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November 12, 2024 Special Forum
Southeast Asia and Japan’s New Leadership

On October 1, 2024, Ishiba Shigeru was inaugurated as Japan’s 102th prime minister. He is an experienced politician in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with in-depth knowledge of […]

Koga Kei

ASEAN centrality, Asian NATO, free and open Indo-Pacific, multilateralism, Quad
September 21, 2024 China · Country Reports
Country Report: China (August 2024)

In mid-2024, Chinese analysts assessed the strength and efficacy of ASEAN in the context of intensifying China–US competition. They explored the impact of this major power competition on […]

Danielle F. S. Cohen

ASEAN, ASEAN centrality, AUKUS, US-China rivalry
March 6, 2024 China
Country Report: China (February 2024)

During the winter of 2023–4, Chinese analysts devoted significant attention to developments in the Indo-Pacific, with particular attention to the role of India. One analyst examined the relationship […]

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

“Act East” Policy, ASEAN centrality, Indo-Pacific strategy, RCEP, SCO
January 2, 2024 China · Country Reports
Country Report: China (December 2023)

In late 2023, Chinese analysts devoted significant attention to the Indo-Pacific. One analyst examined the implementation of the US Indo-Pacific Strategy under the Biden administration, while evaluating internal […]

Danielle F. S. Cohen

ASEAN centrality, BRICS, hedging, Indo-Pacific strategy, minilateralism, SCO
October 27, 2023 China · Country Reports
Country Report: China (October 2023)

In mid-2023, Chinese analysts evaluated the role of US minilateralism in US Indo-Pacific policy, most notably the Quad and AUKUS, arguing that it was likely to produce systemic […]

Danielle F. S. Cohen

ASEAN centrality, AUKUS, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, Quad
August 29, 2023 China · Country Reports
Country Report: China (August 2023)

In mid-2023, Chinese analysts explored India’s long history of balancing among great powers, arguing that its “triple deviation” from the norms of strategic credibility have important implications for […]

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

ASEAN centrality, minilateralism, Shanghai Cooperation Organization
August 8, 2023 Special Forum
China’s Relations with Asia’s Southern Tier, 2013–2016

The emergence of a new, more assertive Chinese foreign policy under President Xi Jinping had enormous implications for China’s relations with Asia’s Southern Tier—India, Australia, and the Association […]

Danielle F. S. Cohen

“Look East” policy, ASEAN centrality, Belt and Road Initiative
March 2, 2023 China · Country Reports
Country Report: China (February 2023)

Chinese analysts continue to devote a great deal of attention to Southeast Asia and South Asia. They assessed diverse conceptions of national security among various ASEAN member states. […]

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

ASEAN centrality, Quad, US-China rivalry, US-Japan alliance, Vietnam
July 19, 2021 China · Country Reports
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 […]

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

ASEAN centrality, Joe Biden, US-China rivalry, Xi Jinping
December 30, 2020 Special Forum
Challenges to Biden’s pursuit of trilateralism

Trilateralism is the term used for US-Japan-ROK close strategic cooperation and understanding. For Tokyo and Seoul, trilateralism requires a fundamental reconceptualization of both national interests and national identities […]

Gilbert Rozman

ASEAN centrality, free and open Indo-Pacific, THAAD, the Quad, trilateralism, US-China rivalry, Wolf Warrior Diplomacy