COLUMNIST: VAN JACKSON
Asian Crossroads
Van Jackson is a recognized expert in U.S.-Asia relations and East Asian security. A Ph.D candidate in world politics at the Catholic University of America, he writes about U.S. Asia policy for the Washington, D.C. edition of Examiner.com. He is also the founder and executive editor of Asia Chronicle, a daily online journal of Asian news and analysis. His written works have appeared in the Harvard International Review, Far Eastern Economic Review, Foreign Policy in Focus, and Real Clear World, among many other places.
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September 02, 2009Washington, DC, United States — Throughout August North Korea made rare conciliatory gestures toward both the United States and South Korea, signaling its intent to restart diplomatic dialogue. At the same time North Korea was caught shipping illicit materials to Iran. What explains this seemingly contradictory behavior?
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August 26, 2009Washington, DC, United States — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton must order a review of U.S. policy toward Burma that will consider abandoning fruitless principles in favor of practical, measurable reforms. Nearly two decades of U.S. sanctions have gained nothing; the situation in Burma has deteriorated considerably in that time.
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August 19, 2009Washington, DC, United States — U.S. Senator Jim Webb’s visit to Burma last week to negotiate the release of a detained American was fraught with complexity. In one sense, it undermined the cause of Aung San Suu Kyi. Yet the rare direct U.S.-Burma contact has created a critical juncture for U.S. policy toward the reclusive junta.
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August 12, 2009Washington, DC, United States — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s successful negotiation for the release of American journalists imprisoned in North Korea was as brief as it was revealing. Thanks to Clinton’s symbolic visit, some of the opacity of the Hermit Kingdom has been temporarily clarified.
