North Korean Intentions
The Korean Peninsula is at a possible inflection point at the beginning of 2018, defined by the growing nuclear capabilities of North Korea on one hand and the […]
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US-ROK Deterrence Architecture
The North Korean nuclear and missile threat has been rapidly increasing especially since 2017. During this past year, US intelligence agencies released two major new assessments of North […]
US-ROK Alliance
North Korea’s Olympic outreach brought an easing of tensions between North and South Korea after a year of escalating tensions throughout 2017. After delivering a somewhat conciliatory New […]
Country Report: China (February 2018)
In late 2017 to early 2018, Chinese analysts explored Modi’s Indian Ocean policy and evaluated the construction of the Indo-Pacific as a region and its implications for quadrilateral […]
China’s Discourse of “Civilization”: Visions of Past, Present, and Future
In early 2017, Chinese president Xi Jinping gave a speech at a domestic national security seminar in which he boldly stated his aspiration to have China take on […]
How and Why Japan Has Saved the TPP: From Trump Tower to Davos
The Trump administration has employed “America First” as its defining electoral and governing slogan, viewing economic openness and globalization as harmful to US jobs and industrial competitiveness. It […]
Positive Scenario I
“History Bows to Strategy” In East Asia, disputes over history seem to be either roiling the region’s international relations—or lurking just beneath the surface. China emphasizes Japan’s atrocities […]
Negative Scenario I
“Pathways for Renewed Historical Tension between Japan and South Korea” No issue so reliably sets Japan and South Korea against one another as “history”—a catch-all term for Japanese […]
A Chinese Perspective
Trick or Treat: Will the Inter-Korean Rapprochement Last? The Korean Peninsula never lacks for drama. While many people were wondering if a war would break out on the […]