Japan in a Dynamic Asia examines a new phenomenon in Japanese foreign policy: Japan's increasing activism under the Koizumi administration. Behind this policy shift are the end of the Cold War, drastic growth of China, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and new transnational security threats. This book updates our understanding of Japan's rapidly changing foreign policies in the contexts of the new regional power balance and security concerns. Unlike most books on Japanese foreign policy, which focus mainly on U.S.-Japan relations, this book analyzes Japan's relations with individual Asian countries and sub-regions. The role of the United States - when relevant - is discussed in the contexts of these bilateral and multilateral relations. Editors Yoichiro Sato and Satu Limaye have gathered an impressive array of essays that will interest students of Japanese politics, foreign policy, and international relations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Japan in a Dynamic Asia examines a new phenomenon in Japanese foreign policy: Japan's increasing activism under the Koizumi administration. Behind this policy shift are the end of the Cold War, drastic growth of China, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and new transnational security threats. This book updates our understanding of Japan's rapidly changing foreign policies in the contexts of the new regional power balance and security concerns. Unlike most books on Japanese foreign policy, which focus mainly on U.S.-Japan relations, this book analyzes Japan's relations with individual Asian countries and sub-regions. The role of the United States - when relevant - is discussed in the contexts of these bilateral and multilateral relations. Editors Yoichiro Sato and Satu Limaye have gathered an impressive array of essays that will interest students of Japanese politics, foreign policy, and international relations in the Asia-Pacific region.

The illicit opium cultivation and trade continues to undermine the efforts of the Afghan government, the United States and international community to improve security and promote development in Afghanistan. The negative effect on the nation's overall security, the corruption it facilitates in the public sector degrading governance, and the implications on the wealth and health of Afghans are reason enough to continuously assess the current counternarcotics strategy pursued by the Afghan government and its supporting international community.This research paper uses the problem/solution methodology. The research explores the current illicit opium cultivation in Afghanistan and its effect on the current development efforts. It will investigate the usefulness and applicability of the current counternarcotics strategy in Afghanistan. More specifically, this researcher's goal is to determine if the emphasized eradication pillar of the counternarcotics strategy is appropriate. If not, this paper will present historical cases and identify common characteristics of each case applicable to Afghanistan. This paper presents two historical cases: India and Turkey. The goal of this effort is to assist policymakers in implementing an appropriate strategy to resolve the illicit opium cultivation and curtail its negative effect on the current development efforts.

This research effort intends on identifying the knowledge and skills necessary for cost and price analyst to be effective members of cost panel evaluation teams during source selections. The purpose of this research is to determine what levels of education, experience, and training (the three factors studied under this research) the participants of source selection evaluation team members, specifically the cost panel members, have when conducting a source selection. It also assesses whether the cost panel members and senior Air Force acquisition military and civilian personnel associate the levels of education, experience, and training as being key factors in fulfilling cost analyst duties and supporting the selection of a source in the government procurement process. From this analysis, a suggested education level, training requirement, and experience level that will form knowledge parameters that provide for future source selection or training that may be needed before members are assigned to fulfill a cost or price analyst role on a source selection. To accomplish this objective a literature review, personal interviews, and questionnaires were formed and utilized. The recommendations of this study are intended to assist cost and price analysts in attaining the knowledge and skill necessary in contributing and supporting a source selection.

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