Documentación Extremo Oriente
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress by Ronald O'Rourke. CRS Congressional Research Service, July 17, 2009
In the debate over future U.S. defense spending, including deliberations taking place in the current Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), a key issue is how much emphasis to place on programs for countering improved Chinese military forces in coming years. Observers disagree on the issue, with some...
Sri Lanka: What role for the EU? by Amaia Sánchez Cacicedo. European Union Institute for Security Studies, May 2009
As a full-scale war continues in Sri Lanka between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), with increasingly dramatic humanitarian consequences for the civilian population, what role can the European Union play? The strength displayed by the government armed forces...
China’s Growing Role in UN Peacekeeping by Crisis Group Asia. International Crisis Group, April 17, 2009
Over the past twenty years China has become an active participant in UN peacekeeping, a development that will benefit the international community. Beijing has the capacity to expand its contributions further and should be encouraged to do so. China’s approach to peacekeeping has evolved...