Country Report: Japan (Sep 2025)
The late summer of 2025 was not a hopeful time for Japan. Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru announced his resignation, and uncertainty persisted over which LDP politician would be […]
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Country Report: Russia (August 2025)
Country Report: Russia History issues pervaded summertime Russian coverage of East Asia, including views of WWII and the Korean War. They arose in discussions of the September 3 […]
Introduction
Special Forum: Introduction The China-India-Russia Troika in the Summer of 2025 in the Context of Middle East Turmoil, Trump’s Tariffs, and the Trump-Putin Summit In August 2025, great […]
Country Report: Russia (July 2025)
With Trump cutting trade deals, Xi Jinping seeking to rally states behind his notion of globalization, the EU and NATO steeling themselves to support Ukraine more fully, and […]
Country Report: China (July 2025)
Chinese articles on geopolitics and economics in great power and Asian relations are far more numerous than Russian, Japanese, and Korean articles. Rather than select a wide-ranging sample, […]
Country Report: Japan (June 2025)
From a zenith of optimism in 2023–24, Japan fell into a nadir of pessimism by mid-spring 2025. Troubles loomed in multiple directions. The special Japan–US relationship, earlier strengthened […]
Country Report: Russia (May 2025)
In the early spring of 2025, Russian coverage of East Asia reflected confidence in foreign policy as well as a quest to solidify successes. One article recognized achievements […]
Synopsis of Stimson Center Book Launches for Xi Jinping’s Quest for a Sinocentric Asia, 2013-2024
Over a span of two weeks, the Stimson Center hosted two book launches for the co-authored volume, Xi Jinping’s Quest for a Sinocentric Asia, 2013-2024. Compiled from articles […]
Introduction
In conjunction with the publication of Xi Jinping’s Quest for a Sinocentric Asia, 2013-2024, a book drawn from articles posted in The Asan Forum, this Special Forum explores […]
Country Report: Russia (March 2025)
Praise for China permeated Russian writings in the winter of 2025, sometimes backed by contrasts with Russia’s foreign policy choices in the late 1980s. Rejection of “universal values” […]