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August 9, 2022 Country Reports · Russia
Country Report: Russia (July 2022)

The shadow of the Ukraine war loomed large over Russian writings on East Asia, whether China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, or the BRICS. China’s success versus the US […]

Editorial Staff

BRICS, NATO, sanctions, Security Council, Taiwan, Ukraine
July 11, 2022 Country Reports · Russia
Country Report: Russia (March 2022)

February 4 and February 24 stand as watershed moments in Russian coverage of relations with China, with spinoffs for discussions of India and Japan. In January, there was […]

Editorial Staff

BRICS, Indo-Pacific strategy, Kazakhstan, NATO, Taiwan, Ukraine
July 7, 2022 China · Country Reports
Country Report: China (July 2022)

In mid-2022, Chinese analysts reflected on Sino–US relations under the Biden administration, prospects for improvement, and whether the two countries are entering a “new Cold War.” While largely […]

Danielle F. S. Cohen (assisted by Dong Jiaxin)

AUKUS, Cold War, Quad, Taiwan, Thucydides trap
July 7, 2022 Open Forum
Explaining Japan’s About-Face on Russia

The Kishida-Biden and Quad summits of May 23-24, 2022 showcased not only Biden’s determination to turn the Ukraine war into a catalyst for a more vigorous US policy […]

Hakamada Shigeki

Asianism, Fumio Kishida, Kuril Islands, Quad, Taiwan, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
July 7, 2022 National Commentaries
United States

National Commentary: The United States The prevailing attitude in the DC think tank community is that rarely has such a consequential presidential visit to Asia occurred. Three takeaways […]

Editorial Staff

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, NATO summit, Quad, Taiwan, Ukraine
April 28, 2022 Country Reports · Japan
Country Report: Japan (April 2022)

Country Report: Japan (March-April 2022) Only one subject, understandably, has preoccupied Japanese media coverage of foreign relations over the past two months: the war unleashed by Russia in […]

Editorial Staff

Abe Shinzo, Fumio Kishida, Northern Territories, South China Sea, Taiwan, Ukraine
March 3, 2022 Country Reports · South Korea
Country Report: South Korea (February 2022)

In January and February, with increasing tension across the border between Russia and Ukraine, the US seemed to move the focus to Europe after its withdrawal from Afghanistan, […]

Shin Munkyoung

Beijing Olympics, free and open Indo-Pacific, Philip Goldberg, Quad, Taiwan, Ukraine, UNESCO
February 28, 2022 Open Forum
Washington Insights (January-February 2022)

The beginning of 2022 saw Russia threaten war in Ukraine, China loom as an undiminished threat to Taiwan, and North Korea launch missile after missile as its threat […]

Editorial Staff

free and open Indo-Pacific, Quad, Russocentrism, Sinocentrism, Taiwan, Ukraine
February 3, 2022 Country Reports · Russia
Country Report: Russia (January 2022)

In late 2021 and the beginning of 2022, close attention was paid to the Biden-Xi virtual summit, the summit of the democracies, Sino-US tensions over Taiwan, the impact […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

COVID-19, free and open Indo-Pacific, North Korea, Taiwan, US-China competition
January 20, 2022 Open Forum
China’s Rhetoric toward South Korea: Smile Diplomacy Baring “Wolf Warrior” Teeth

Awaiting a new president in Seoul, Chinese publications continue to treat President Moon Jae-in with tolerance mixed with low expectations and guarded warnings. They often draw a sharp […]

Danielle F. S. Cohen (assisted by Dong Jiaxin)

COVID-19, CPTPP, Taiwan, US-China competition, US-Japan alliance