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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
When Big Powers Pivot, the Little States Roll: Southeast Asia Between China and Japan
The announcement by President Xi Jinping of the “Asia-Pacific Dream” at the start of the APEC summit in Beijing has been seen by many as China’s latest attempt […]
From Look East to Act East: Transitions in India’s Eastward Engagement
India’s “Look East Policy”, rechristened as the “Act East Policy” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government,1 has been lauded as the country’s most successful […]
The Russian Pivot to Asia
Vladimir Putin’s “turn to the East” (povorot na Vostok) greatly intensified in 2014. Of the various pivots to Asia it is one of the most controversial, but, at […]