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May 23, 2014 Special Forum
China’s Regionalism in Asia

President Obama’s “tour around China” and China’s response that “China is right here whether he (Obama) comes or not”1 reflect a delicate US-China estrangement. The China-Japan Diaoyu Island […]

Zhang Xiaotong*

community of common destiny, community of common interest, evolving attitudes toward regionalism, expanded FTAs, regionalism with Chinese characteristics, TPP
May 23, 2014 National Commentaries
America Reengages Asia

In late April 2014, President Barack Obama paid his fifth official visit to Asia—a tour of four nations intended to reassure nervous allies of America’s commitment to them, […]

David Shambaugh

China containment tour, effusive receptions, people-to-people ties, realigned force posture, strengthening alliances, TPP
April 30, 2014 Country Reports
Country Report: China (April 2014)

Chinese writings in the past two months reveal a somewhat restrained, but dark, tone about regional security dynamics, especially with regard to China-Japan and China-US relations. The nationalistic […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Dong Jiaxin*)

Central Asia, China-US-ROK triangle, Economic Interdependence, Japan-Taiwan relations, Japan's defense strategy, Korean Peninsula, new type of major power relations, Regional security framework, Taiwan, Ukraine, US threat to DPRK, Vietnam
April 11, 2014 Open Forum
Russo-Chinese Relations in Strategic Perspective

Russian and Chinese leaders regularly profess an ever-growing congruence of interests and ever-increasing economic, political, and even military cooperation. According to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in October 2013, […]

Stephen Blank

Arms sales, Asymmetry, energy, junior partner, Sochi Olympics, Ukraine, Ukrainian invasion, Vietnam
March 25, 2014 National Commentaries
President Obama and Japan-South Korean Relations

This article is available in hardcopy & eBook format at the following site: http://www.palgrave.com/kr/book/9781137541703

Sheila A. Smith

Kono Statement, Malaysia, Nuclear Security Summit, Philippines, TPP, Visiting Forces Agreement, wartime compensation
March 21, 2014 Topics of the Month
TPP – 3

In the two months since my original article for The Asan Forum, TPP appears to have stalled. News reports of the most recent negotiating round, as well as […]

William W. Grimes

Automobile tariffs, Economic integrations, market-distorting institutions, TPP, Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)
March 7, 2014 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (March 2014)

Two themes have been in the forefront in Korean media coverage of international relations in the region: diplomacy related to reunification and ROK-Japan relations. The former was sparked […]

Editorial Staff

Dokdo /Takeshima, Germany, Germany Reunification, reunions, textbooks, two-Korea policy, UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights
February 21, 2014 Topics of the Month
TPP – 2

My article in The Asan Forum on TPP has received a number of comments, including T.J. Pempel’s rejoinder and a vigorous debate on the Japan Forum LISTSERV sponsored […]

William W. Grimes

Capital controls, intellectual property rights, rules of origin, Shinzo Abe, structural reform, the Diet, TPP, US Congress
January 27, 2014 Topics of the Month
TPP – 1

Japan and the United States in the Transpacific Partnership: Costs, Benefits, and the Politics of Getting to Yes   The TPP has risen from modest origins as an […]

William W. Grimes

Abe Shinzo, model of economic governance, third arrow, Trans-Pacific Partnership, US Congress
January 27, 2014 Topics of the Month
Sino-US Relations – 1

Obama’s Rebalance, Competition with China and Enduring US Leadership in Southeast Asia   A decision announced recently to implement regulations on enforcement of China’s jurisdiction over vessels using […]

Robert Sutter

intimidation, power realities, Rebalancing, sources of influence, South China Sea