda for the United States and #ASEAN. nbr.org/publication/...
NBR advisor Heino Klinck argues that "to maintain leadership in AI, the United States must invest more in a resilient, diversified semiconductor supply chain with allies and secure access to critical inputs" in an op-ed for the National Interest. nationalinterest.org/blog/techlan...
Integrated Dominance as a Means to Long-term AI Strategy
To maintain leadership in AI, the United States must invest more in a resilient, diversified semiconductor supply chain with allies and secure access to critical inputs.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:55 PM
NBR advisor Heino Klinck argues that "to maintain leadership in AI, the United States must invest more in a resilient, diversified semiconductor supply chain with allies and secure access to critical inputs" in an op-ed for the National Interest. nationalinterest.org/blog/techlan...
Asia Policy archives on @projectmuse.bsky.social: An essay by @kristigovella.bsky.social assessed the progress and future prospects of domestic and trilateral economic security initiatives among the U.S., Japan, and South Korea. muse.jhu.edu/pub/136/arti...
January 29, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Asia Policy archives on @projectmuse.bsky.social: An essay by @kristigovella.bsky.social assessed the progress and future prospects of domestic and trilateral economic security initiatives among the U.S., Japan, and South Korea. muse.jhu.edu/pub/136/arti...
The #ChineseLanguage #FellowshipProgram provides fellowships up to $50,000 for American graduate students (PhD & current or recent MA) so that they can devote one year to intensive Chinese language training at an institution in China or Taiwan. Learn more: nbr.org/chinese-lang...
January 28, 2026 at 10:22 PM
The #ChineseLanguage #FellowshipProgram provides fellowships up to $50,000 for American graduate students (PhD & current or recent MA) so that they can devote one year to intensive Chinese language training at an institution in China or Taiwan. Learn more: nbr.org/chinese-lang...
NEW ISSUE of Asia Policy! Taiwan & critical technologies; the slowing of FDI; US-China economic relations; Russia, China, & Central Asia; South Korea/Singapore case studies for Taiwan strait contingency response; rising influence of authoritarian states: nbr.org/publication/...
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
NEW ISSUE of Asia Policy! Taiwan & critical technologies; the slowing of FDI; US-China economic relations; Russia, China, & Central Asia; South Korea/Singapore case studies for Taiwan strait contingency response; rising influence of authoritarian states: nbr.org/publication/...
NEW PODCAST unpacks how #China has significantly increased its presence in #CentralAsia across 4 key domains (political, economic, people-to-people, & security), in what #Russia considers a “region of privileged interests,” part of its so-called “near abroad.” strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...
January 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
NEW PODCAST unpacks how #China has significantly increased its presence in #CentralAsia across 4 key domains (political, economic, people-to-people, & security), in what #Russia considers a “region of privileged interests,” part of its so-called “near abroad.” strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...
Rena Sasaki finds that, despite recent efforts to enhance its industrial capabilities, #Taiwan struggles to produce and procure a sufficient quantity of weaponry, ordnance, and support equipment due to historical, international, and domestic constraints.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Rena Sasaki finds that, despite recent efforts to enhance its industrial capabilities, #Taiwan struggles to produce and procure a sufficient quantity of weaponry, ordnance, and support equipment due to historical, international, and domestic constraints.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/136/arti...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/136/arti...
"The unforgiving consequences of super-low fertility today will gradually but inescapably tighten a strategic straitjacket on economic and military options for 'China 2049'," writes NBR advisor Nicholas Eberstadt in an op-ed for the New York Post; nypost.com/2026/01/25/o...
China is facing a demographic bomb— and it could handcuff Beijing’s ambitions
Births plummeted by 17% last year — and regime leaders don’t yet seem to understand it’s much easier for a police state to force birth rates down than to coax them back up.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"The unforgiving consequences of super-low fertility today will gradually but inescapably tighten a strategic straitjacket on economic and military options for 'China 2049'," writes NBR advisor Nicholas Eberstadt in an op-ed for the New York Post; nypost.com/2026/01/25/o...