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October 18, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (October 2016)

In the aftermath of North Korea’s 5th nuclear test, the ideological divide in South Korea has become more intense. On the conservative wing, the need for tougher sanctions […]

Editorial Staff

comfort women, GSOMIA, Nuclear Test, strategic patience, THAAD
August 24, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: China (August 2016)

The Hague tribunal’s adjudication of the South China Sea dispute between China and the Philippines dominated Chinese foreign policy discussions in mid-2016. Chinese analysts also assessed relations with […]

Danielle F. S. Cohen (assisted by Dong Jiaxin)

Arunachal Pradesh, ASEAN, Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, East and South China Seas, Eurasian Economic Union, Hague Tribunal, Silk Road Economic Belt, Six-Party Talks, Tibet, Xinjiang
August 12, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (July 2016)

Articles in the spring and early summer of 2016 were split between two categories: those on Sino-Russian relations, affirming or refuting charges that they have failed to meet […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

ASEAN, Asia-Pacific region, East and South China Seas, Eurasian Economic Union, Silk Road Economic Belt, Sochi Russia-ASEAN summit
August 12, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (August 2016)

In late spring and early summer, the focus of the Japanese media shifted from the G7 and Obama’s visit to Hiroshima to the South China Sea ruling and […]

Editorial Staff

comfort women, Donald Trump, EEU-ASEAN, G7 Summit, Hashimoto-Yeltsin plan, Senkaku Islands, South China Sea, Takeshima, THAAD
July 27, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (July 2016)

Three international thunderbolts of late June and early July drew intense responses in the South Korean media. The decision to deploy THAAD in South Korea was recognized as […]

Editorial Staff

Cold War, Russia-China-North Korea, South China Sea, THAAD, US-Japan-South Korea
June 15, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: China (June 2016)

In the spring of 2016, Chinese analysts considered the repercussions of North Korea’s latest nuclear test. They assessed the prospects for China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) policy, […]

Danielle F. S. Cohen (assisted by Dong Jiaxin)

Afghan reconstruction, Cuban missile crisis, enuclearization, Japanese intervention, Sino-Iranian relations, SLOC, Sustainable security, THAAD
June 7, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (June 2016)

Kawakami Takashi in the March Kaigai Jijo assessed the Obama presidency, faulting him for high-sounding language on a non-nuclear world while doing nothing to stop North Korea from […]

Editorial Staff

G7, GSOMIA, Ise-Shima summit, Japanese-Russian relations, Minsk Accord, Northern Territories, Nuclear threat
May 30, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (May 2016)

On April 12, Sergei Lavrov in Rossiiskaya Gazeta made clear Russian thinking about Mongolia, Japan, and China. His words for Mongolia spoke only of closeness: in history, today, […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

Authoritarian capitalism, EEU, Eurasianism, Pluralism, Sino-Russian Relations, SREB, Turn to Asia
May 26, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (May 2016)

Implementation of Sanctions against North Korea Chun Young-woo opined in the March 25 DongA Ilbo that rigorous implementation is the key to denuclearization of the North. Chun says […]

Editorial Staff

CICA, Economic sanctions, non-proliferation, Resolution 2270, THAAD
April 19, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: China (April 2016)

In early 2016, Chinese articles assessed Japanese relations with Myanmar, ASEAN’s South China Sea policy, and China–ASEAN relations. They considered South Korea’s new policies toward Japan and the […]

Danielle F. S. Cohen (assisted by Dong Jiaxin)

Arctic policy, ASEAN-Chinan relations, Japan-Myanmar relations, Maritime security, NPT, South China Sea