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April 6, 2020 National Commentaries
Second Chance to Boost Ties in Tsai’s Second Term

Tsai Ing-wen’s return to power in Taiwan in January 2020 means that her flagship New Southbound Policy (NSP) is here to stay. President Tsai’s long-term vision to integrate […]

Deepa M. Ollapally

Act East Policy, COVID-19, Make in India, Narendra Modi, New Southbound Policy, Quad-Plus Dialogue, Tsai Ing-wen
February 6, 2020 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (February 2020)

Ahead of Xi Jinping’s anticipated visit in spring, one might have expected Japan to be in an upbeat mood toward China, as was the case in advance of […]

Editorial Staff

"Belt and Road" Initiative, "Hate Korea”, China-Japan-ROK summit, free and open Indo-Pacific, GSOMIA, RCEP, Tsai Ing-wen
July 3, 2019 National Commentaries
A US Perspective

It is easy to assume that rising tensions between the United States and the People’s Republic of China will benefit Taiwan. As everyone knows, “the enemy of my […]

Shelley Rigger

Donald Trump, G20, GCTF, National Defense Authorization Act, TPP, Tsai Ing-wen, Xi Jinping
July 3, 2019 National Commentaries
A Taiwanese Perspective

In contrast to the relatively amicable Ma Ying-jeou (KMT) era (2008-16), cross-strait relations have chilled considerably since Tsai Ing-wen of the DPP (Democratic Progressive Party) came to power […]

Vincent Wei-cheng Wang

1992 Consensus, Democratic Progressive Party, One China policy, RTX6RUB6 (layout (comp)), Tsai Ing-wen, Xi Jinping
February 9, 2017 Special Forum
Russia-China Defense Cooperation: New Developments

Sino-Russian defense cooperation has intensified significantly, especially after the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, making an update of what I wrote in this journal barely a year ago […]

Paul Schwartz

Arms trade, Diaoyu islands, East China Sea, International Army Games, Joint Sea naval exercise, Lada-class submarines, MIRV, missile defense system, Peace Mission, Putin, RD-180 rocket engines, S-400, SCO, Senkaku Islands, South China Sea, Su-35, Taiwan, THAAD, Trump, Tsai Ing-wen, Ukraine, Xi Jinping
February 2, 2017 National Commentaries
A Chinese Perspective

Since Donald Trump took office last month, people everywhere have been concerned that US foreign policy could experience far-reaching change; the regional strategic situation in the Asia Pacific […]

Guan Guihai

Abe Shinzo, AIIB, Arms trade, ASEAN, Diaoyu islands, East Asia Summit, East China Sea, freedom of navigation, GSOMIA, military buildup, Obama, One Belt One Road, pivot to Asia, protectionism, RCEP, rebalance to Asia, Scarborough Shoal, Senkaku Islands, South China Sea, Taiwan, THAAD, TPP, trade liberalization, trade wars, Trump, Tsai Ing-wen, US alliances, Xi Jinping
February 2, 2017 National Commentaries
A US Perspective

At the end of the first month of his presidency, how should we anticipate Trump’s post “pivot to Asia” policy toward East Asia? What matters: his personnel picks, […]

Gilbert Rozman

Abe Shinzo, ASEAN, Australia, Denuclearization, East China Sea, freedom of navigation operations, GSOMIA, India, Kim Jong-nam, military buildup, missile defense, missile tests, Obama, pivot to Asia, rebalance, sanctions, Six-Party Talks, South China Sea, Taiwan, THAAD, TPP, trilateralism, Trump, Tsai Ing-wen, US alliances, Xi Jinping
December 20, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: China (December 2016)

During the fall of 2016, Chinese experts continued to evaluate Sino-Russian and Sino-US relations. They drew attention to Japan’s “Taiwan faction,” assessed strengthening Japanese-Australian relations, and analyzed South […]

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

Abe Shinzo, ASEAN, Asia pivot, Australia, Balance of power, BRICS, color revolutions, Diaoyu islands, East China Sea, energy, Eurasian Economic Union, FTAAP, G20, Global Financial Crisis, great power relations, India, Iran nuclear deal, isolationism, middle power diplomacy One Belt One Road, Paris Climate Accord, rebalance, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, Senkaku Islands, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Silk Road Economic Belt, South China Sea, Sphere of influence, Taiwan, TPP, Tsai Ing-wen
December 16, 2016 Special Forum
Introduction

The Trump campaign and transition have aroused anxiety unlike anything seen in the recent history of US presidential leadership changes. This is visible in virtually every region in […]

Editorial Staff

ASEAN, Asia pivot, burden-sharing, cross-Strait relations, Denuclearization, Duterte, energy, nuclear proliferation, Putin, rebalance, sanctions, Shinzo Abe, South China Sea, Taiwan, tariffs, TPP, trilateralism, Trump administration, Tsai Ing-wen, war on drugs
December 16, 2016 Special Forum
What Trump Should Do about China

The monkey king raised his cudgel, and there was great disorder in Heaven. The jadelike firmament was cleared of dust With this phrase, Mao Zedong began China’s Great […]

June Teufel Dreyer

4th nuclear test, ASEAN, Asia pivot, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, burden-sharing, China Dream, cyberespionage, Dalai Lama, Diaoyu islands, freedom of navigation, GSOMIA, NAFTA, NATO, Nine-dash line, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, nuclear proliferation, Paris Climate Accord, RCEP, rebalance, rise of China, Senkaku Islands, South China Sea, Taiwan, tariffs, THAAD, TPP, trade war, Tsai Ing-wen, WTO