Introduction
In conjunction with the publication of Xi Jinping’s Quest for a Sinocentric Asia, 2013-2024, a book drawn from articles posted in The Asan Forum, this Special Forum explores […]
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The Collapse of the US-led World Order: China Gains Ground but Not Ready to Replace It
President Trump has upended the US-led post-World War II world order. Beijing watched almost in disbelief as Trump chaotically and with shocking speed withdrew the US from multilateral […]
Five Upsurges in the Build-up of Sinocentrism: Connecting Shifts in Chinese Foreign Policy under Mao, Deng, Jiang, Hu, and Xi
This article focuses on five upsurges in Sinocentrism, the essence of Chinese strategic thinking toward Asia,1 since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The first in […]
How Beijing Thinks About Overseas Chinese and Foreign Influence: Principles and Tactics of United Front Policies
Amid heightened concerns of authoritarian foreign influence and interference as well as slowly growing awareness of the extent of such activities, Beijing’s interactions with overseas Chinese communities have […]
Introduction
The four years from 2016 through 2019 were the most eventful in the post-democratization and post-Cold War period of South Korean history. Three goals had defined the entirety […]
Country Report: China (June 2021)
In mid-2021, a Chinese analysis assessed the long-lasting impact of former Prime Minister Abe on Sino–Japanese relations. The author lamented the deterioration of Sino–Japanese relations in April, especially […]
Country Report: Japan (June 2021)
The late spring of 2021 saw Japan solidify its alliance with the United States in a summit between Suga Yoshihide and Joe Biden and in the multilateral G7 […]
Country Report: South Korea (Nov 2025)
Through the early fall of 2025, the Lee Jae-myung administration confronted multiple simultaneous pressures: managing an increasingly transactional US alliance under President Trump’s second term, navigating the deepening […]
Country Report: China (Nov 2025)
Two tendencies in 2025 stood out in Chinese writings on Northeast Asia: gaining a further edge on Russia and temporarily improving relations somewhat with Japan and South Korea. […]
Looking Back on The Asan Forum, 2013-25, as Editor and Author
As my career at Princeton University reached its end, I was fortunate to be asked by the Asan Institute to launch The Asan Forum. As the bi-monthly, on-line […]
The Evolution of Chinese Thinking, 1985-2025, about the Cold War in Asia
Since the end of the Cold War, historical memory has come to occupy a central place in thinking about international relations. Under the mindset of the postwar polarized […]
The Evolution of Russian Thinking, 1985-2025, about the Early Cold War in Asia
On May 9, 2025, Vladimir Putin commemorated the victory of the Soviet Union eighty years earlier, heralding its significance for Asia as well as Europe. On September 3, […]
The Deterioration of US-China-Japan Relations and Its Implications for the Issue of Taiwan
The Deterioration of US-China-Japan Relations and Its Implications for the Issue of Taiwan1 When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, many believed that China might follow suit by taking […]
Country Report: Japan (Sep 2025)
The late summer of 2025 was not a hopeful time for Japan. Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru announced his resignation, and uncertainty persisted over which LDP politician would be […]
Country Report: Russia (August 2025)
Country Report: Russia History issues pervaded summertime Russian coverage of East Asia, including views of WWII and the Korean War. They arose in discussions of the September 3 […]
Country Report: South Korea (August 2025)
The summer of 2025 marked a pivotal juncture for South Korea’s foreign policy, as shifting great-power dynamics and intensifying bloc rivalries tested Seoul’s diplomatic agility. Alliance management with […]
Introduction
Special Forum: Introduction The China-India-Russia Troika in the Summer of 2025 in the Context of Middle East Turmoil, Trump’s Tariffs, and the Trump-Putin Summit In August 2025, great […]