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January 27, 2014 Topics of the Month
Japan-South Korea Relations – 1

This article is available in hardcopy & eBook format at the following site: http://www.palgrave.com/kr/book/9781137541703

Park Cheol Hee*

Abe Shinzo, comfort women, Dokdo /Takeshima, Park Geun-hye, Summit, Yasukuni Shrine
January 27, 2014 Topics of the Month
Sino-US Relations – 1

Obama’s Rebalance, Competition with China and Enduring US Leadership in Southeast Asia   A decision announced recently to implement regulations on enforcement of China’s jurisdiction over vessels using […]

Robert Sutter

intimidation, power realities, Rebalancing, sources of influence, South China Sea
January 25, 2014 Open Forum
Australia’s Relations with China in Turbulence

The new Australian government got off to a rocky start in its relations with China. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop drew China’s ire just 16 days after the new […]

Linda Jakobson

image control, media bias, public opinion, right wing ideology, soft power, views of China
January 25, 2014 Special Forum
National Identity Frameworks and International Relations in Asia

  As the strategic significance of Asia increases with the region’s economic and diplomatic influence, and as analyses broaden in geographic scope by devoting greater attention to India […]

Leif-Eric Easley

geopolitical humiliation, historical reconciliation, infographics, multiculturalism, non-alignment, six dimensions
January 25, 2014 Special Forum
National Identities, Historical Memories, and Reconciliation in Northeast Asia

This article is available in hardcopy & eBook format at the following site: http://www.palgrave.com/kr/book/9781137541703

Shin Gi-Wook*

Apology, Asian paradox, facilitating role, history question, joint history textbooks, reconciliation
January 25, 2014 Special Forum
National Identity under Transformation: New Challenges to South Korea

This article is available in hardcopy & eBook format at the following site: http://www.palgrave.com/kr/book/9781137541703

Kim Jiyoon*

civic identity, ethnic identity, homogeneity, Koreanness, migration, unification
January 10, 2014 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (January 2014)

Japan was on Korean minds in the final months of 2013, occasionally interrupted by new reasons to recall North Korea’s looming presence. The year ended with less reason […]

Editorial Staff

Jang Song-Thaek, military influence, multilateralism, Park-Abe summit, political stability, Yasukuni Shrine
January 10, 2014 Open Forum
Power Shifts and Policy Dilemmas in Northeast Asia

At the beginning of a new year it should be useful to take a fresh look at the power posture of each of the major powers active in […]

Han Sung-Joo*

normal state, Rebalancing, tandem development, Trustpolitik
December 20, 2013 Open Forum
A New Type of Relationship between Major Countries and South Korea: Historical and Strategic Implications

After the Sino-US summit at Sunnylands on June 7-8, 2013, the Chinese idea of a “new type of great power relations” (xinxingdaguoguanxi, 新型大国关系) has, more than ever, attracted […]

Kim Hankwon*

ADIZ, Balance of power, collective security system, Document No. 9, landmark Sino-US summits, missile defense, New type of great power relations, pivot to Asia
December 9, 2013 Open Forum
Washington Insights: Issue 3

With this issue we begin an addition to the Open Forum, reflecting on recent conferences and talks in Washington, DC and by high US officials on the themes […]

Editorial Staff

No. 1 ally, North Korea’s priority, principled realism, Trustpolitik, what is rebalancing, Who is No. 1