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September 12, 2014 Topics of the Month
Japanese Politics Concerning Collective Self-Defense – 2

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

Hosoya Yuichi*

collective self-defense, internationalists, isolationists, pacifism, public opinion, TPP, US-Japan alliance
September 2, 2014 Topics of the Month
Civilizational Divides and Regional Confrontations – 2

Unlike previous Topics of the Month, this one will have multiple authors as well as rejoinders. The idea for it arose from Francois Godement’s observations that the European […]

Gilbert Rozman

Asia, China, Economic dependence, Europe, France, G7 sanctions, international community, Japan, National identity, National security, Regional civilizations, Russia, Ukraine, universal values, USA
August 19, 2014 Topics of the Month
India’s New Leadership and East Asia – 3

As befits a leading member of the Indian prime minister’s National Security Advisory Board, Pramit Pal Chaudhuri in his rejoinder adeptly lays out the nuances of India’s China […]

Daniel Twining

contested sovereignty, hedging, India, industrial corridors, Look East vs. Look West, military co-production, Military Modernization, Vietnam
August 12, 2014 Topics of the Month
Multilateralism in Northeast Asia – 3

One of the main difficulties in my discussion of Russian foreign policy in Asia—indirectly alluded to in Elizabeth Wishnick’s comments—is a sense of uncertainty about Russia’s direction. While […]

Sergey Radchenko

Alliance, colored revolutions, polarization, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping
August 11, 2014 Topics of the Month
Japanese Politics Concerning Collective Self-Defense

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

Hosoya Yuichi*

Abe Shinzo, collective self-defense, constitutional reinterpretation, New Komeito, public opinion
July 11, 2014 Topics of the Month
Multilateralism in Northeast Asia – 2

No one has profited more from the decline of multilateralism in East Asia than North Korea. Russia’s international isolation and China’s simmering confrontation with Japan over the disputed […]

Sergey Radchenko

Central Asia, color revolutions, Eurasian Union vs. new silk road, islands to Japan, polarization vs. multilateralism, Putin-Xi summit, ROK promise to Russia, unequal trade
July 11, 2014 Topics of the Month
India’s New Leadership and East Asia – 2

Protracted Contest: India-China Relations in the 21st Century The history of Indian foreign policy and Sino-Indian relations suggests that India will not concede to live under Chinese dominion […]

Daniel Twining

exceptionalism, external balancing, India, military budgets, Modi, threat perceptions
May 23, 2014 Topics of the Month
Multilateralism in Northeast Asia – 1

In Northeast Asia the search for multilateralism has taken an abrupt turn. In the 2000s the Six-Party Talks gave hope that North Korea would bring five other states […]

Sergey Radchenko

Central Asia, civilizational debates, comrades, natural resource appendage, polarization, Sino-Soviet rapprochement, strategic allies, Ukraine
May 23, 2014 Topics of the Month
India’s New Leadership and East Asia – 1

India’s election has produced a decisive majority for the political alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Incoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi promises to reinvigorate an economy […]

Daniel Twining

Asian commons, economic vitality, elections, India, Modi, regional security order, Southeast Asia, strategic reengagement
April 30, 2014 Topics of the Month
The “China Dream”

When Ming Wan led our Topics of the Month discussion about the “China Dream,” many were uncertain about what this concept means for international relations and how does […]

Editorial Staff

China Dream, Japan Dream, New type of great power relations, Sinocentrism