Country Report: South Korea (September 2020)
In the summer of 2020 foreign policy was largely on hold. The pandemic effect, the wait for US elections, and the relative caution shown by North Korea unwilling […]
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Country Report: China (August 2020)
In the summer of 2020, Chinese analysts continued to grapple with the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the future of multilateralism and globalization. They questioned whether the […]
A South Korean Perspective
South Korea places human rights as one of its main policy principles and is a member of seven international treaties. In recent months, the Moon administration has faced […]
A US Perspective
If those who predict an ideological cold war are correct, then we stand at the dawn of an open, intense clash between the United States and China over […]
Introduction
On the northern tier of Asia, rethinking about geopolitics centers on three arenas. The first is the Sino-Russian nexus looking outward, particularly at the US role in Asia […]
Multipolarity versus Sinocentrism: Chinese and Russian Worldviews and Relations
On July 3 Hu Xijin of Huanxiu Shibao inserted a needle in the bubble of Sino-Russian harmony, which some may be tempted to equate to Mao Zedong’s response […]
Double Allegiance: Moon Jae-in’s Strategy amid US-China Rivalry
Can a state be a credibly ally and still partner closely with its rival? During the Cold War, no country was allied to one side and strategically tied […]
Accommodation versus Alliance: Japan’s Prospective Grand Strategy in the Sino-US Competition
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has lately appeared to want it both ways: to tighten the alliance with the United States to the point of joining the “five eyes” […]
Washington Insights, Vol. 8, No. 4
In mid-2020, US policy took a decidedly more negative turn toward China, driven by leaders whose foreign policy judgment was highly suspect. While there was bipartisan consensus on […]
Country Report: Russia (July 2020)
In the late spring and early summer of 2020, Russians were pondering the meaning of the Sino-US downward spiral. Was it good for their country? Was bipolarity replacing […]