Country Report: Japan (June 2025)
From a zenith of optimism in 2023–24, Japan fell into a nadir of pessimism by mid-spring 2025. Troubles loomed in multiple directions. The special Japan–US relationship, earlier strengthened […]
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Country Report: South Korea (February 2025)
In just a few months since early 2025, US President Donald Trump’s impact on South Korea’s policy direction has been profound. On North Korea, Trump’s North Korea policy […]
Country Report: Japan (February 2024)
The foreign policy news in Japan over the first fifty days of Donald Trump’s second term as president was all about Trump. It was overwhelmingly negative. In the […]
South Korea and Japan’s Responses to the US Latticework for the Indo-Pacific System
Since the turn of the century, the US government has increasingly pivoted toward Asia, responding to anticipated Chinese aggression, such as toward Taiwan or in the South China […]
Managing Relations with South Korea
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru was inaugurated with his new cabinet on October 1. Just a few days later, on October 4, during his inaugural policy speech in the […]
A Perspective from Australia
Amid a proliferation of new minilateral groupings in the Indo-Pacific, there is fresh momentum building behind a new arrangement: a trilateral featuring Australia, Japan and South Korea. On […]
Country Report: Japan (August 2024)
In the waning summer of the Kishida administration, Japanese were concerned about a fast-deteriorating international environment. High hopes on the G7 continued, linked to praise of how the […]
Country Report: Japan (June 2024)
Despite Chinese efforts to revitalize economic relations with Japan, the spring of 2024 saw no resurgence of optimism. The shadow of China’s boycott of Japanese marine products as […]
Country Report: South Korea (June 2024)
May and June can be characterized as a period marked by efforts to enhance relations with China and proactive engagement across multiple fronts in Asia and Africa, while […]
Changing Perceptions of North Korea in Japan and Japan-US-South Korea Cooperation
Japan, the United States, and South Korea joined hands in 2023 at Camp David in responding to an historical turning point elicited by geopolitical competition, a climate crisis, […]