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September 1, 2013 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (September 2013)

Coverage of Abe Shinzo in the Japanese media has centered on three familiar themes and on one that has gone mostly unnoticed abroad. The July 21 Upper House […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Iwaki Shigeyuki*)

Apology diplomacy, Chinese power struggle, PLA, virtuous history, Xi Jinping
August 27, 2013 Topics of the Month
The ROK-US Alliance – 2

ROK-US Alliance Rescheduling the War-time OPCON Transition From a Time-driven Approach to a Situation-driven Approach ROK and US defense authorities recently held the 4th ROK-US Integrated Defense Dialogue […]

Koo Bon-hak*

combined forces command, deterrence, ROK-US Alliance, WMD threat, WOPCON
August 2, 2013 Open Forum
Retrospect and Prospect of the ROK-US Alliance at 60 and Beyond

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

Choi Kang*

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, OPCON, ROK-US Alliance, Security Architecture, SMA
July 19, 2013 Open Forum
Black Swans: Order and Disorder in the Global System

The clarity of the Cold War with its neat division between the communist and capitalist worlds, and not so neat addition of the non-aligned or third world is […]

Stephen D. Krasner

Disorder, Global
July 19, 2013 National Commentaries
South Korean Perspective

"New Model of Great Power Relations" The New Sino-US Relations: A South Korean Perspective The top leaders of the United States and China getting together to jointly articulate […]

M.J. Chung

Denuclearization, New Model of Great Power Relations, Obama-Xi Summit, Park-Xi Summit, Sino-US Relations
July 19, 2013 Topics of the Month
The ROK-US Alliance – 1

The ROK-US Alliance at 60 and Beyond The year 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the ROK-US security alliance, which was officially established with the signing of the […]

Choi Kang*

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, OPCON, ROK-US Alliance, Security Architecture, SMA
July 19, 2013 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (July 2013)

Country Report: Japan (with the assistance of Iwaki Shigeyuki) After Prime Minister Abe’s visit in February to the United States, Japanese sources have flitted from one problem to […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Iwaki Shigeyuki*)

Crisis of August 2012, Japan-China Relations, Japan-South Korean Relations, Regionalism, Revisionism, Xi-Obama Summit, Xi-Park Summit
July 19, 2013 Topics of the Month
Introduction to Topics of the Month

Topics of the Month is the Asan Forum’s venue for sustained discussion about three themes on international relations in the Asia-Pacific chosen for their significance, timeliness, and need […]

Gilbert Rozman

Denuclearization, Park-Obama Summit, Park-Xi Summit, Reunification, ROK-US Alliance, Triangle, Values
July 19, 2013 Open Forum
Synopsis of the Asan Washington Forum, 2013: “The Enduring Alliance: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of ROK-US Relations”

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

Editorial Staff

Denuclearization, Park-Obama Summit, Park-Xi Summit, Reunification, ROK-US Alliance, Triangle, Values
July 19, 2013 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (July 2013)

Country Report: South Korea (prepared by Han Minjeong) The single event of most far-reaching significance for the Korean media was the visit of President Park Geun-hye to Beijing. […]

Editorial Staff

Denuclearization, New Model of Great Power Politics, Obama-Xi Summit, Park-Xi Summit, Sino-US Relations