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May 8, 2023 Country Reports · Japan
Country Report: Japan (May 2023)

The early spring of 2023 proved to be a busy time for Japanese diplomacy. After hosting Yoon Suk-yeol on a historic reconciliation visit, Kishida Fumio outlined a new […]

Editorial Staff

CPTPP, free and open Indo-Pacific, G7, Taiwan, Ukraine War
May 2, 2023 China · Country Reports
Country Report: China (April 2023)

In early 2023, Chinese analysts devoted significant attention to India’s maritime policy, assessing its impact on China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiative and linking it to recent […]

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

21st Century Maritime Silk Road, AUKUS, Indo-Pacific strategy, NATO
May 2, 2023 Country Reports · South Korea
Country Report: South Korea (April 2023)

The recent South Korea-Japan and US-South Korea summits held in March and April have shown a glimmer of hope for the relationship between the three countries. However, the […]

Shinhyung Lee

Taiwan, Ukraine War, wartime forced labor
April 18, 2023 National Commentaries
A South Korean Perspective

Analyses of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s foreign policy tend to focus on his government taking a tougher line toward North Korea relative to the engagement-focused approach of the preceding […]

Leif-Eric Easley

comfort women, Dokdo/Takeshima, GSOMIA, Indo-Pacific strategy, wartime labor
April 18, 2023 National Commentaries
A Japanese Perspective

Abe Shinzo was the most well-traveled prime minister in Japanese history. Abe sought to raise Japan’s stature in the world, support a rules-based global order, and cultivate person-to-person […]

Tom Le

comfort women, Dokdo/Takeshima, forced labor
April 18, 2023 National Commentaries
A US Perspective

South Korean efforts to realign its foreign policy to achieve its goal of being a “global pivotal state” are gaining momentum this spring through President Yoon Suk-yeol’s diplomatic […]

Scott Snyder

comfort women, Dokdo/Takeshima, forced labor, GSOMIA, Indo-Pacific strategy
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
March 13, 2023 Country Reports · Japan
Country Report: Japan (March 2023)

The winter of 2023 saw Kishida Fumio make a celebrated visit to Washington, while clarifying the new security strategy of Japan in the face of dangers from China, […]

Editorial Staff

NATO, Senkakus, trilateralism, Ukraine, US-China rivalry
March 2, 2023 China · Country Reports
Country Report: China (February 2023)

Chinese analysts continue to devote a great deal of attention to Southeast Asia and South Asia. They assessed diverse conceptions of national security among various ASEAN member states. […]

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

ASEAN centrality, Quad, US-China rivalry, US-Japan alliance, Vietnam