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August 29, 2016 Special Forum
Russian views of Japanese history

As Russia and Japan strive in 2016 for a breakthrough in a relationship long seen as falling behind its true potential, historical consciousness on the Russian side is […]

Dmitry Streltsov

1956 Declaration, Anti-Comintern Pact, Kuril Islands, South Sakhalin, Soviet Union, WWII
August 29, 2016 Special Forum
South Korean views of Chinese history

Residents of both the ROK and the PRC often invoke their respective nation’s millennia-old history as an integral part of their identity and worldview. One might find, therefore, […]

Kirk W. Larsen

Arirang, Dano Festival/Duanwujie, Koguryo/Gaogouli dispute, Northeast Project, Paektu/Changbai, THAAD, UNESCO, Yanbian Farmers' Dance
August 29, 2016 Special Forum
Japanese views of Korean history

For many Japanese, Korean history—including the history of South Korean ties to the outside world—is viewed through the lens of the country’s modern relations with Japan. Whether looking […]

Alexis Dudden

comfort women, Dokdo /Takeshima, history problems", Kono Declaration, Revisionism, ryodo, textbooks, Yasukuni
August 29, 2016 Special Forum
Chinese views of South Korean history

On August 3, Beijing ribao depicted THAAD as not aimed at defending against North Korea, but rather splitting China from South Korea.1 On August 7, Huanqiu shibao depicted […]

Gilbert Rozman

China Dream, Cold War, communism, Koguryo, Korean War, Multipolarity, Northeast Project, regional order, Sinocentrism, Trustpolitik
August 29, 2016 Special Forum
Chinese views of Japanese history

Sino-Japanese relations have been on a downswing in recent years, despite resumed meetings between the leaders Xi Jinping and Abe Shinzo since late 2014. Strategic and territorial differences […]

(Tokyo University)

East China Sea, militarism, Revisionism, South China Sea, Twenty-One Demands, WWII, Yasukuni
June 30, 2016 Special Forum
Introduction to the Special Forum: Urgent Calls for a Common Agenda between Europe and Asia

The G7 summit in late May brought to the fore the question of cooperation across two continents under US leadership in the face of intensifying challenges from China […]

Editorial Staff

16 + 1, Chinese FDI, EAS, Extended deterrence, Great-power revanchism, Institution-building
June 30, 2016 Special Forum
Is the EU on the Same Page as the United States on China?

“There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them.” Winston Churchill The European Union needs China, first and foremost, as an […]

Theresa Fallon

16 + 1, AIIB, Arbitration Tribunal, Checkbook diplomacy, EU-China Investment Agreement, Market Economy Status, MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, South China Sea
June 30, 2016 Special Forum
Leveraging America’s Asian Pivot to Reinforce the Transatlantic Alliance and Vice Versa

China’s rise is no longer a regional phenomenon but a global one, as the country “goes west” through its Belt & Road Initiative, waves of Chinese capital wash […]

Daniel Twining

Arc of Freedom and Prosperity, Free-riding, Japan-NATO cooperation, Japan-Russian relations, Principled neutrality, Self Defense Forces, US-Japan-Europe cooperation
June 30, 2016 Special Forum
The NATO vs. East Asian Models of Extended Nuclear Deterrence? Seeking a Synergy beyond Dichotomy

Amid North Korea’s apparent progress in its nuclear weapons program and China’s military build-up, including the modernization of its nuclear arsenal, experts and officials in East Asia, particularly […]

Michito Tsuruoka

DCA, DSC, EDD, NATO model, NPG, Nuclear allergy, Nuclear burden-sharing, Nuclear deterrence, Saber-rattling
June 30, 2016 Special Forum
The EU and China: The Search for Simplicity

The relationship between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is a very significant one. Most people can agree at least on that. It is […]

Kerry Brown

High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue, Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong, Sustainability partner, Tienanmen Square arms embargo, UK-China relations