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October 15, 2015 Special Forum
Grading Xi Jinping’s America Policy: C-

President Xi Jinping has dealt with the United States for almost three years as relations have declined. His bold and assertive actions in areas sensitive to US interests […]

Robert Sutter

Chinese assertiveness, National identity, Sino-American interdependence, Sino-American rivalry, US rebalance
July 31, 2015 Special Forum
Introduction to the Special Forum

ASEAN is an organization that symbolizes regionalism, collective action for the management of great power relations, and harmonious handling of civilizational and economic differences. It reached its pinnacle […]

Editorial Staff

ASEAN centrality, code of conduct, Regionalism, South China Sea, US-China rivalry
July 31, 2015 Special Forum
The Impact of South China Sea (SCS) Tensions on ASEAN: An “Eye-of-the-Beholder” Dilemma

An evaluation of the impact of SCS disputes on ASEAN at this critical juncture in its evolution depends, fundamentally, upon what one thinks ASEAN is all about. Individual […]

Satu Limaye

ASEAN unity, Regionalism, South China Sea
July 31, 2015 Special Forum
ASEAN’s Failing Grade in the South China Sea

Since around 2008, a worrying disconnect has been readily apparent in the South China Sea. On the one hand, competing claims to ownership of disputed atolls and their […]

Ian Storey

ASEAN unity, code of conduct, Regionalism, Spratly Islands, UNCLOS
July 31, 2015 Special Forum
The US-China-Japan Triangle and the Concept of “ASEAN Centrality”: Myth or Reality?

ASEAN watchers may have heard of the adage, “when two elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets trampled; and when they make love, the grass suffers as well.” […]

Kuroyanagi Yoneji*

ADIZ, China threat, National security, Regionalism, US-China-Japan triangle
July 31, 2015 Special Forum
Malaysia’s “Special Relationship” with China and the South China Sea: Not So Special Anymore

MMEA Bombardier 415 Surveillance Flight over South Luconia Shoal, where Chinese Coast Guard Ships are reported to have established a permanent presence. June 2015 (Facebook) On June 2, […]

Scott Bentley

Malaysia, Reclamation, Regionalism, South Luconia Shoals, UNCLOS
July 31, 2015 Special Forum
The South China Sea Disputes: Some Blindspots and Misperceptions

The South China Sea disputes have in recent years emerged as, arguably, the most contentious issue on the security agenda in Southeast Asia. Fueled by heated rhetoric, mutual […]

Liow Joseph Chinyong*

EEZ, intra-ASEAN disputes, Regionalism, UNCLOS, US security
June 11, 2015 Special Forum
Introduction: Decomposing and Assessing South Korea’s Hedging Options

Increasingly scholars have opined that South Korea’s response vis-à-vis a rebalancing United States and a resurgent China—like that of other Asian states (except Japan and the Philippines)—is neither […]

Kuik Cheng-Chwee*

hedging, ROK-Sino Relations
June 11, 2015 Special Forum
Option 1: Enhancing Military Deterrence

In the face of the intensifying threat from North Korea, the option that should be foremost in the strategic calculus of South Koreans is enhancing their country’s capacity […]

Hong Kyudok*

KAMD, Kill-Chain, MRL
June 11, 2015 Special Forum
Option 2: Strengthening the ROK-US Alliance

*The views expressed in this report are the author’s alone and do not represent the official position of the Department of the Navy, the Department of Defense, or […]

Terence Roehrig

OPCON transfer, ROK-US Alliance, THAAD