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November 27, 2019 Open Forum
Washington Insights, Vol. 7, No. 6

Against the shadow of impeachment hearings, the DC think tank community waited on three big developments in the Indo-Pacific region. The Sino-US trade talks riveted the international community […]

Editorial Staff

"Belt and Road" Initiative, America First, China-South Korea-Japan summit, free and open Indo-Pacific, GSOMIA, RCEP, THAAD, Trans-Pacific Partnership, US-China trade war
November 19, 2019 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (December 2019)

On August 24 after Abe surpassed Sato Eisaku as the longest-serving postwar prime minister, Mainichi compared the foreign policies of the two. Sato secured the return of Okinawa […]

Editorial Staff

"Belt and Road" Initiative, free and open Indo-Pacific, GSOMIA, RCEP, SCO, THAAD, Trans-Pacific Partnership, US-China trade war
November 4, 2019 National Commentaries
A Russian Perspective

Since 2015 Russia has held meetings of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok as the principal window on its “Turn to the East.” The contents and direction […]

Ivan Zuenko

Eastern Economic Forum, Kuril Islands, Russian Far East, turn to the East, Yury Trutnev
November 4, 2019 National Commentaries
A US Perspective

Every September Vladimir Putin holds a forum in Vladivostok with at least three goals in mind: 1) to propel the development of the Russian Far East; 2) to […]

Gilbert Rozman

Eastern Economic Forum, Eurasianism, G20 summit, Russian Far East. APEC summit, turn to the East
November 4, 2019 National Commentaries
An Indian Perspective

In September 2019, Narendra Modi became the first Indian prime minister to visit Russia’s Far East. He travelled to Vladivostok to give the keynote at the Eastern Economic […]

Tanvi Madan

"Belt and Road" Initiative, BRICS, Eastern Economic Forum, Eurasian Economic Union, free and open Indo-Pacific, Shanghai Cooperation Organization
November 4, 2019 Special Forum
Introduction

The breakdown in ROK-Japan relations in the second half of 2019 has sent shock waves across some countries and caused others to salivate about how their aspirations might […]

Gilbert Rozman

"Belt and Road" Initiative, 1965 Basic Treaty, comfort women, free and open Indo-Pacific, GSOMIA, Korea Fatigue, Korean War, US-ROK alliance
November 2, 2019 Special Forum
Japan

Without a doubt, Japan’s relations with South Korea are at one of the lowest points in the period since the normalization of relations in 1965. For some time […]

Sheila A. Smith

1965 Basic Treaty, comfort women, GSOMIA, March 1 Movement, white list
November 2, 2019 Special Forum
South Korea

This article focuses on the case of anti-Korean sentiment and the rise of an ultranationalist “netizen” (a citizen of the Internet) movement in Japan—a topic which resonates particularly […]

Sharon Yoon

"Hate Korea”, anti-Koreanism, comfort women, netizen movement, Zainichi, Zaitokukai
November 1, 2019 Special Forum
United States

US foreign policy has captured the world’s attention, as Donald Trump shifts policy around the world, not least in the Indo-Pacific region, in unanticipated directions. John Bolton’s departure […]

Editorial Staff

America First, comfort women, GSOMIA, Trump-Kim summit, US-China trade war
November 1, 2019 Special Forum
China

In the United States, there is much talk about how the collapse in Japan-ROK relations since July 2019 poses challenges for the US-Japan-ROK trilateral relationship led by Washington […]

Yumi Ko

"Belt and Road" Initiative, America First, comfort women, GSOMIA, RCEP