Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt

US Institute of Peace

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Director of the Asia-Pacific Program at the US Institute of Peace; former International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations

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Vice President Biden has arrived in Japan today in the midst of that country's dispute over China's declaration of an expanded air defense identification zone.

There's Trouble in the Skies over Asia

Vice President Biden has arrived in Japan today in the midst of that country's dispute over China's declaration of an expanded air defense identification zone.

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While Chinese President Hu Jintao is on a  12-day tour of Africa , the Pentagon has announced the formation of a new command structure focusing on that continent.

Chinese Economic Investment in Africa

While Chinese President Hu Jintao is on a 12-day tour of Africa , the Pentagon has announced the formation of a new command structure focusing on that continent.

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