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[December 2005]
Commentary 22 Dec 2005	Why the East Asian Summit Matters By Barry Desker (Director at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Singapore)
Commentary 21 Dec 2005	Multilateralism versus Bilateralism By Mike Moore (former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation)
Commentary 20 Dec 2005	Is This Dawn of '2005 System'? By Masahiko ISHIZUKA (Councilor of the Foreign Press Center/Japan)
Commentary 13 Dec 2005	The East Asia Summit: Should Washington Be Concerned? By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 13 Dec 2005	What to Expect at the First East Asia Summit By Ron Huisken (Senior Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at Australian National University)
Commentary 12 Dec 2005	The East Asia Summit: A 30-Point Agenda By Tan See Seng (Coordinator, Multilateralism and Regionalism Programme at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University) and Ralf Emmers (Deputy Head at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University)
Commentary 9 Dec 2005	WTO and East Asia - Breaking Down the Barriers to Growth By Kim Hak-su (United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of UNESCAP)
Commentary 6 Dec 2005	Japan's Education Disability By Takamitsu SAWA (Professor, Kyoto University)
Commentary 6 Dec 2005	WTO: Back to the Basic Principles By Laurence Brahm (Political Economist, founder of Shambhala Foundation)

[November 2005]
Commentary 30 Nov 2005	There's No Future in Secrecy By Frank Ching (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary 24 Nov 2005	APEC 2005: Economics Takes Center Stage By Jane Skanderup (Director for Programs and Development, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 18 Nov 2005	Japan's Star Fades in Russia By Michael Richardson (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore)
Commentary 17 Nov 2005	South Korea's Ambitions By Brad Glosserman (Executive Director of Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 16 Nov 2005	No Wonder Anti-Free Traders Are Angry By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary 16 Nov 2005	APEC 2005: Can South Korea Lead the Charge? By Jane Skanderup (Director for Programs and Development, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 14 Nov 2005	WTO Talks: Nothing Ever Happens in Geneva By Mike Moore (former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation)
Commentary 11 Nov 2005	The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Unbalanced and Unfulfilled By Mindy Kotler (Director, Japan Information Access Project)
Commentary 8 Nov 2005	Six Party Talks: Defining a Realistic Roadmap for Success By Scott Snyder (Senior Associate, Pacific Forum CSIS), Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS), and Brad Glosserman (Director of Research, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 7 Nov 2005	The WTO at a Crossroads By Barry Desker (Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University)
Commentary 4 Nov 2005	Japan and China - A Quarrel That Won't Go Away By Michael Richardson (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore)

[October 2005]
Commentary 25 Oct 2005	Doha Development Round - Entering a Critical Phase By Mike Moore (former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation)
Commentary 25 Oct 2005	Look for Change Next Year By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary 20 Oct 2005	Japanese Require the Self-Confidence to Avoid Extremes By Masahiko ISHIZUKA (Councilor of the Foreign Press Center/Japan)
Commentary 14 Oct 2005	Doha Development Round - Failure is Not an Option By Jean-Pierre Lehmann (Professor of International Political Economy at IMD, Lausanne, and Founding Director of The Evian Group)
Commentary 4 Oct 2005	The PC-Cell Phone Downside By Takamitsu SAWA (Professor, Kyoto University)

[September 2005]
Commentary 26 Sep 2005	System's Flaws Help Keep Koizumi On Top By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary 20 Sep 2005	Six-party Statement of Principles: One Small Step for Man By Ralph Cossa (President, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 14 Sep 2005	Japanese Goals at the Six-Party Talks: A Reassessment By Kazuyo Kato (Research Associate at the International Security Program of CSIS) and Phillip Y. Lipscy (Associate of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs)
Commentary 14 Sep 2005	Japan's Hard Line Backfires By Weston S. Konishi (Director of Programs at The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation)
Commentary 13 Sep 2005	Six-Party Talks: Round Four Continues (Finally) By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 9 Sep 2005	Maintaining Momentum with North Korea By Alan D. Romberg (Senior Associate and Director, East Asia Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center)
Commentary 2 Sep 2005	Postponement of Hu's U.S. Visit: Don't Stand on Ceremony By Frank Ching (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary 2 Sep 2005	Tackle the Real Taiwan Problem in Sino-U.S. Relations By Michael McDevitt (Vice President at the Center for Naval Analyses in Washington DC)
Commentary 2 Sep 2005	Shifting Winds in China: How Far Can Beijing Go? By Eric Teo Chow Cheow (Council Member of the Singapore Institute for International Affairs)
Commentary 2 Sep 2005	Bush-Hu Summit Challenge: Ease Strategic Distrust By Bonnie Glaser (Senior Associate, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 2 Sep 2005	Commemorating a Mistake By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)

