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December 2, 2019 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (November 2019)

China was on Russian minds the most, relegating the Korean Peninsula to second among Asian interests. On the one hand, Putin’s announcement of Russia transferring its missile defense […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

"Belt and Road" Initiative, Eastern Economic Forum, Force of Siberia, free and open Indo-Pacific, INF Treaty, Nuclear non-proliferation, turn to the East
October 31, 2019 Open Forum
Asian Missiles on the March

In his Asian tour in August, US defense secretary Mark Esper said that he would like to deploy new ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia as soon as possible. […]

Richard Weitz

anti-access/area denial, GSOMIA, INF Treaty, New START Treaty, No First Use policy, THAAD
October 16, 2019 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (October 2019)

Japanese foreign policy drew increased criticism in the summer of 2019. On the left, there were harsh critiques of Abe’s diplomatic failures with Russia and North Korea (both […]

Editorial Staff

"Belt and Road" Initiative, "Hate Korea”, GSOMIA, INF Treaty, Trump-Kim summit, US-China trade war, US-ROK alliance
February 19, 2019 Special Forum
Military Aspects of the Russo-Chinese Alliance: A View from the United States

Recent official US statements postulate Sino-Russian enmity towards the US.1 Moreover, they rightly highlight an unprecedentedly close alignment of these two states against the US.2  In other words […]

Stephen Blank

BRI, C4ISR, FONOPs, INF Treaty, Northern Sea Route, Sino-Russian alliance, South China Sea, UNCLOS, Vostok 2018
February 19, 2019 Special Forum
The Sino-Russian-US Triangle and Northeast Asia: A View from Japan

While there are various perspectives within Japan, here I set forth an individual viewpoint and analyze international politics as a long-time researcher of Russia. First, I couch my […]

Hakamada Shigeki

Aleksandr III, free and open Indo-Pacific, INF Treaty, NATO, Northern Territories, Senkaku Islands, TPP
February 7, 2019 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (January 2019)

Sino-Russian relations remain the bedrock of Moscow’s Asia policy, as reaffirmed by when the Russian ambassador to China recounted at the start of 2019 how relations had been […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

BRI, EEU, G20, Greater Eurasia, INF Treaty, SCO, Trump-Kim summit, turn to the East