Washington Insights: May 2014 (Part 1)
This is the first of two parts of this issue’s Washington Insights. It consists of some reactions to late April seminars in Washington and a synopsis of a […]
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The “China Dream”
When Ming Wan led our Topics of the Month discussion about the “China Dream,” many were uncertain about what this concept means for international relations and how does […]
Update on Japan-Russia Relations
From July to December 2013, Topics of the Month carried a series of statements by Togo Kazuhiko and rejoinders on Japan-Russia relations. In the month of April 2014 […]
Country Report: China (April 2014)
Chinese writings in the past two months reveal a somewhat restrained, but dark, tone about regional security dynamics, especially with regard to China-Japan and China-US relations. The nationalistic […]
Sino-US Relations – 4
Assessing US-China Relations: How We Should Not Misread China? On March 25, 2014, President Xi Jinping met President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the third Nuclear […]
Country Report: Japan (April 2014)
February and March 2014 saw Japan much more isolated than at any point since the US occupation, but the shallowness and myopia of Japan’s media coverage stood out […]
Russo-Chinese Relations in Strategic Perspective
Russian and Chinese leaders regularly profess an ever-growing congruence of interests and ever-increasing economic, political, and even military cooperation. According to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in October 2013, […]
Evolution of Japan’s National Security Policy under the Abe Administration
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The Budget This Time: Taking the Measure of China’s Defense Spending
1Early last month, China announced its projected 2014 defense budget of 808 billion yuan (roughly USD 132 billion), a 12.2 percent increase over the previous year. This continues […]
Japan-South Korea Relations – 3
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