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October 23, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: China (October 2017)

In the summer of 2017, Chinese analysts continued to evaluate Chinese policy toward North Korea and attempted to understand the Trump administration’s policy toward China and the broader […]

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

AIIB, America First, BRI, Nuclear Suppliers’ Group, THAAD, US-South Korea-Japan trilateralism
October 23, 2017 Open Forum
The Eastern Economic Forum September 2017: What to Make of It?

For the third straight year in early September Vladimir Putin traveled to Vladivostok for an international forum with ambitious aspirations. Three objectives stood in the forefront: 1) to […]

Gilbert Rozman

Keywords: economic development, security policy
October 23, 2017 Open Forum
Japan’s Effort to Boost Ties with China and North Korea in Summer 2017 and its Newfound Realism

This article examines Japan’s diplomatic situation with regards to China and North Korea in the summer of 2017.  Major findings are the following: 1) Japan faced limited options […]

Asano Ryo*

Aegis Ashore, BRI, Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, THAAD, UN General Assembly
September 29, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (September 2017)

The summer in Russia saw claims of optimism about Sino-Russian relations without much substance and amid some talk of having to move beyond megaprojects, which appear no longer […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

BRICS, Eurasianism, G20, Moscow-Kazan, Power of Siberia, SCO, Silk Road, SREB
September 11, 2017 Open Forum
Keeping Northeast Asia “Abnormal”: Origins of the Liberal International Order in Northeast Asia and the New Cold War

Northeast Asia is at a crossroads. One road leads to continued economic growth, regional integration, and globalization, while the other leads to trade-wars, territorial disputes, and an arms […]

Hahm Chaibong*

abnormal states, Cold War, Peace Constitution, Thucydides trap, Yoshida Doctrine
September 5, 2017 National Commentaries
A US Perspective

Polarization is a state of international relations familiar from the Cold War era. Even through there was an early non-aligned movement and some states insisted on their strategic […]

Gilbert Rozman

ARF, Donald Trump, THAAD, TPP
September 5, 2017 National Commentaries
A Japanese Perspective

With no end in sight for North Korea to back down from its hardline military stance, and continued worries about Chinese aggression in the region, there is no […]

Shihoko Goto

Abe Shinzo, AIIB, Pax Americana, TPP
August 30, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (August 2017)

Trump’s shadow hung heavily over summer developments in East Asia, as covered in Japan’s media. There was talk of US isolation, retreat in leadership, and failure in managing […]

Editorial Staff

ARF, comfort women, Donald Trump, history war, Kono Taro, Senkaku Islands, South China Sea
August 23, 2017 Open Forum
Washington Insights, Vol. 5, No. 4

A relatively quiet summer for think tanks was punctuated by an unusual degree of trepidation about developments in the Asia-Pacific region and US policy responses. Discussions in early […]

Editorial Staff

BRI, East China Sea, KORUS FTA, OBOR, South China Sea, THAAD, TPP, trilateralism, Trump-Moon summit, Trump-Xi Summit
August 18, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: China (August 2017)

In mid-2017, Chinese analysts were preoccupied with the North Korean nuclear crisis and the South Korean decision to deploy THAAD. They identified uncertainties in the South Korea–China relationship […]

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

comfort women, Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, ICBM, secondary sanctions, Strategic accountability, THAAD, TPP, UN sanctions