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April 9, 2015 Special Forum
Europe’s Incomplete Pivot to Asia

We have been talking about the pivot to Asia, and discussing for so long about the US turning its back on Europe. I have always been convinced that […]

Daniel Twining

AIIB, EU, Transatlantic relations, Transpacific relations
February 5, 2015 Special Forum
Abe Shinzo: Japan’s Most Consequential Prime Minister since Yoshida Shigeru

Introduction to Special Forum Abe Shinzo: Japan’s Most Consequential Prime Minister since Yoshida Shigeru   The year 2015 promises to be a milestone in Japan’s transition from a […]

Editorial Staff

Abenomics, comfort women, commemorations, Shinzo Abe, TPP, Yasukuni Shrine
February 5, 2015 Special Forum
Abe Unleashed? Hardly

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and his LDP chalked up a third consecutive election victory and extended their hold on the Diet for two more years with a […]

Brad Glosserman

Abenomics, collective self-defense, Japan-US alliance, nuclear policy, Shinzo Abe, Territorial Disputes
February 5, 2015 Special Forum
Assessing Abe’s Economic Agenda: Abenomics, TPP, and Domestic Politics

It is premature to evaluate the success of Abenomics and TPP, two signature items of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo during his first two years in office, but it […]

Terada Takashi*

Abenomics, FTA, FTAAP, JA Zenchu, Shinzo Abe, TPP
February 5, 2015 Special Forum
The Foreign Policy of Abe Shinzo: Strategic Vision and Policy Implementation

On January 5, 2015, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo reaffirmed that his government will continue to pursue a “proactive contribution to international peace” in his first press conference of […]

James Przystup

ASEAN, collective self-defense, Futenma base, India, Japan-US alliance, ODA, Territorial Disputes
February 5, 2015 Special Forum
US-Japan Relations under Abe Shinzo

When Abe Shinzo became prime minister for a second time, the reaction in Washington was decidedly mixed. In both the Obama administration and the policy/intellectual community of Japan-watchers, […]

Glen S. Fukushima

Abenomics, Futenma base, Japan-US alliance, rebalance, Shinzo Abe, TPP, Yasukuni Shrine
February 5, 2015 Special Forum
Realism vs. Revisionism in Abe’s Foreign Policy in 2014

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

Gilbert Rozman

comfort women, gaiatsu, history war, Revisionism, TPP, Xi-Abe summit, Yasukuni Shrine
December 1, 2014 Special Forum
Introduction: Five Pivots to Asia – Comparisons and Overall Impact

Leaders in five great powers have all announced some version of a “pivot to Asia.” In this Special Forum we juxtapose analyses of their initiatives. The introduction offers […]

Editorial Staff

December 1, 2014 Special Forum
China’s Eurasian Pivot

Since President Xi Jinping came into office, China has been actively pivoting to the vast expanses of Eurasia, particularly reflected in the strengthening of Beijing’s engagement with its […]

Zhang Xiaotong*

AIIB, Eurasian Economic Union, Marching Westwards, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Silk Road Economic Belt
December 1, 2014 Special Forum
China’s Views and Responses to Multilateral Talks in Pacific Asia

In November 2014, at the 25th APEC summit in Beijing, President Xi Jinping announced the USD 40 billion Silk Road Infrastructure Fund, raising awareness of China’s new regional […]

Min Ye

ASEAN centrality, New Silk Road Strategy, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, Trans-Pacific Partnership, US rebalance