[August 2005]
Commentary 26 Aug 2005	Koizumi's Gamble and Its Impact on the U.S.-Japan Alliance By Yuki Tatsumi (Research Fellow of the East Asia Program, Henry L. Stimson Center)
Commentary 26 Aug 2005	Koizumi Declares War By Brad Glosserman (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 23 Aug 2005	Japan's Post-War Amnesia By Frank Ching (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary 18 Aug 2005	Yasukuni: an American View By David G. Brown (Associate Director of Asian Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University)
Commentary 18 Aug 2005	Japan Should Apologize Again to South Korea By Yoichiro Sato (Associate Professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii)
Commentary 16 Aug 2005	Reform Mantra Mesmerizes By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary 16 Aug 2005	A Path to Progress for the Six-Party Talks By Scott Snyder (Senior Associate at the Pacific Forum CSIS and the Asia Foundation), Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS), and Brad Glosserman (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 3 Aug 2005	A New Relationship for the U.S. and China? By Brad Glosserman (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS) and Bonnie S. Glaser (Senior Associate, CSIS)
Commentary 3 Aug 2005	China : The Company One Keeps By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)

[July 2005]
Commentary 29 July 2005	Dealing with the Terror Threat after the London Bombings By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM and Asia Times)
Commentary 26 July 2005	Six-Party Talks: Prospects for Success By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 26 July 2005	Living with a Nuclear North Korea By Brad Glosserman (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 25 July 2005	Condoleezza Rice's 'Unfortunate' Decision By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 22 July 2005	The 4th Round of Six-Party Talks: Negotiating for Success By Alan D. Romberg (Senior Associate and Director, East Asia Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center)
Commentary 21 July 2005	An Interconnected World - Wake Up to the New Reality, America By Mike Moore (former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation)
Commentary 15 July 2005	Watching Through the Haze of Greenhouse Gas By Michael Richardson (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore)
Commentary 12 July 2005	G8: No Retreat, No Surrender By Mike Moore (former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation)
Commentary 8 July 2005	The Threats of Infectious Diseases: Why Not 'Securitize'? By Mely Caballero-Anthony (Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Commentary 6 July 2005	Denial of a Philosophical Root By Takamitsu SAWA (Professor, Kyoto University)
Commentary 1 July 2005	A Target of Opportunity for Northeast Asia By Brad Glosserman (Director of Research, Pacific Forum CSIS) and Scott Snyder (Senior Associate, Pacific Forum CSIS)

[June 2005]
Comment 27 Jun 2005	Comment on Mr. Gyohten's "Japan's Stance Toward the U.S. and China" regarding China's Currency Revaluation By James P. Dressler (University of Southern California)
Commentary 27 Jun 2005	Iraq Attack Puts Tokyo Under Pressure By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM and Asia Times)
Commentary 24 Jun 2005	Asia's Love of Fish - Here's the Catch By Michael Richardson (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore)
Comment 16 Jun 2005	Rejoinder to Khanchandani's Comment on "Japan and India Need Each Other" By Anthony P. D'Costa (Professor, University of Washington, Tacoma, and Abe Fellow, Chiba University of Commerce, Japan)
Commentary 14 Jun 2005	Mounting Tensions in Northeast Asia: a U.S. Perspective By James A. Kelly (Counselor of the Pacific Forum CSIS, former Assistant Secretary of State)
Commentary 14 Jun 2005	Mounting Tensions in Northeast Asia: a North Korean Perspective By An Sang Nam (Senior Researcher at the Institute of Disarmament and Peace, Pyongyang, DPRK)
Comment 13 Jun 2005	Comment on Anthony D'Costa's Article "Japan and India Need Each Other" By Jeet Khanchandani (University of Southern California)
Comment 10 Jun 2005	Comment on Toyoo Gyohten's Article "Japan's Stance Toward the U.S. and China" By Eric Schrang (University of Southern California)
Commentary 8 Jun 2005	North Korea : Cost-Benefit Analysis By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)

