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June 20, 2025 Country Reports · Japan
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 […]

Editorial Staff

America First, CPTPP, Japan-passing, minilateralism, trilateralism, US-China rivalry
March 31, 2025 Country Reports · Russia
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” […]

Editorial Staff

Donald Trump, Quad, Taiwan, US-China rivalry, Yalta Conference
September 30, 2024 Country Reports · Russia
Country Report: Russia (September 2024)

Through the summer of 2024 no issue related to East Asia drew more attention than ongoing troubles in Sino-Russian bilateral trade. Other themes were Sino-US relations, China’s economic […]

Editorial Staff

Putin-Kim summit, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Sino-Russian Relations, US-China rivalry
September 21, 2024 China · Country Reports
Country Report: China (August 2024)

In mid-2024, Chinese analysts assessed the strength and efficacy of ASEAN in the context of intensifying China–US competition. They explored the impact of this major power competition on […]

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

ASEAN, ASEAN centrality, AUKUS, US-China rivalry
September 3, 2024 Country Reports · South Korea
Country Report: South Korea (August 2024)

Over two months in July and August, South Korea faced major unpredictable international political challenges. US presidential election prospects, changing rapidly, have become unsettled by the attempted assassination […]

Daeun Choi

NATO summit, Sado, South China Sea, US presidential elections, US-China rivalry
September 3, 2024 Country Reports · Japan
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 […]

Editorial Staff

CJK summit, G7, trilateralism, Ukraine War, US-China rivalry
August 13, 2024 Special Forum
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 […]

Editorial Staff

alliances, Indo-Pacific, Taiwan, US-China rivalry
July 9, 2024 Open Forum
From Like-Minded to Like-Acting: The EU-ROK Strategic Partnership in Times of Crisis

The year 2023 marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the European Union (EU). From early beginnings […]

Francesca Frassineti

economic security, European Union, human rights, Indo-Pacific strategy, US-China rivalry
April 12, 2023 Special Forum
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 […]

Editorial Staff

Indo-Pacific strategy, Taiwan, Ukraine War, US-China rivalry
April 7, 2023 Country Reports · Russia
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 […]

Editorial Staff

Indo-Pacific strategy, Taiwan, Ukraine War, US-China rivalry