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October 7, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (October 2015)

The shadow of history hung over Japan in the late summer as Abe’s statement was debated, the seventieth anniversary of the war’s end passed on August 15, and […]

Editorial Staff

Economic Relations, History Wars, National security, North Korea, Post-Cold War, ROK-Sino alliance, Russo-Sino alliance
September 21, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (September 2015)

On August 23 in Rossiiskaia Gazeta, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wrote about the significance of the seventieth anniversary of war’s end for relations with China. Linking the struggle […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

European Union, National security, Regionalism, Silk Road Economic Belt, Sino-Russian Relations
September 17, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (September 2015)

Three themes concerning relations in Northeast Asia preoccupied the South Korean media in the late summer. Before and after the Abe statement, there was considerable interest in dealing […]

Editorial Staff

8.25 Agreement, Abe Statement, National security, Regionalism, Sino-ROK Relations
August 18, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: China (August 2015)

Chinese articles in recent months have been unambiguous in asserting Chinese positions on issues in the forefront of international relations. They offer telling insights into the thinking behind […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Dong Jiaxin*)

Economic Relations, Middle Power Diplomacy, National security, Sino-US Relations
August 13, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (August 2015)

Japan-Russia Relations Relations with Russia appeared to be back on track in the first part of the summer. Plans for Putin to visit Japan were going forward despite […]

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Japan-ROK tensions, Japan-US alliance, National security, Putin-Abe summit, South China Sea
July 29, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (July 2015)

Russian publications have turned decisively to the establishment of a new world order opposed to US-led “vertical globalization.” It centers on Asia, capitalizing on North Korea to influence […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

BRICS, Economic Relations, North Korea, Regionalism, SCO, US-Sino rivalry
July 17, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (July 2015)

With the seventieth anniversary of the end of the war and the division of the Korean Peninsula coming up in August, diplomatic challenges continued, especially in South Korea’s […]

Editorial Staff

Middle Power Diplomacy, National security, OPCON, Regionalism, The China Paradox
June 23, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: China (June 2015)

In Heping yu Fazhan, no. 2, 2015, Li Hongcai and Yang Guanghai took a broad view of security in Asia, citing Xi Jinping’s May 21, 2014 statement on […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Dong Jiaxin*)

constructivism, SCO, Sino-ROK Relations, Sino-US Relations
June 4, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (June 2015)

Optimism in Japan is in short supply. The Foreign Ministry organized an academic group to analyze Asia after 20 years and consider what Japan’s role will be in […]

Editorial Staff

One Belt One Road, One Road"
May 19, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (May 2015)

The Park administration’s diplomatic strategy was tested in the last two months concerning AIIB and Japan. On AIIB, while Seoul kept silent about its decision before joining as […]

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AIIB, historical revisionism, Kono Statement, THAAD