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October 26, 2016 Alternative Scenarios
Breakthrough in Japan-Russia Relations and Advancing Regional Security

Editorial Staff

October 20, 2016 Open Forum
One Belt, One Road: A New Roadmap for a Sinocentric World?

Nele Noesselt1 Chair for Chinese Politics, University of Duisburg-Essen In May 2015, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Commerce […]

Nele Noesselt

China Dream, harmonious world, Maritime Silk Road, Multipolarity, New Silk Road, One Belt One Road, Silk Road Economic Belt, Sinocentrism, Tianxia
October 18, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (October 2016)

Russian articles in the late summer of 2016 found multiple reasons to take heart. The Sino-US relationship appeared more troubled, opening more space for Russia. Plans for transit […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

ASEAN, BRICS, Eastern Economic Forum, EEU, G20, SCO, Silk Road Economic Belt, South China Sea
October 18, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (October 2016)

How did Abe’s meeting with Putin in Vladivostok contribute to a breakthrough in relations? How are growing tensions over the South China Sea (and divisiveness within ASEAN) and […]

Editorial Staff

ASEAN, comfort women, G20, rebalance, SCO, Sino-Russian rapprochement, South China Sea, THAAD
October 18, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (October 2016)

In the aftermath of North Korea’s 5th nuclear test, the ideological divide in South Korea has become more intense. On the conservative wing, the need for tougher sanctions […]

Editorial Staff

comfort women, GSOMIA, Nuclear Test, strategic patience, THAAD
October 14, 2016 Open Forum
Asian Security after US Hegemony: Spheres of Influence and the Third Wave of Regional Order

The Asian security landscape is unsettled. The region is quickly becoming multipolar. Hedging strategies—even by US allies—are now commonplace. Intra-regional trust remains low amid myriad territorial and strategic […]

Van Jackson

ASEAN, Cold War, imperialism, soft balancing, spheres of influence, THAAD
October 13, 2016 Open Forum
On the Brink of a Breakthrough or Doomed to Fail Again: Will A Fresh Effort at Repairing Russo-Japanese Relations Bear Fruit?

Of all major countries, Japan has been the only one to pursue relations with Russia on a generally positive trajectory since the 2014 Ukraine crisis. Recently, the pace […]

Dmitri Trenin

1956 Moscow Declaration, Crimea, Northern Sea Route, Putin, Shinzo Abe, turn to the East, Ukraine crisis, Yamaguchi summit
October 6, 2016 National Commentaries
Seoul’s THAAD decision and its implications for China-ROK relations

On the heels of China’s approval of tougher sanctions on North Korea—following Pyongyang’s fourth nuclear test—there was, for a moment, a sense that China’s policy on Korea was […]

Eun A Jo

Ballistic Missiles, China-South Korea relations, Nuclear Test, sanctions, Six-Party Talks, SLBM, THAAD, US-South Korean relations
October 6, 2016 National Commentaries
ASEAN’s Divided Approach to China’s Rise

In a speech marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of ASEAN-China dialogue relations earlier this month, Chinese premier Li Keqiang offered an unsurprisingly positive view of the […]

Prashanth Parameswaran

1Malaysia Development Berhad, ASEAN-China relations, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, One Belt One Road, South China Sea
October 6, 2016 National Commentaries
Can Australia Say “No”?

Growing trade and investment between their highly complementary economies ensures that Australia and China have a common interest in maintaining healthy bilateral relations. To be sure, Canberra and […]

John Fitzgerald

China-Australia relations, Foreign donations, Foreign Investment, Political Institutions, South China Sea