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Trans-Pacific Partnership

What Hope for TPP?

President Donald Trump confirmed his intention to abandon American participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership after signing an executive order on [...] More

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Whither Trump Trade in Asia

The election of Donald Trump and the demise of the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement has unleashed a flood of [...] More

AsiaEconomicsReporting

Japan and the TPP: Opportunity Knocks

During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly slammed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as a "bad deal" that would harm U.S. workers [...] More

AsiaEconomicsReporting

Trump in East Asia: No Time for Spring Training

President-elect Donald Trump’s first meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears to have gone smoothly, though it remains too soon to say [...] More

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Rebalancing the U.S.-Japan Relationship Under Trump

As President-elect prepares to take office, the new administration has an opportunity to adjust U.S. foreign policy direction with key allies. After [...] More

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Abe and Trump: Shared Interests, Uncertain Ground

The uncertainty surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy platform caused a sense of unease in Japan over the future of cooperation [...] More

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The U.S.-Japan Alliance: A Safe Harbor

The U.S.-Japan Alliance: A Safe Harbor

On Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, alongside U.S. President Barack Obama, made a landmark visit to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. His appearance [...] More

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A Potential Epic Geostrategic Blunder

As Brexit-induced uncertainty continues to roil international markets, the U.S. Congress may soon deliver a second punch to the gut of the global [...] More

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Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Remains in Limbo

Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Remains in Limbo

In April this year, eight former U.S. Defense Secretaries jointly signed a letter to Congress. That letter did not ask for a change in military [...] More

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The Grand TPP Illusion

For America’s foreign policy establishment, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a grand “twofer.” It will improve U.S. national security by [...] More

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What it Means for the Digital Economy

There has been a good deal of hype touting the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement as the first “21st Century” trade pact. [...] More

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Impact on U.S. Security Interests

In New Zealand on 4 February, trade ministers from the twelve signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) formally signed the pact, an [...] More

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Deepening U.S. Commitment to Asia

The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Deepening U.S. Commitment to Asia

The Trans Pacific Partnership may be a signed deal, but it is far from seeing the light of day. Following seven years of mostly secret negotiations, [...] More

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