Washington Insights, Vol. 8, No. 6
The late fall of 2020 saw attention turn to Joe Biden, including his nominees for policy posts in national security and their thinking on the Indo-Pacific region. He […]
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Country Report: Russia (November 2020)
Sino-US relations were foremost on Russian observers’ minds in the autumn of 2020, both before and after Joe Biden’s election victory. Anti-Chinese sentiments in the post-Soviet space drew […]
Washington Insights, Vol. 8, No. 5
Leadership change was on peoples’ minds in the late summer and early fall of 2020. What would a Biden administration do differently from Trump in the Indo-Pacific region? […]
Country Report: Japan (October 2020)
With Abe Shinzo’s decision to resign for health reasons at the end of August, discussion turned quickly to his legacy, including in international relations. One position was that […]
Contemplating US Policy on China and the Indo-Pacific: Some Thoughts regarding a Possible Biden Administration
By most accounts, the last four years have been something of a sea change in US foreign policy. During this time, the US has stepped back from its […]
Anticipating Japan’s Attitudes toward the US President in 2021
Japan has a very practical view on who the US president is. Throughout the postwar period, Japan’s national interest and security have been protected and advanced by the […]
Sustaining the Momentum in the Indo-Pacific: The US Presidential Elections and Priorities for Indo-US ties
When asked about bipartisan support for the Indo-US relationship, India’s Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said, “[T]hink back at the last four American Presidents. Donald Trump, Barack Obama, […]
Weighed in the Balance: Abe’s Legacy of Searching for Supplementary Security Partners
The lives of Japanese diplomats and security planners were simpler in the old days. During the Cold War, Tokyo’s priority was to monitor the activities of Soviet aircraft […]
A Japanese Perspective
Japan’s human rights policies, freighted with a historical baggage that South Koreans are well-aware of, are subtle, nuanced – and ultimately, quite frustrating. Governments in Tokyo continue to […]
Country Report: China (August 2020)
In the summer of 2020, Chinese analysts continued to grapple with the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the future of multilateralism and globalization. They questioned whether the […]