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December 8, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (November 2017)

Russian publications through the first half of the fall of 2017 were largely optimistic, assuming the decline of the United States, the reliability of China as a partner, […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

APEC, BRI, Eastern Economic Forum, Great Eurasian Partnership, SCO, turn to the East
November 15, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (November 2017)

From September to November of 2017, South Korean news editorials discussed Trump and Moon’s UN speeches and the growing dissonance in their approaches toward North Korea. They also […]

Eun A Jo

APEC, KORUS FTA, Moon-Xi summit, Trump-Moon summit, Trump-Xi Summit, UN General Assembly
October 30, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (October 2017)

The October issue of Bungei Shunju traced Abe’s trajectory as prime minister. It noted his persistent interest in Japan playing a leading global role, keeping US ties as […]

Editorial Staff

BRI, BRICS summit, comfort women, Senkaku Islands, THAAD, UN sanctions
October 23, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: China (October 2017)

In the summer of 2017, Chinese analysts continued to evaluate Chinese policy toward North Korea and attempted to understand the Trump administration’s policy toward China and the broader […]

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

AIIB, America First, BRI, Nuclear Suppliers’ Group, THAAD, US-South Korea-Japan trilateralism
September 29, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (September 2017)

The summer in Russia saw claims of optimism about Sino-Russian relations without much substance and amid some talk of having to move beyond megaprojects, which appear no longer […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

BRICS, Eurasianism, G20, Moscow-Kazan, Power of Siberia, SCO, Silk Road, SREB
September 29, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (September 2017)

From July to September of 2017, South Korean news editorials discussed threats facing the country from three angles: 1) “Korea scaring,” referring to the latest set of North […]

Eun A Jo

Berlin framework, ICBM, Korea Passing, Nuclear Test, THAAD, US-ROK alliance
August 30, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (August 2017)

Trump’s shadow hung heavily over summer developments in East Asia, as covered in Japan’s media. There was talk of US isolation, retreat in leadership, and failure in managing […]

Editorial Staff

ARF, comfort women, Donald Trump, history war, Kono Taro, Senkaku Islands, South China Sea
August 21, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (July 2017)

The divide over Russia’s Asian policies came into the open and sharpened as hopes for Trump changing US policy have been dashed and Putin’s prominent role at the […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

Eurasian Economic Union, Greater Eurasia, OBOR, SCO, Silk Road Economic Belt, THAAD, turn to the East
August 18, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: China (August 2017)

In mid-2017, Chinese analysts were preoccupied with the North Korean nuclear crisis and the South Korean decision to deploy THAAD. They identified uncertainties in the South Korea–China relationship […]

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

comfort women, Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, ICBM, secondary sanctions, Strategic accountability, THAAD, TPP, UN sanctions
August 16, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (July 2017)

President Moon made his international debut at the summit with President Trump in Washington and at meetings with the G20 leaders in Germany. His debut was generally considered […]

Editorial Staff

comfort women, G20, KORUS FTA, Moon Jae-in, THAAD, Trump-Moon summit