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August 24, 2016 Open Forum
Washington Insights

In the summer of 2016, Washington DC has been consumed with the Clinton-Trump race and the unprecedented revolt of the Republican national security establishment against their party’s presidential […]

Editorial Staff

alliance building, Cold War, rebalance, sanctions, Sea of Okhotsk, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Six-Party Talks, South China Sea, THAAD
August 24, 2016 Open Forum
The Undercurrent of Sino-Vietnamese Relations

Since 2010, the South China Sea disputes have emerged as the most acute issue in the Sino-Vietnamese relationship. Bilateral relations have suffered greatly as China expands its land […]

Yun Sun

Chinese Communist Party, Communist Party of Vietnam, economic reforms, liberalization, political reforms
August 24, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: China (August 2016)

The Hague tribunal’s adjudication of the South China Sea dispute between China and the Philippines dominated Chinese foreign policy discussions in mid-2016. Chinese analysts also assessed relations with […]

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

Arunachal Pradesh, ASEAN, Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, East and South China Seas, Eurasian Economic Union, Hague Tribunal, Silk Road Economic Belt, Six-Party Talks, Tibet, Xinjiang
August 12, 2016 Alternative Scenarios
Negative Scenario II: India’s Balance of Interest in the Asian Century

By outlining the nuances propelling India’s diplomatic and military engagements in recent weeks, this article argues that each nation in the India-US-Japan trilateral design is guided by its […]

Titli Basu

BRICS, East China Sea, India-US-Japan, Nuclear Suppliers’ Group, RIMPAC, SCO, Shangri-La Dialogue, South China Sea, UNCLOS
August 12, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (July 2016)

Articles in the spring and early summer of 2016 were split between two categories: those on Sino-Russian relations, affirming or refuting charges that they have failed to meet […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

ASEAN, Asia-Pacific region, East and South China Seas, Eurasian Economic Union, Silk Road Economic Belt, Sochi Russia-ASEAN summit
August 12, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (August 2016)

In late spring and early summer, the focus of the Japanese media shifted from the G7 and Obama’s visit to Hiroshima to the South China Sea ruling and […]

Editorial Staff

comfort women, Donald Trump, EEU-ASEAN, G7 Summit, Hashimoto-Yeltsin plan, Senkaku Islands, South China Sea, Takeshima, THAAD
August 3, 2016 National Commentaries
Implementing Sanctions against North Korea：A US Perspective

By all accounts, the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2270 represents a significant and unexpected advance of the authority given to the UN and member states to pursue […]

James Walsh

Resolution 2270, South China Sea, THAAD, UN Panel of Experts
August 3, 2016 National Commentaries
Implementing Sanctions against North Korea：A South Korean Perspective

North Korea’s latest nuclear and missile tests have compelled the international community to issue the most comprehensive round of sanctions against it. UNSC Resolution 2270 not only strengthens […]

Go Myong-hyun*

Agreed Framework, Kaesong Industrial Complex, nuclear policy, Resolution 2270, THAAD, WMDs
August 3, 2016 National Commentaries
Implementing Sanctions against North Korea：A Chinese Perspective

North Korea’s repeated nuclear and missile tests have invited international sanctions, including those by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Since 2006, the UNSC passed six resolutions against […]

Cheng Xiaohe*

Agreed Framework, China-DPRK bilateral relations, China-DPRK trade, Non-proliferation treaty, Resolution 2270, Six-Party Talks
July 27, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (July 2016)

Three international thunderbolts of late June and early July drew intense responses in the South Korean media. The decision to deploy THAAD in South Korea was recognized as […]

Editorial Staff

Cold War, Russia-China-North Korea, South China Sea, THAAD, US-Japan-South Korea