[May 2005]
Commentary 31 May 2005	Western Lies Blackened Beijing's Image By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary 30 May 2005	Japan Needs to Establish New Human Connections and Communications By Kazuyoshi KITAOKA (President, Japan America Television Inc.)
Commentary 27 May 2005	Renewed American Diplomacy: Keeping Southeast Asia on the U.S. Radar Screen By Evelyn Goh (Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University)
Commentary 26 May 2005	China-Japan Relations under New Strain By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM and Asia Times)
Commentary 20 May 2005	Southeast Asians Worry About Northeast Asia's Feuds By Eric Teo Chu Cheow (Council Secretary, Singapore Institute of International Affairs)
Commentary 19 May 2005	Soviet Concessions at Yalta By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary 19 May 2005	Koizumi's India Visit Long Overdue By Masahiko ISHIZUKA (Councilor of the Foreign Press Center/Japan)
Commentary 13 May 2005	Worldwide Textbook Disparities: Main Causes and Solutions By Kae NOMURA (Waseda University, GLOCOM Platform)
Commentary 06 May 2005	Japan Becoming Increasingly Wary of China By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary 06 May 2005	President Bush's Press Conference: Missing the Point! By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 02 May 2005	A New Spirit of Bandung? By Donald K. Emmerson (Head, Southeast Asia Forum, Stanford University)

[April 2005]
Commentary 28 Apr 2005	China Would Continue to be Anti-Japanese Even After Democratization By Hiroyasu AKUTSU (Chief Researcher, The Okazaki Institute)
Commentary 26 Apr 2005	Leave History to the Experts By Frank Ching (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary 25 Apr 2005	Abusing History for Political Ends By Jacob Kovalio (Professor, Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada)
Commentary 22 Apr 2005	Wanted: A Healthy National Mentality By Fan Li (Executive Director, Global Links Initiative)
Commentary 21 Apr 2005	East Asia: Blame Enough to Go Around By Brad Glosserman (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS) and Scott Snyder (Senior Associate, Pacific Forum CSIS)
Comment 21 Apr 2005	Comment on Yoshio Higuchi's Article "Baby-boom Generation Approaches Retirement Age: Coping with a Depopulating Society" By Kae NOMURA (Waseda University, GLOCOM Platform)
Commentary 20 Apr 2005	Protests threaten China-Japan economic ties By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary 19 Apr 2005	Anti-Japan Mobs Damage Relations By Masahiko ISHIZUKA (Councilor of the Foreign Press Center/Japan)
Commentary 18 Apr 2005	Sino-Japanese Relations: Some History Lessons for China By Philip Bowring (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary 18 Apr 2005	Japanese perspective on the current Tokyo-Beijing tensions By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)
Commentary 15 Apr 2005	Shedding Imposed War Guilt By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary 13 Apr 2005	Needed: a Japanese Willy Brandt By Frank Ching (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary 08 Apr 2005	China's Reaction to Kyrgyzstan's 'Tulip Revolution' By Matthew Oresman (Director, China-Eurasia Forum)
Commentary 07 Apr 2005	Beef: A Growing Thorn in US-Japanese Relations By Kae NOMURA (Waseda University, GLOCOM Platform)
Commentary 07 Apr 2005	Dealing with Splittists - Look to Canada, not Sri Lanka By Yash Ghai (Professor, University of Hong Kong)
Comment 04 Apr 2005	Comment on Kuniko Inoguchi's Article "How Japan Can Help Build a World Without War" By Kae NOMURA (Waseda University, GLOCOM Platform)
Commentary 01 Apr 2005	Bridging the Gap on North Korean Human Rights By Scott Snyder (Senior Associate, Pacific Forum CSIS) and Brad Glosserman (Director of Research, Pacific Forum CSIS)

