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

In late 2017, Chinese analysts explored Japan’s response to the North Korean nuclear crisis, its warmer relations with Russia, and conciliatory economic cooperation with the United States. They […]

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

America First, Donglang dispute, Malabar exercises, middle power, THAAD, US-Japan alliance
December 8, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (November 2017)

Russian publications through the first half of the fall of 2017 were largely optimistic, assuming the decline of the United States, the reliability of China as a partner, […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

APEC, BRI, Eastern Economic Forum, Great Eurasian Partnership, SCO, turn to the East
December 8, 2017 Open Forum
Russia’s North Korea Policy: The Logic and Dilemma of Assisting North Korea

In seeking bilateral negotiations with North Korea, Japan focused on the abduction issue. It tried to steer the Six-Party Talks toward a comprehensive solution to this problem, as […]

Yoko Hirose

Hwasong-15, Moonshine Policy, Otto Warmbier, Six-Party Talks, state sponsor of terrorism
October 30, 2017 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (October 2017)

The October issue of Bungei Shunju traced Abe’s trajectory as prime minister. It noted his persistent interest in Japan playing a leading global role, keeping US ties as […]

Editorial Staff

BRI, BRICS summit, comfort women, Senkaku Islands, THAAD, UN sanctions
October 26, 2017 National Commentaries
A Japanese Perspective

Whether he admits it or not, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s debt of gratitude to DPRK chairman Kim Jong-un is far-reaching—regarding Japanese domestic politics, relations with the United States, […]

Glen S. Fukushima

Abe Shinzo, Constitution, Diet, Donald Trump, Komeito, Liberal Democratic Party
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