Country Report: South Korea (February 2024)
In just a few months since early 2025, US President Donald Trump’s impact on South Korea’s policy direction has been profound. On North Korea, Trump’s North Korea policy […]
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“Views on the Latticework of the Indo-Pacific”
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- Editorial Staff
- Ryo Sahashi
- Gilbert Rozman
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South Korea
China
Japan
March 14, 2025 Country Reports · Japan
Country Report: Japan (February 2024)
The foreign policy news in Japan over the first fifty days of Donald Trump’s second term as president was all about Trump. It was overwhelmingly negative. In the […]
Russia
February 4, 2025 Country Reports · Russia
Country Report: Russia (January 2024)
Russian writings on the Asia-Pacific region at the end of 2024 and into 2025 took note of shifts in leadership in South Korea and Japan as well as […]
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India and the Quad: The Potential and Pitfalls under a Trump Presidency
The Quad Foreign Minister’s meeting convening on the sidelines of the inauguration of a new US administration under Donald Trump is significant. The meeting in the year India […]
Shruti Pandalai
Japan’s Quiet Preparation for War: How to Defend its People
“Implementation” has been the guiding principle for Japanese defense planners since the release of the most recent National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Strategy (NDS), and Defense Buildup […]
Ayumi Teraoka