November - December 2025
The Deterioration of US-China-Japan Relations and Its Implications for the Issue of Taiwan1 When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, many believed that China might follow suit by taking […]
Over a span of two weeks, the Stimson Center hosted two book launches for the co-authored volume, Xi Jinping’s Quest for a Sinocentric Asia, 2013-2024. Compiled from articles […]
The first Trump administration inaugurated a period of open, global strategic rivalry with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and the Biden administration sustained it.1 As of this writing, […]
The Quad Foreign Minister’s meeting convening on the sidelines of the inauguration of a new US administration under Donald Trump is significant. The meeting in the year India […]
“Implementation” has been the guiding principle for Japanese defense planners since the release of the most recent National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Strategy (NDS), and Defense Buildup […]
August 24 marked the one-year anniversary of Japan commencing the discharge of ALPS treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.1 Despite a positive report […]
Russian-Chinese cooperation in the Arctic constitutes a challenge to all Arctic NATO member states. Nevertheless, so far national defense priorities do not reflect that the Arctic is undergoing […]
The year 2023 marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the European Union (EU). From early beginnings […]
Richard Weitz, Hudson Institute1 This year marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This article first discusses recent Russian […]
A review article by Ka Ho Wong at the end of 2023 interpreted and challenged the arguments in the book, Putin’s “Turn to the East” in the Xi […]