As the United States reduces its coal consumption and China increases its own, opportunities for technologically and policy cooperation on this great transition abound.
Stapleton Roy provided an enlightened vision of the Chinese-American relationship and advocates the advancement of a strategically sustainable and mutually beneficial partnership for the 21st century.
With low natural gas prices marginalizing the once prominent place of coal in American energy sources, domestically produced coal in the United States may find future markets abroad.
Despite its negative impacts on air, water, and land resources, coal currently is and will continue to be a key component in the Chinese energy composition.
The importance of Asia in U.S. foreign policy continues to grow, and so, too, have questions on the future role of the U.S.-Japan alliance in the region.
As Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad clings to power, proxy battles among neighboring countries are helping determine which armed factions will emerge victorious from the rubble.