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April 30, 2019 National Commentaries
A View from Japan

When he assumed office for the second time nearly seven years ago, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo made clear that Southeast Asia would not simply remain critical for Japan’s […]

Shihoko Goto

"Belt and Road" Initiative, CPTPP, East China Sea, free and open Indo-Pacific, Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
April 30, 2019 National Commentaries
A View from Southeast Asia on South Korea

When Moon Jae-in announced the “New Southern Policy” (NSP) during his visit to Indonesia in November 2017, the Korean foreign policy watchers scrambled to find out whether there […]

Chiew-Ping Hoo

"Belt and Road" Initiative, 5G, New Southern Policy, Nordpolitik, Sunshine Policy
April 18, 2019 Open Forum
Trump and Asia: Continuity, Change, and Disruption

The election of Donald J. Trump as president of the United States in 2016 sparked intense anxiety about the future of American leadership in Asia and the world. […]

Michael J. Green

"Belt and Road" Initiative, America First, Five Eyes, free and open Indo-Pacific, Quad, THAAD, TPP
March 28, 2019 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (March 2019)

Three themes centered on East Asia drew considerable attention in Russia in the latter half of the winter of 2019: China, North Korea, and Eurasia. On China, Russia’s […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

BRI, Eurasianism, free and open Indo-Pacific, Hanoi summit, SREB, turn to the East
February 27, 2019 Alternative Scenarios
Negative Scenario I

Russia is doing many sensible things on a bilateral basis in its attempt to become one of the two main independent poles in Eurasia – the other pole, […]

Jeff Schubert

"Belt and Road" Initiative, Eurasian Economic Union, Greater Eurasian Partnership, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Silk Road Economic Belt
February 25, 2019 Open Forum
Washington Insights Vol. 7, No. 1

The first two months of 2019 have been an anxious time in DC, not only because of the suspense over government shutdowns but also because of the uncertainty […]

Editorial Staff

America First, code of conduct, free and open Indo-Pacific, Hanoi summit, Singapore Summit, TPP-11
February 21, 2019 Country Reports
Country Report: China (February 2019)

In the winter of 2018–2019, Chinese experts assessed the Modi administration’s pursuit of closer maritime security ties with Southeast Asia and evaluated the weakening foundations of Chinese–Indian relations. […]

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

“One China”, Act East Policy, BRI, free and open Indo-Pacific, Indian Maritime Security Strategy, the Quad, TPP
February 11, 2019 Open Forum
The Struggle to Maintain Momentum in the Australia-India Partnership

In late November 2014, in the flurry of foreign visits that marked his early months in power, Narendra Modi became the first Indian prime minister in almost thirty […]

Ian Hall

Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, EAS, G20, Malabar exercises, Quad, RCEP
February 7, 2019 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (January 2019)

Sino-Russian relations remain the bedrock of Moscow’s Asia policy, as reaffirmed by when the Russian ambassador to China recounted at the start of 2019 how relations had been […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

BRI, EEU, G20, Greater Eurasia, INF Treaty, SCO, Trump-Kim summit, turn to the East
January 31, 2019 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (January 2019)

The end of 2018 and the first weeks of 2019 saw the South Korean media obsessed with North Korea and its diplomacy with the United States and China. […]

Kim Kimberly

G20, Panmunjom Declaration, Pyongyang Declaration, Trump-Kim summit, Xi-Kim summit