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March 7, 2014 Open Forum
Washington Insights: March 2014

The month of February was marked by a Japanese public relations blitz, to which DC audiences often responded, “where is South Korea in this strategy?” There was also […]

Editorial Staff

Abe's Nationalism, Alliance trilateralism, Balancing China, Japan-ROK relations, Northeast Asia Peace and Security Initiative, Obama's visit to Asia
February 7, 2014 Open Forum
Washington Insights: February 2014

US year-end review programs were preoccupied with Syria and Iran with mention of Afghanistan, leaving little or no time for coverage of East Asia. They painted two leaders—Obama […]

Editorial Staff

Illicit Activities Initiative, Iran, P5+ 1, Science and Technology Agreement, Six-Party Talks, Syria, USA, Worldwide Threat Assessment
February 7, 2014 Open Forum
Japan’s Defense Reforms and Korean Perceptions of Japan’s Collective Self-Defense

This article is available in hardcopy & eBook format at the following site: http://www.palgrave.com/kr/book/9781137541703

J. Berkshire Miller

constitutional revision, Korean sovereignty, National Defense Program Guidelines, National Security Strategy, summit meeting, Yasukuni Shrine
January 25, 2014 Open Forum
Australia’s Relations with China in Turbulence

The new Australian government got off to a rocky start in its relations with China. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop drew China’s ire just 16 days after the new […]

Linda Jakobson

image control, media bias, public opinion, right wing ideology, soft power, views of China
January 10, 2014 Open Forum
Synopsis of the CSIS/Asan Seminar: “Iran Nuclear Deal and its Implications for North Korea,” December 11, 2013, Washington, DC, CSIS

The seminar, co-organized by the CSIS and the Asan Institute, brought together prominent experts from the United States and South Korea for a timely discussion about the implications […]

Editorial Staff

Denuclearization, international linkages, Iran, sanctions, Six-Party Talks, transparency
January 10, 2014 Open Forum
Power Shifts and Policy Dilemmas in Northeast Asia

At the beginning of a new year it should be useful to take a fresh look at the power posture of each of the major powers active in […]

Han Sung-Joo*

normal state, Rebalancing, tandem development, Trustpolitik
December 20, 2013 Open Forum
A New Type of Relationship between Major Countries and South Korea: Historical and Strategic Implications

After the Sino-US summit at Sunnylands on June 7-8, 2013, the Chinese idea of a “new type of great power relations” (xinxingdaguoguanxi, 新型大国关系) has, more than ever, attracted […]

Kim Hankwon*

ADIZ, Balance of power, collective security system, Document No. 9, landmark Sino-US summits, missile defense, New type of great power relations, pivot to Asia
December 9, 2013 Open Forum
Washington Insights: Issue 3

With this issue we begin an addition to the Open Forum, reflecting on recent conferences and talks in Washington, DC and by high US officials on the themes […]

Editorial Staff

No. 1 ally, North Korea’s priority, principled realism, Trustpolitik, what is rebalancing, Who is No. 1
December 6, 2013 Open Forum
Japan’s “Smart” Strategic Engagement in Southeast Asia

After his recent visits to Cambodia and Laos, Abe Shinzo has become the first Japanese prime minister to visit the ten ASEAN countries within the first year of […]

Céline Pajon

liberal partner, maritime capacity building, multilateral security, security-oriented ODA, South China Sea, strategic comeback
December 6, 2013 Open Forum
Synopsis: The Asan Beijing Forum 2013 “Korea and China: Next 20 Years”

The Asan Institute recently held its inaugural forum in Beijing on Sino-Korean relations: “Korea and China: Next 20 Years.” The two-day forum drew participants from South Korea, China, […]

Editorial Staff

common history textbooks, competitive coexistence, helping North Korea develop, joint pressure on Japan, unbalanced regional order, unequal trade