NBR asked Jennifer Lind, Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, to discuss the underlying domestic factors that shape the conflict surrounding the U.S. military presence in Okinawa and how this continuing tension could affect the future of U.S.-Japan security relations.

NBR spoke with Ashwin Mahalingam (IIT Madras) about the role of public-private partnerships in Indian infrastructure development and what advances must happen to make these partnerships more capable of meeting India’s vast infrastructure needs.

After decades of economic stagnation, many Japanese corporations are facing challenging adaptation processes and are redefining their goals and core business strategies. In this new Q&A, Ulrike Schaede (University of California, San Diego) provides insight on these evolving strategies and how these changes affect Japan’s economy.

NBR recently interviewed Alan Wachman, an Associate Professor of International Politics at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, for insight into Mongolia’s achievements, its relationship with Beijing, Moscow, and the United States, and into how the U.S. views Mongolia’s role in the international system.

NBR spoke with Victor Shi (QIAGEN) about the promise that innovative health technologies hold for improving the effectiveness of disease prevention and early detection, and the key factors that must be considered when designing and/or implementing a technology in resource-poor settings.

NBR spoke with Rory Medcalf, Strategic Asia 2011–12 contributing author and director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute for International Policy, to assess the U.S. “pivot” to the Asia-Pacific region and growing security concerns over China’s military development and territorial disputes.

South Korea’s National Assembly elections, held two weeks ago, were an opportunity for both the ruling conservative Saenuri Party and the liberal opposition Democratic United Party to gain the upper hand before December’s presidential election. NBR interviewed a trio of Korean political scholars to get their take on the election results, the implications for Korea’s December presidential election, and what the mood of the Korean electorate can tell us about Korea-U.S. relations and how future Korean governments might handle foreign policy issues such as North Korea, free trade, and sharing the military burden.

NBR interviewed Professor Clark Sorensen, Chair of the Korea Studies department at the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies, to shed light on North Korea’s economic situation, its regime’s decision-making process, and the ideology that drives social and political behavior.

Health-related private sector companies in Japan, such as medical device and diagnostics businesses, face growing domestic market challenges as the Japanese government strives to reduce healthcare costs and address growing health needs brought on by an increasingly aging population. NBR spoke with Kenichi Matsumoto, Chairman and CEO of Sakura Global Holding Co. Ltd., about the current challenges and future opportunities for health technology innovation in Japan.