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February 7, 2014 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (February 2014)

This has been one of the richest periods for Japanese media coverage in memory. In covering Biden’s early December travel through the region at a time of renewed […]

Editorial Staff

Abe Shinzo, collective defense, Jang Song-Thaek, propaganda war, the China Dream, Yachi Shotaro, Yasukuni Shrine
February 7, 2014 National Commentaries
A Joint Plan of Action for North Korea?

"Prospects for a North Korean Nuclear Deal" On November 24, 2013, Iran and the P5+1 (the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and German) reached agreement on […]

Gary Samore

effectiveness of sanctions, interim agreements, Iran, Joint Plan of Action, nuclear program, P5+1, transparency
February 7, 2014 National Commentaries
The Iran Nuclear Deal and Its Implications for North Korea

"Prospects for a North Korean Nuclear Deal" Iran and North Korea pursue the same ultimate goal: nuclear armament. However, they have chosen fundamentally different strategies and approaches. There […]

Chun Yungwoo*

confidence-building measures, existential issue, international community, Iran, legal regimes, military option, strategic calculus
January 27, 2014 Review Article
Chinese Books on Japanese and Korean Images of China

Wu Guangwei, Riben de Zhongguo xingxiang [How Japan Views China] (Beijing: Renmin chubanshe, 2010) Dong Xiangrong, Wang Xiaoleng, Li Yongchun, Hanguoren xinmuzhong de Zhongguo xingxiang [How the Koreans […]

Gilbert Rozman

image control, media bias, public opinion, right wing ideology, soft power, views of China
January 27, 2014 Topics of the Month
Japan-South Korea Relations – 1

This article is available in hardcopy & eBook format at the following site: http://www.palgrave.com/kr/book/9781137541703

Park Cheol Hee*

Abe Shinzo, comfort women, Dokdo /Takeshima, Park Geun-hye, Summit, Yasukuni Shrine
January 27, 2014 Topics of the Month
TPP – 1

Japan and the United States in the Transpacific Partnership: Costs, Benefits, and the Politics of Getting to Yes   The TPP has risen from modest origins as an […]

William W. Grimes

Abe Shinzo, model of economic governance, third arrow, Trans-Pacific Partnership, US Congress
January 27, 2014 Topics of the Month
Sino-US Relations – 1

Obama’s Rebalance, Competition with China and Enduring US Leadership in Southeast Asia   A decision announced recently to implement regulations on enforcement of China’s jurisdiction over vessels using […]

Robert Sutter

intimidation, power realities, Rebalancing, sources of influence, South China Sea
January 25, 2014 Open Forum
Australia’s Relations with China in Turbulence

The new Australian government got off to a rocky start in its relations with China. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop drew China’s ire just 16 days after the new […]

Linda Jakobson

image control, media bias, public opinion, right wing ideology, soft power, views of China
January 25, 2014 Special Forum
National Identity Frameworks and International Relations in Asia

  As the strategic significance of Asia increases with the region’s economic and diplomatic influence, and as analyses broaden in geographic scope by devoting greater attention to India […]

Leif-Eric Easley

geopolitical humiliation, historical reconciliation, infographics, multiculturalism, non-alignment, six dimensions
January 25, 2014 Special Forum
National Identities, Historical Memories, and Reconciliation in Northeast Asia

This article is available in hardcopy & eBook format at the following site: http://www.palgrave.com/kr/book/9781137541703

Shin Gi-Wook*

Apology, Asian paradox, facilitating role, history question, joint history textbooks, reconciliation