Hype or Reality?
Stanford experts discuss Obama administration's Asia policy

The current South China Sea standoff between China and the Philippines calls into question the U.S. role and commitment in the Asia-Pacific region. Stanford experts Donald Emmerson and Thomas Fingar speak about the nuances of the Obama administration's Asia policy.

» Donald K. Emmerson Q&A
» Thomas Fingar Q&A

Peacemaker
Twenty years of inter-Korean relations and the North Korean nuclear issue

Lim Dong-won, former South Korea unification minister and architect of Nobel Peace Prize winner Kim Dae-jung's Sunshine policy, will speak at Stanford on May 18 in conjunction with the English-language release of his memoir Peacemaker.

» Peacemaker

End of an Era
Bo Xilai affair a turning point for China's top leadership

A revelatory story emerged in China this spring: Bo Xilai, Chongqing’s Communist Party head, had fallen out with the party and was accused of shocking abuses of power. On May 2, the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center held a special seminar to make sense of what this unusual high-level scandal could mean for the future of China’s current political system.

May 2, 2012
China provides universal health insurance at a fraction of the cost

April 23, 2012
An on-the-ground perspective of North Korean society

April 17, 2012
Sumitomo's Yasunori Kakemizu discusses his Stanford experience

April 16, 2012
Emmerson on Myanmar's unprecedented April election

March 28, 2012
Students learn through assignments based on real global events