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March 28, 2014 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (March 2014)

Russia’s writings on Asia over the past two months included much on Russia’s pivot toward the Asia-Pacific, its relations with Japan, and its approach toward the Korean Peninsula. […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

debate on DPRK, economic integration, priority of Southeast Asia, Russia's pivot, Russian Far East development and security, Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia US World domination, Ukraine
March 21, 2014 Topics of the Month
Sino-US Relations – 3

Obama’s Trip to Asia—How to Deal with China in the “Gray Zone”   President Obama’s visit next month to four East Asian allies and partners almost certainly will […]

Robert Sutter

Anti-submarine warfare, gray zone, rebalance, salami slicing, Second Thomas Shoal, security integration, Southeast Asia
February 21, 2014 Topics of the Month
Sino-US Relations – 2

United States Pushes Back Against Chinese Assertiveness; Xi Urges Dialogue Carefully sequenced statements by Obama administration officials in late January and February pushed back against Chinese assertiveness in […]

Robert Sutter

ADIZ, domestic concerns, interdependence, Kerry, Medeiros, Philippines, Russel, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Xi Jinping
November 22, 2013 National Commentaries
US Perspective

"China and International Law/Norms: A US Perspective" China’s territorial disputes with its maritime neighbors have become the most contentious and high-profile elements in Beijing’s regional foreign policy—so much […]

Jacques deLisle

Diaoyu/Senkaku, East China Sea, EEZ’s, PLA navy, Rebalancing, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, sovereignty, Taiwan, UNCLOS
November 22, 2013 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (November 2013)

The Russian media kept its eye on areas around China’s borders, cautiously raising questions about clashing Russian and Chinese interests. In September the spotlight turned to Central Asia. […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

Anti-Americanism, Balanced diplomacy, economic regionalism, Iron Silk Road, Moscow-Beijing axis, Multipolarity, natural gas price, Southeast Asia, Vietnam
October 18, 2013 Topics of the Month
The China Dream – 4

This monthly post tracks developments around the “China Dream” since September 17, 2013 and engages Manoranjan Mohanty whose view was summarized in the rejoinder to my previous post. […]

Ming Wan

APEC summit, CCP power, EAS, good-neighborly treaty, Li Keqiang, Mao legacy, purify the society, Shanghai FTA, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Xi Jinping
July 19, 2013 Special Forum
Another Cold War in Asia?

The biggest strategic challenge for policymakers in the Asia-Pacific is the peaceful integration of China into the international order. Within three decades, China has transformed from a rural […]

Michishita Narushige*

Arms Race, Australia, New Cold War, Sino-US Relations, Southeast Asia, Trade
July 19, 2013 Special Forum
Cold War in Asia? China, Russia, and Asian Security

Although the Cold War ended by 1991, commentators, experts, and others repeatedly invoke this metaphor at any sign of great power tension. 1 Since the United States and […]

Stephen Blank

Arms Race, Central Asia, Cold War, India, New Cold War, Sino-Russian Relations, Southeast Asia
July 19, 2013 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (July 2013)

Country Report: Russia (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova) This is an ideal time for a debate about the balance of Russian foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region. […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

India, Multipolarity, North Korea, Obama-Putin Summit, Sino-Russian Relations, Southeast Asia, Xi-Obama Summit