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May 9, 2014 Open Forum
Washington Insights: May 2014 (Part 1)

This is the first of two parts of this issue’s Washington Insights. It consists of some reactions to late April seminars in Washington and a synopsis of a […]

Editorial Staff

April 11, 2014 Open Forum
Russo-Chinese Relations in Strategic Perspective

Russian and Chinese leaders regularly profess an ever-growing congruence of interests and ever-increasing economic, political, and even military cooperation. According to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in October 2013, […]

Stephen Blank

Arms sales, Asymmetry, energy, junior partner, Sochi Olympics, Ukraine, Ukrainian invasion, Vietnam
April 11, 2014 Open Forum
Evolution of Japan’s National Security Policy under the Abe Administration

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

Yamaguchi Noboru*

dynamic joint defense force, gray zone, National Security Council, National Security Strategy, proactive contributor to peace
April 11, 2014 Open Forum
The Budget This Time: Taking the Measure of China’s Defense Spending

1Early last month, China announced its projected 2014 defense budget of 808 billion yuan (roughly USD 132 billion), a 12.2 percent increase over the previous year. This continues […]

Andrew Erickson

Defense budget, military capabilities, New Historic Missions, transparency
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