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August 3, 2015 National Commentaries
An American Commentary

"The Iran Nuclear Deal and the North Korean Nuclear Issue"   The international nuclear agreement with Iran has generated some speculation about the potential for resurrecting similar negotiations […]

Bruce Klingner

National security, Six-Party Talks, Snap-back clause, Sony hacking
August 3, 2015 National Commentaries
A South Korean Commentary

"The Iran Nuclear Deal and the North Korean Nuclear Issue"   The nuclear deal reached in Vienna on July 14 between Iran and the six world powers, the […]

Chun Yungwoo*

IAEA, National security, September 19 Joint Statement of 2005, Six-Party, Talks
July 31, 2015 Special Forum
Introduction to the Special Forum

ASEAN is an organization that symbolizes regionalism, collective action for the management of great power relations, and harmonious handling of civilizational and economic differences. It reached its pinnacle […]

Editorial Staff

ASEAN centrality, code of conduct, Regionalism, South China Sea, US-China rivalry
July 31, 2015 Special Forum
The Impact of South China Sea (SCS) Tensions on ASEAN: An “Eye-of-the-Beholder” Dilemma

An evaluation of the impact of SCS disputes on ASEAN at this critical juncture in its evolution depends, fundamentally, upon what one thinks ASEAN is all about. Individual […]

Satu Limaye

ASEAN unity, Regionalism, South China Sea
July 31, 2015 Special Forum
ASEAN’s Failing Grade in the South China Sea

Since around 2008, a worrying disconnect has been readily apparent in the South China Sea. On the one hand, competing claims to ownership of disputed atolls and their […]

Ian Storey

ASEAN unity, code of conduct, Regionalism, Spratly Islands, UNCLOS
July 31, 2015 Special Forum
The US-China-Japan Triangle and the Concept of “ASEAN Centrality”: Myth or Reality?

ASEAN watchers may have heard of the adage, “when two elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets trampled; and when they make love, the grass suffers as well.” […]

Kuroyanagi Yoneji*

ADIZ, China threat, National security, Regionalism, US-China-Japan triangle
July 31, 2015 Special Forum
Malaysia’s “Special Relationship” with China and the South China Sea: Not So Special Anymore

MMEA Bombardier 415 Surveillance Flight over South Luconia Shoal, where Chinese Coast Guard Ships are reported to have established a permanent presence. June 2015 (Facebook) On June 2, […]

Scott Bentley

Malaysia, Reclamation, Regionalism, South Luconia Shoals, UNCLOS
July 31, 2015 Special Forum
The South China Sea Disputes: Some Blindspots and Misperceptions

The South China Sea disputes have in recent years emerged as, arguably, the most contentious issue on the security agenda in Southeast Asia. Fueled by heated rhetoric, mutual […]

Liow Joseph Chinyong*

EEZ, intra-ASEAN disputes, Regionalism, UNCLOS, US security
July 29, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (July 2015)

Russian publications have turned decisively to the establishment of a new world order opposed to US-led “vertical globalization.” It centers on Asia, capitalizing on North Korea to influence […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

BRICS, Economic Relations, North Korea, Regionalism, SCO, US-Sino rivalry
July 17, 2015 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (July 2015)

With the seventieth anniversary of the end of the war and the division of the Korean Peninsula coming up in August, diplomatic challenges continued, especially in South Korea’s […]

Editorial Staff

Middle Power Diplomacy, National security, OPCON, Regionalism, The China Paradox