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February 14, 2022 Country Reports · Japan
Country Report: Japan (February 2022)

Two themes have garnered the bulk of attention in Japan’s foreign relations at the beginning of 2022: (1) Japan-Russia relations in the context of the looming war over […]

Editorial Staff

Cold War, Northern Territories, Russia, Ukraine, WWII
February 3, 2022 Country Reports · Russia
Country Report: Russia (January 2022)

In late 2021 and the beginning of 2022, close attention was paid to the Biden-Xi virtual summit, the summit of the democracies, Sino-US tensions over Taiwan, the impact […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

COVID-19, free and open Indo-Pacific, North Korea, Taiwan, US-China competition
January 4, 2022 Country Reports · South Korea
Country Report: South Korea (January 2022)

As the 2022 presidential election slated for next March looms large, South Korean newspaper headlines in November and December were dominated by coverage of the election campaign trails […]

Shin Munkyoung

COVID-19, Korean Peace Process, OPCON, US-China competition
January 4, 2022 Country Reports · Japan
Country Report: Japan (December 2021)

The autumn of 2021 was a time of transition in leadership without indication of any shift in foreign policy. The relationship with China had turned colder in 2020 […]

Editorial Staff

COVID-19, CPTPP, Taiwan, US-China competition, US-Japan alliance