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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
December 5, 2017 Open Forum
Sanctions and Nuclear Weapons are Changing North Korea

Sanctions are changing North Korea but not in ways expected by the world community imposing them, or by the Kim regime that is fighting them. Clearly, they have […]

William B. Brown

Byongjin, Economic sanctions, Juche, secondary sanctions, UN Security Council Resolution 2375
November 4, 2017 Special Forum
The Trajectory of Chinese Foreign Policy: From Reactive Assertiveness to Opportunistic Activism

In recent years, particularly since Xi Jinping’s ascension to power, it has become commonplace for journalists and experts in the United States to describe China’s external behavior as […]

Ryan Hass

19th Party Congress, AIIB, BRI, BRICS, communist party, Xi Jinping
October 26, 2017 National Commentaries
A South Korean Perspective

As surreal as the current talks of war between the two angry leaders are, many outsiders often wonder about the calmness of South Koreans, even while facing a […]

Joon-hyung Kim

Donald Trump, Moon Jae-in, Resolution 2375, THAAD, US-South Korea-Japan
October 26, 2017 National Commentaries
A Chinese Perspective

President Trump had a bad start in his governance in the United States, embroiled in bitter disputes with all kinds of people and suffering repeated frustration in promoting […]

Cheng Xiaohe*

19th Party Congress, Donald Trump, Security Council, Xi Jinping
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