First Occasional Paper on Asia Released

The Boston University Center for the Study of Asia is please to announce that it has launched its first publication, titled Occasional Papers on Asia.  This series will highlight a wide range of topics and issues in relation to Asian Studies and will feature the research of BUCSA’s faculty and fellows.

The first of these papers, titled “China’s Naval Modernization: Reflections on a Symposium” was authored by Aki Nakai.  Mr. Nakai is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at Boston University. He is currently conducting research on the dissolution of security alliances, Japanese foreign and security policy, and U.S., Japan, and Chinese trilateral relations.  In the paper, he comments on the overarching themes discussed at the recent BUCSA/US Naval War College symposium on China’s navy.

The paper is available for download, free to the public.