Strategic Asia 2007-08: Domestic Political Change and Grand Strategy, the seventh in NBR's strategic Asia series, examines the varied political transitions and internal changes occurring in pivotal Asian states and evaluates the impact on Asian foriegn policymaking and strategy.

Through a combination of country, regional, and topical studies, the book assesses the patterns of political development, the drivers of internal change, and character of governance, and prospects for political stability in the region, and draws implications ofr Asia and the United States.

Domestic Politics and Grand Strategy in Asia
Ashley J. Tellis

Japan’s Long Transition: The Politics of Recalibrating Grand Strategy
Mike M. Mochizuki

The Two Koreas: Making Grand Strategy amid Changing Domestic Politics
Samuel S. Kim

Russia: The Domestic Sources of a Less‑than-Grand Strategy
Celeste A. Wallander

Poised for Power: The Domestic Roots of India’s Slow Rise
C. Raja Mohan

Bangladesh and Pakistan: From Secession to Convergence?
Frederic Grare

Political Change in Southeast Asia: Challenges for U.S. Strategy
Donald E. Weatherbee

Finding Balance: The Foreign Policies of Central Asia's States
Svante E. Cornell

Iran: Domestic Politics and Nuclear Choices
Shahram Chubin

Asian Security Architectures
Nick Bisley

Environmental (In)security in Asia: Challenging U.S. Interests
Lorraine Elliott

Strategic Asia by the Numbers

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By  Ashley J. Tellis, Michael Wills
With contributions from Nick Bisley, Shahram Chubin, Svante E. Cornell, Lorraine Elliott, Frédéric Grare, Samuel S. Kim, Kenneth Lieberthal, Mike M. Mochizuki, C. Raja Mohan, Celeste A. Wallander, and Donald E. Weatherbee
Publisher: The National Bureau of Asian Research, 2007

Ashley J. Tellis, Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, served in the U.S. Department of State as senior advisor to the Ambassador at the U.S. embassy in India and on the National Security Council staff as special assistant to the president and senior director, strategic planning and Southwest Asia. He is the author of the books What Should We Expect of India as a Strategic Partner? and India's Emerging Nuclear Posture,  as well as the editor of Strategic Asia 2006-07: Trade, Interdependence and Security, Strategic Asia 2005-06: Military Modernization in an Era of Uncertainty, and Strategic Asia 2004-05: Confronting Terrorism in Pursuit of Power.

Michael Wills is director of the Strategic Asia program at the National Bureau of Asian Research.

About Strategic Asia:

The Strategic Asia Program is a major ongoing research initiative that draws together top Asia studies specialists and international relations experts to assess the changing strategic environment in the Asia-Pacific.

The Strategic Asia Program transcends traditional estimates of military balance by incorporating economic, political, and demographic data and by focusing on the strategies and perceptions that drive policy in the region. The program includes an annual volume, executive summaries, online database, and briefings.

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