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November 2, 2019 Special Forum
South Korea

This article focuses on the case of anti-Korean sentiment and the rise of an ultranationalist “netizen” (a citizen of the Internet) movement in Japan—a topic which resonates particularly […]

Sharon Yoon

"Hate Korea”, anti-Koreanism, comfort women, netizen movement, Zainichi, Zaitokukai
November 1, 2019 Special Forum
United States

US foreign policy has captured the world’s attention, as Donald Trump shifts policy around the world, not least in the Indo-Pacific region, in unanticipated directions. John Bolton’s departure […]

Editorial Staff

America First, comfort women, GSOMIA, Trump-Kim summit, US-China trade war
November 1, 2019 Special Forum
China

In the United States, there is much talk about how the collapse in Japan-ROK relations since July 2019 poses challenges for the US-Japan-ROK trilateral relationship led by Washington […]

Yumi Ko

"Belt and Road" Initiative, America First, comfort women, GSOMIA, RCEP
October 31, 2019 Open Forum
Asian Missiles on the March

In his Asian tour in August, US defense secretary Mark Esper said that he would like to deploy new ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia as soon as possible. […]

Richard Weitz

anti-access/area denial, GSOMIA, INF Treaty, New START Treaty, No First Use policy, THAAD
October 23, 2019 Open Forum
Synopsis: DC Exchanges on US-ROK Relations

The US-ROK relationship is overshadowing other interests in Washington regarding foreign policy in East Asia. The ongoing US-China trade war may appear more urgent, but in the absence […]

Editorial Staff

“small deal”, free and open Indo-Pacific, GSOMIA, inter-Korean summit, THAAD, Trump-Kim summit, US-China trade war
October 21, 2019 Country Reports
Country Report: China (October 2019)

In the middle of 2019, Chinese experts evaluated the state of South Korea–Japan relations, which deteriorated sharply during the summer of 2019 with the Japanese imposition of export […]

Danielle F. S. Cohen (assisted by Dong Jiaxin)

Act East Policy, comfort women, community of common destiny, GSOMIA, US-China trade war
October 18, 2019 Open Forum
Washington Insights, Vol. 7, No. 5

No topic stirred as much interest in DC think tanks as the US-Japan-South Korean triangle. In the background loomed North Korea, leading to overlapping interest in the Sino-North […]

Editorial Staff

Act East Policy, free and open Indo-Pacific, GSOMIA, New Southern Policy, Trump-Kim summit, US-China trade war, US-ROK alliance
October 16, 2019 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (October 2019)

Japanese foreign policy drew increased criticism in the summer of 2019. On the left, there were harsh critiques of Abe’s diplomatic failures with Russia and North Korea (both […]

Editorial Staff

"Belt and Road" Initiative, "Hate Korea”, GSOMIA, INF Treaty, Trump-Kim summit, US-China trade war, US-ROK alliance
October 7, 2019 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (September 2019)

August saw a series of missile provocations from North Korea in the midst of growing tension between South Korea and Japan; the hostility against one another reached its […]

Kim Kimberly

GSOMIA, John Bolton, peace economy, Trump-Kim summit, UN General Assembly, US-China trade war, US-ROK alliance
September 3, 2019 National Commentaries
A View from Japan

Amid the improving atmosphere in Japan-China relations, the crisis in Hong Kong has left many Japanese asking how their should country respond. In reaction to the proposed amendment […]

Kurata Toru*

"Belt and Road" Initiative, free and open Indo-Pacific, Senkaku Islands, Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Yasukuni Shrine