Washington Insights, Vol. 8, No. 6
The late fall of 2020 saw attention turn to Joe Biden, including his nominees for policy posts in national security and their thinking on the Indo-Pacific region. He […]
South Korea
Country Report: South Korea (November 2020)
The fall of 2020 left South Korea in limbo. Who would win the US presidential elections? Would there be an October or post-election surprise from North Korea? How […]
Washington Insights, Vol. 8, No. 5
Leadership change was on peoples’ minds in the late summer and early fall of 2020. What would a Biden administration do differently from Trump in the Indo-Pacific region? […]
Weighed in the Balance: Abe’s Legacy of Searching for Supplementary Security Partners
The lives of Japanese diplomats and security planners were simpler in the old days. During the Cold War, Tokyo’s priority was to monitor the activities of Soviet aircraft […]
Country Report: South Korea (September 2020)
In the summer of 2020 foreign policy was largely on hold. The pandemic effect, the wait for US elections, and the relative caution shown by North Korea unwilling […]
A South Korean Perspective
South Korea places human rights as one of its main policy principles and is a member of seven international treaties. In recent months, the Moon administration has faced […]
A US Perspective
If those who predict an ideological cold war are correct, then we stand at the dawn of an open, intense clash between the United States and China over […]
Introduction
On the northern tier of Asia, rethinking about geopolitics centers on three arenas. The first is the Sino-Russian nexus looking outward, particularly at the US role in Asia […]
Double Allegiance: Moon Jae-in’s Strategy amid US-China Rivalry
Can a state be a credibly ally and still partner closely with its rival? During the Cold War, no country was allied to one side and strategically tied […]
Washington Insights, Vol. 8, No. 4
In mid-2020, US policy took a decidedly more negative turn toward China, driven by leaders whose foreign policy judgment was highly suspect. While there was bipartisan consensus on […]