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July 3, 2017 Open Forum
Washington Insights (Vol. 5, No. 3)

In May and June, challenges mounted for observers of foreign relations in the Asia-Pacific region. Donald Trump kept throwing US policy into question. Clashing views of the Belt […]

Editorial Staff

BRI, Donald Trump, G2, TPP, US-Japan alliance, US-ROK alliance
May 1, 2017 Open Forum
Washington Insights (Vol. 5, No. 2)

This has been a busy time in Washington with little clarity about US policies, as the Trump administration takes shape, Sino-US relations take center stage, and North Korea’s […]

Editorial Staff

100-day plan, Economic sanctions, Eurasian Initiative, G2, nuclear proliferation, One Belt One Road, Silk Road Economic Belt, South China Sea, Trump, Trump-Xi Summit
November 1, 2016 Special Forum
Synopsis of the Seoul Forum for International Affairs, September 23, 2016

In the early autumn of 2016, there were repeated seminars and exchanges in Seoul and Washington, DC on three interrelated topics: how to respond effectively to the North […]

Editorial Staff

4th nuclear test, 5th nuclear test, ASEAN, East Asia Summit, Eurasia Economic Union, G2, Maritime security, Maritime Silk Road, Nordpolitik, offshore balancing, One Belt One Road, RCEP, Silk Belt Economic Road, Sinocentrism, Six-Party Talks, South China Sea, strategic patience, THAAD, TPP, Trustpolitik
June 24, 2016 Open Forum
The Pivot vs. the “Progressives”

For more than a decade the two most divisive issues in East Asia have been the gap over how to deal with: 1) the Sino-US relationship and which […]

Gilbert Rozman

Asia for the Asians, China first, G2, hegemonism, Kurt Campbell, Six-Party Talks, Sunshine Policy
July 25, 2014 National Commentaries
French Perspective

"Sino-Russian Relations"   China-Russia Partnership: Perceptions in Beijing and Tokyo According to Beijing and Moscow, relations between China and Russia have never been better. One could argue, however, […]

Valerie Niquet

Balance of power, divergent threat perceptions, G2, Putin’s visit to Japan, Russia’s double game, soft balancing, Southeast Asia, the EU