County Report: China (December 2024)
In late 2024, Chinese analysts proposed that Chinese symbiosis theory and the Belt and Road Initiative can help the “Global South” overcome factors that hinder its collective rise, […]
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County Report: Japan (December 2024)
The last third of 2024 was nothing less than a disaster for Japanese foreign policy. After the publication of memoires detailing the seedy side of the momentous decade […]
Country Report: China (October 2024)
In mid-2024, one Chinese analyst argued that the US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) undermines efforts to advance regional economic integration, either via APEC or by using […]
Country Report: Russia (November 2024)
Along with some coverage of Ishiba Shigeru’s start as Japan’s prime minister, attention this fall has centered on the BRICS summit—which Russia hosted in Kazan—and on China and […]
Introduction
After Kishida Fumio announced his decision not to run again for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Ishiba Shigeru triumphed in the in-party elections, two […]
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 […]
Japanese Perceptions of China’s Response
Japanese have been closely following the response in China to the election within the LDP of Ishiba Shigeru as prime minister. Given a slew of problems in bilateral […]
Southeast Asia and Japan’s New Leadership
On October 1, 2024, Ishiba Shigeru was inaugurated as Japan’s 102th prime minister. He is an experienced politician in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with in-depth knowledge of […]
Country Report: South Korea (October 2024)
The recent US presidential debate revealed significant differences between candidates Trump and Harris on foreign policy. Trump proposed pressuring allies like South Korea for defense costs, while Harris […]