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November 1, 2016 Special Forum
Synopsis of the Seoul Forum for International Affairs, September 23, 2016

In the early autumn of 2016, there were repeated seminars and exchanges in Seoul and Washington, DC on three interrelated topics: how to respond effectively to the North […]

Editorial Staff

4th nuclear test, 5th nuclear test, ASEAN, East Asia Summit, Eurasia Economic Union, G2, Maritime security, Maritime Silk Road, Nordpolitik, offshore balancing, One Belt One Road, RCEP, Silk Belt Economic Road, Sinocentrism, Six-Party Talks, South China Sea, strategic patience, THAAD, TPP, Trustpolitik
November 1, 2016 Special Forum
Trilateralism and Realignment: Reassessing Three Triangles with South Korea

South Korea stands at the vortex of three geopolitical triangles and also in the shadow of the North Korean menace to regional stability. All of these trilateral configurations […]

Gilbert Rozman

5thnuclear test, comfort women, constitutional revisionism, Denuclearization, Eastern Economic Forum, Eurasia Economic Union, Eurasian Initiative, GSOMIA, Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative, Park Geun-hye, Putin, rebalance to Asia, Russian Far East, Shinzo Abe, South China Sea, TPP, trilateralism, US election
October 26, 2016 Alternative Scenarios
Negative Scenario I

As Abe Shinzo proceeds at breakneck pace to reach a breakthrough with Vladimir Putin, at least five questions need to be addressed from the perspective of the United […]

Gilbert Rozman

four islands in a batch, G7, Multipolarity, Putin, Russian Far East, sanctions, Shinzo Abe, THAAD, two plus alpha
October 26, 2016 Alternative Scenarios
Positive Scenario I

Japan-Russia relations started gaining momentum from the beginning of 2016, and even for optimistic observers of that relationship, the tempo of activation that we see now is amazing. […]

Kazuhiko Togo

1956 Joint Declaration, Crimea, Eastern Economic Forum, four islands in a batch, Hikiwake, Kawana proposal, Putin, Shinzo Abe, Sochi summit, two plus alpha, Ukraine, Vladivostok summit
October 26, 2016 Alternative Scenarios
Breakthrough in Japan-Russia Relations and Advancing Regional Security

Editorial Staff

October 18, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (October 2016)

Russian articles in the late summer of 2016 found multiple reasons to take heart. The Sino-US relationship appeared more troubled, opening more space for Russia. Plans for transit […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

ASEAN, BRICS, Eastern Economic Forum, EEU, G20, SCO, Silk Road Economic Belt, South China Sea
October 18, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (October 2016)

How did Abe’s meeting with Putin in Vladivostok contribute to a breakthrough in relations? How are growing tensions over the South China Sea (and divisiveness within ASEAN) and […]

Editorial Staff

ASEAN, comfort women, G20, rebalance, SCO, Sino-Russian rapprochement, South China Sea, THAAD
October 18, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (October 2016)

In the aftermath of North Korea’s 5th nuclear test, the ideological divide in South Korea has become more intense. On the conservative wing, the need for tougher sanctions […]

Editorial Staff

comfort women, GSOMIA, Nuclear Test, strategic patience, THAAD
October 13, 2016 Open Forum
On the Brink of a Breakthrough or Doomed to Fail Again: Will A Fresh Effort at Repairing Russo-Japanese Relations Bear Fruit?

Of all major countries, Japan has been the only one to pursue relations with Russia on a generally positive trajectory since the 2014 Ukraine crisis. Recently, the pace […]

Dmitri Trenin

1956 Moscow Declaration, Crimea, Northern Sea Route, Putin, Shinzo Abe, turn to the East, Ukraine crisis, Yamaguchi summit
September 22, 2016 Alternative Scenarios
Positive Scenario II

Below I respond to the negative scenario for Sino-Russian relations, as presented by Brian Carlson, and attempt to discern the most realistic outcome for how this relationship will […]

Gregory Shtraks

Eurasian Economic Union, G20, One Belt One Road, Russia Far East, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Silk Road Economic Belt, South China Sea, US hegemony