Asia Reports are synopses of various high-profile events hosted by the Sigur Center. The reports are curated and written by the Rising Powers Initiative (RPI) for policymakers, analysts, media professionals, and educators. RPI is a multi-year, cross-national research effort that examines the role of domestic identities and foreign policy debates of aspiring powers in Asia.
Note: All reports before June 2021 are provided as PDF documents.
2022 - 2023
2020 - 2021
12/2021 – Digital Tech and “Hacking” the Pandemic: Learning from Taiwan’s Crisis Management and Beyond
9/2021 – Democracy’s Digital Future: Lessons from Taiwan
8/2021 – Democracy in Action: Past and Present Movements in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Myanmar
6/2021 – The Biden Administration’s Approach to Asia and Views on Taiwan
4/2021 – Japan’s Middle Power Diplomacy in an Era of Great Power Competition
2/2021 – Indo-Pacific Partnerships and Taiwan
12/2020 – The 2020 US Election Results and Implications for Taiwan
11/2020 – Cross-Strait Relations in Pandemic Times
11/2020 – Taiwan’s New Economic Prospects with the U.S. and Beyond
2018 - 2019
12/2019 – Cross-Strait Relations under Stress: Chinese Pressure and Implications for Taiwan
12/2019 – India’s Indo-Pacific Vision and Ties with Japan
06/2019 – Strengthening Democracy through Open Governance: Shared Values in US-Taiwan Relations
01/2019 – Countering China’s Sharp Power: Disinformation and Social Media in Taiwan
10/2018 – Regional Trends in the Indo-Pacific: Towards Connectivity or Competition?
5/2018 – Art of the Chieftancy
4/2018 – U.S.-Taiwan Economic Relations
3/2018 – Taking Stock of Cross-Strait Relations: Chinese Postures and Taiwan’s Prospects
2/2018 – Energy Security in Asia and Eurasia: Are States Choosing Nationalism or Globalism?
2016 - 2017
2014 - 2015
12/2015 – Taiwan Goes to the Polls: Ramifications of Change at Home and Abroad
12/2015 – The R.O.C. at the End of WWII
9/2015 – Prospects for Expanding Taiwan’s International Role
6/2015 – Remaking India: Modi’s Blueprint to Align Foreign Policy with Domestic Agenda
5/2015 – Democratization in Asia: Lessons from Thailand’s Crisis
5/2015 – China at the Crossroads? Reform Challenges Ahead
5/2015 – Winners or Losers in the TPP? Taiwan, Its Neighbors, and the United States
3/2015 – China’s Currency Internationalization: Domestic Debates and International Destiny
12/2014 – The Internet, Political Participation, and Governance Reform in China
5/2014 – Beyond Competition: Anomalies in How States React to a Rising China
5/2014 – Contestation and Adaptation: The Politics of National Identity in China
4/2014 – Conflict in the Face of Cooperation: Exploring the Complexity of Chinese Policy in East Asia
3/2014 – Cross-Strait Political Dialogue: Challenges and Opportunities
2012 - 2013
11/2013 – The U.S. Rebalance and ASEAN Regionalism
10/2013 – Building Cross-Strait Military CBMs – A Goal Between Far and Near
6/2013 – China-India Border Issues and Northeast India: A View from India
4/2013 – Examining Violence Against Women in India: Changes, Challenges, and Futures
4/2013 – China’s Twin Paradoxes: Rapid Growth and Rising Corruption
3/2013 – Opportunity in Ambiguity: Issues in Taiwan’s International Relations
2/2013 – Reassessing Taiwan’s Strategic Position
1/2013 – Sri Lanka: Post War but Not Post Conflict
12/2012 – Taiwan and the Diaoyutai Islands: Historical and Regional Perspectives
5/2012 – Taiwan and Asia Pacific Economic Integration: ECFA, TPP, and Beyond
3/2012 – India’s Energy Security Challenges: An Insider’s View
2010 - 2011
11/2011 – The Okinawa Question and the US-Japan Alliance: Factoring in Japanese Domestic Politics and Debates
9/2011 – Evolving Cross-Strait Relations and Challenges and Implications for the U.S.
6/2011 – After the 3/11 Catastrophe: Whither the Japanese Peace State?
8/2010 – A Comparative Analysis of Identity and Regional Cooperation in Asia
3/2010 – Taiwan, Asia and the Global Economic Crisis
1/2010 – Rising India’s Great Power Burden
2008 - 2009
12/2009 – U.S. Policy Directions on Taiwan
11/2009 – Obama from a Southeast Asian Perspective
6/2009 – A Congressional Perspective on U.S.-Taiwan Relations
4/2009 – Donors and Development
3/2009 – China Engages Latin America