[March 2005]
Commentary 30 Mar 2005	Anti-Secession Law: Closing (or Opening) the Door? By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 30 Mar 2005	Diplomatic War with Japan: A Dangerous Distraction for Seoul By Donald Kirk (Scholar and Commentator on Korean Affairs)
Commentary 29 Mar 2005	Taiwan Should Exercise Restraint in Reacting to the Challenge of China's Anti-Secession Law By Richard Bush (Senior Fellow and Director, Brookings Institution)
Commentary 25 Mar 2005	From Six Party Talks to a Regional Security Mechanism By James Goodby (Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center) and Donald Gross (Consultant on Asian Affairs in Washington)
Commentary 25 Mar 2005	Northern Territories Dispute Highlights Flawed Diplomacy By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary 22 Mar 2005	Japan's Growing Role in the Middle East Peace Process By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM and Asia Times)
Commentary 18 Mar 2005	China's Rise in Asia: Bumps in the Road and Unanswered Questions By Robert Sutter (Professor, Georgetown University)
Commentary 18 Mar 2005	Protecting the Malacca Strait By Barry Desker (Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University)
Commentary 16 Mar 2005	China's Anti-Secession Law: A Shot in the Foot By Frank Ching (Commentator based in Hong Kong)
Commentary 11 Mar 2005	U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee: an Assessment By Yuki Tatsumi (Adjunct Fellow, International Security Program CSIS)
Commentary 10 Mar 2005	U.S. East Asia Policy By James A. Kelly (Former Assistant Secretary of State, Counselor to the Pacific Forum and Senior Adviser to CSIS)
Commentary 04 Mar 2005	China's Anti-Secession Law: Much Ado About Something? By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 03 Mar 2005	Promoting Cross-Strait Stability, Avoiding Catastrophe By Alan D. Romberg (Director, East Asia Program, Henry L. Stimson Center)
Commentary 02 Mar 2005	Japan/U.S. vs China: Two against one By Frank Ching (Commentator based in Hong Kong)

[February 2005]
Comment 28 Feb 2005	Comment on Akio KAWATO's Article "The Chinese Phenomenon and a Realignment in Asia" By John de Boer (Japan Fellow, Stanford University; Research Associate, GLOCOM)
Commentary 25 Feb 2005	US-Japan accord angers China By Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM and Asia Times)
Commentary 23 Feb 2005	North Korean Nuclear Crisis: A Road Map - The Only Route for Beijing By John Park (Fellow, Belfer Centre for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University)
Commentary 16 Feb 2005	North Korean Nuclear Crisis - A smack in China's Face By Jing-Dong Yuan (Associate Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies)
Commentary 14 Feb 2005	Pyongyang Raises the Stakes By Ralph A. Cossa (President of the Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 09 Feb 2005	Bet on the Sustainable Option By Takamitsu SAWA (Professor, Kyoto University)
Commentary 04 Feb 2005	China Stepping into America's Backyard By Michael Richardson (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South East Asian Studies in Singapore)
Commentary 02 Feb 2005	Feeling Lost in 'Post-postwar' Era By Masahiko ISHIZUKA (Councilor of the Foreign Press Center/Japan)
Commentary 02 Feb 2005	Murder Trial Harms Japan-China Ties By Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM and Asia Times)

[January 2005]
Commentary 24 Jan 2005	After the Tsunami Disaster: Human Security is Key By Eric Teo Chu Cheow (Council Secretary, Singapore Institute of International Affairs)
Commentary 19 Jan 2005	Rightwing Won't Quit - Same Old Contrived Hysteria By Gregory Clark (Vice President, Akita International University)
Commentary 14 Jan 2005	Tsunami Tragedy: Japan Seizes the Moment By Brad Glosserman (Director of Research at Pacific Forum CSIS)
Commentary 14 Jan 2005	Fight Natural Disasters with Nature By Michael Richardson (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South East Asian Studies in Singapore)
Commentary 07 Jan 2005	Aim for Change, not Utopia By Takamitsu SAWA (Professor, Kyoto University)
Commentary 05 Jan 2005	Preventive Measures for Population Decline: A Family Therapist's View By Akiko NAKAGAMI (President, Happy Print Inc.)
Commentary 05 Jan 2005	China's popularity plummets in Japan By J. Sean Curtin (Fellow, GLOCOM)

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