A Japanese Perspective
"US-ROK-Japanese Trilateral Security Cooperation" In the mid-1990s, when Japan and the United States redefined their alliance and revised the “Guidelines for Defense Cooperation between the United States […]
"US-ROK-Japanese Trilateral Security Cooperation" In the mid-1990s, when Japan and the United States redefined their alliance and revised the “Guidelines for Defense Cooperation between the United States […]
"US-ROK-Japanese Trilateral Security Cooperation" When President Barack Obama announced his much-touted “rebalance” to Asia in a speech in Australia in November 2011, his administration believed that its […]
"The November Summits in Retrospect" There was an elephant in the room at the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Manila as well as at […]
"The November Summits in Retrospect" Summitry is often seen as a way for national leaders to directly hash out disagreements and reach some accommodation. That was not the […]
"The November Summits in Retrospect" The “quasi-alliance” (jundomei) is an increasingly fashionable term of the Japanese government as well as the wider policy community in Tokyo to describe […]
"The Challenge for Park’s Summit with Obama after Abe’s Summit." As President Park Geun-hye prepares for her meeting with President Barack Obama on October 16, her visit […]
"The Challenge for Park’s Summit with Obama after Abe’s Summit." The most important factor we need to consider in directing our attention in East Asia to developments […]
"The Challenge for Park’s Summit with Obama after Abe’s Summit." Positive US responses to Abe’s defense and history initiatives leave South Korea’s Japan policy in limbo. The […]
"The Iran Nuclear Deal and the North Korean Nuclear Issue" Russian policymakers, academics, and pundits who believe that the Iran deal was good and Russia stands to […]
"The Iran Nuclear Deal and the North Korean Nuclear Issue" The international nuclear agreement with Iran has generated some speculation about the potential for resurrecting similar negotiations […]