Country Report: Russia (July 2025)

With Trump cutting trade deals, Xi Jinping seeking to rally states behind his notion of globalization, the EU and NATO steeling themselves to support Ukraine more fully, and […]

How Beijing Thinks About Overseas Chinese and Foreign Influence: Principles and Tactics of United Front Policies

Amid heightened concerns of authoritarian foreign influence and interference as well as slowly growing awareness of the extent of such activities, Beijing’s interactions with overseas Chinese communities have […]

Country Report: Russia (March 2025)

Praise for China permeated Russian writings in the winter of 2025, sometimes backed by contrasts with Russia’s foreign policy choices in the late 1980s. Rejection of “universal values” […]

Introduction

The period 2021-2024 tested China more than any other period in the 21st century had. After a pandemic originating in China with no parallel in a century, Xi […]

Country Report: South Korea (February 2024)

South Korea and the United States have decided to begin negotiation this year to conclude the 12th Special Defense Cost-Sharing Agreement (SMA), which will take effect from 2026. […]

Country Report: Japan (May 2023)

The early spring of 2023 proved to be a busy time for Japanese diplomacy. After hosting Yoon Suk-yeol on a historic reconciliation visit, Kishida Fumio outlined a new […]

Country Report: South Korea (April 2023)

The recent South Korea-Japan and US-South Korea summits held in March and April have shown a glimmer of hope for the relationship between the three countries. However, the […]

Introduction

The articles in this special forum examine Japan’s foreign policy from three angles. The first provides an overview with a year-by-year breakdown for 2020-23. This is followed by […]

Country Report: Russia (March 2023)

In the late winter of 2023, China drew the closest Russian attention. India was second, as the overall trends in regional conflicts—East Asia versus Europe—and prospects of the […]

Country Report: Japan (December 2022)

On December 28, Yomiuri looked back at 2022, naming Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the No. 1 overseas news and the resulting spike in oil prices No. 6. The […]