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February 7, 2014 National Commentaries
A Joint Plan of Action for North Korea?

"Prospects for a North Korean Nuclear Deal" On November 24, 2013, Iran and the P5+1 (the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and German) reached agreement on […]

Gary Samore

effectiveness of sanctions, interim agreements, Iran, Joint Plan of Action, nuclear program, P5+1, transparency
February 7, 2014 National Commentaries
The Iran Nuclear Deal and Its Implications for North Korea

"Prospects for a North Korean Nuclear Deal" Iran and North Korea pursue the same ultimate goal: nuclear armament. However, they have chosen fundamentally different strategies and approaches. There […]

Chun Yungwoo*

confidence-building measures, existential issue, international community, Iran, legal regimes, military option, strategic calculus
November 22, 2013 National Commentaries
US Perspective

"China and International Law/Norms: A US Perspective" China’s territorial disputes with its maritime neighbors have become the most contentious and high-profile elements in Beijing’s regional foreign policy—so much […]

Jacques deLisle

Diaoyu/Senkaku, East China Sea, EEZ’s, PLA navy, Rebalancing, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, sovereignty, Taiwan, UNCLOS
November 22, 2013 National Commentaries
Japanese Perspective

"China and International Law/Norms: A Japanese Perspective" Signs of China respecting and complying with international law and norms are mixed at best. Assuming that international law and norms […]

Soeya Yoshihide*

Abe Shinzo, East China Sea, International relations theory, National Security Liberal international order, proactive pacifism, South China Sea, unilateralism, value diplomacy
November 22, 2013 National Commentaries
Southeast Asian Perspective

"China and International Law/Norms: Southeast Asian Perspective" Peaceful Development towards a Sinocentric Asia? China’s rise has resulted in a fundamental shift of the strategic balance in the world. […]

Huang Jing*

Anti-unilateralism, ASEAN, BRICS, code of conduct, East China Sea, new type of relations, Peaceful Development, Rebalancing, Sinocentric, South China Sea, Taiwan
October 7, 2013 National Commentaries
Japanese Perspective: Complacency and Indecisiveness in Japan’s New One-Party Dominance and Foreign Policy

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Nakano Koichi*

Abe Shinzo, complacency, indecisiveness, LDP fragility, one-party dominance, US response to rightward drift
September 30, 2013 National Commentaries
US Perspective

Deterrence, NPT and the Two Koreas What Has Changed and What Is New in Engaging North Korea? (from remarks prepared for the Asan Nuclear Forum, February 2013) The […]

Robert L. Gallucci

deterrence, Engagement, Nuclear terrorism, Nuclear weapons, Reunification
September 1, 2013 National Commentaries
South Korean Perspective

Deterrence, NPT and the Two Koreas A South Korean View on Further Cuts in Nuclear Weapons In April 2009, during his visit to Prague, President Obama announced his […]

Choi Kang*

Barack Obama, Berlin speech, Extended deterrence, Non-proliferation treaty, Nuclear weapons
July 19, 2013 National Commentaries
Chinese Perspective

"New Model of Great Power Relations" How is a “New Model of Great Power Relations” Possible? The two decades following the end of the Cold War witnessed continuous […]

Wang Jisi*

East Asia Security Architecture, East Asian Community, New Model of Great Power Relations, TPP, Xi-Obama Summit
July 19, 2013 National Commentaries
US Perspective

"New Model of Great Power Relations" Two Competing Visions of Asian Regional Order at Sunnylands A number of commentators in the United States and China argued that the […]

Michael J. Green

Bipolarity, New Model of Great Power Relations, Obama-Xi Summit, Pivotal Developments, Visions of Regional Order