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January 27, 2014 Topics of the Month
Sino-US Relations – 1

Obama’s Rebalance, Competition with China and Enduring US Leadership in Southeast Asia   A decision announced recently to implement regulations on enforcement of China’s jurisdiction over vessels using […]

Robert Sutter

intimidation, power realities, Rebalancing, sources of influence, South China Sea
December 20, 2013 Topics of the Month
Japan-Russia Relations – 6

The monthly articles that I have been writing since July on Japan-Russia relations are at an end, and this is going to be my final contribution to the […]

Kazuhiko Togo

eco-tourism, fisheries, hikiwake meaning, historical literacy, joint rule, right of residence, Territorial agreement
December 20, 2013 Topics of the Month
The China Dream – 6

This last monthly posting on the “China Dream” discusses the development related to the “China Dream” since November 18 and reflects on what I have learned for the […]

Ming Wan

ADIZ, ethnic assimilation, Third Plenum, Xi Jinping
November 22, 2013 Topics of the Month
The China Dream – 5

The highly anticipated Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee was held in Beijing on November 9-12. The Chinese leadership had sent strong signals that this Third […]

Ming Wan

civil society, soft power, State Security Committee, Third Plenum, Xi Jinping
November 22, 2013 Topics of the Month
Japan-Russia Relations – 5

Japan-Russia relations in November saw a certain degree of activation. At the October 7 meeting between Abe and Putin in Bali, an agreement was reached to hold the […]

Kazuhiko Togo

2+2 Meetings, Article 9, Korean self-righteousness, new national security offices, Yachi Shotaro
November 6, 2013 Topics of the Month
The ROK-US Alliance – 5

The US-ROK Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Overcoming the Impasse The United States and Republic of Korea have enjoyed a strong partnership for over 60 years, which has contributed […]

Robert J. Einhorn

123 Civil Nuclear Agreement, enrichment, non-proliferation, Nuclear Technology Transfer Agreement, reprocessing
October 18, 2013 Topics of the Month
The ROK-US Alliance – 4

Progress amidst Problems: Readout of This Month’s ROK-US Annual Security Meeting Thanks to Secretary Chuck Hagel’s important visit to South Korea last week, the ROK-US alliance is on […]

Richard Weitz

Ballistic missile defense, Chuck Hagel, extended deferrence, Kim Kwan-jin, OPCON transfer, preemption, Special Measure Agreement
October 18, 2013 Topics of the Month
The China Dream – 4

This monthly post tracks developments around the “China Dream” since September 17, 2013 and engages Manoranjan Mohanty whose view was summarized in the rejoinder to my previous post. […]

Ming Wan

APEC summit, CCP power, EAS, good-neighborly treaty, Li Keqiang, Mao legacy, purify the society, Shanghai FTA, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Xi Jinping
October 18, 2013 Topics of the Month
Japan-Russia Relations – 4

September and early October have been relatively calm months, but nevertheless, both in international events and in the rejoinders that we have received in this forum, there were […]

Kazuhiko Togo

2+2 Meetings, 70th Anniversary of World War II, no visa system, Putin, Putin’s image in Japan, Russian Foreign Ministry, Shinzo Abe, the China card
October 7, 2013 Topics of the Month
The ROK-US Alliance – 3

Defining Future Goals of the ROK-US Alliance During the Cold War era, South Korea anchored its security policy mainly to deterrence against the North Korean threat. The main […]

Chun Chaesung*

Alliance functions, regional security architecture, Reunification, Sino-US Relations