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August 11, 2014 Topics of the Month
Japanese Politics Concerning Collective Self-Defense

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Hosoya Yuichi*

Abe Shinzo, collective self-defense, constitutional reinterpretation, New Komeito, public opinion
July 25, 2014 National Commentaries
US Perspective

"Sino-Russian Relations"   The Ukraine Crisis and the Future of Sino-Russian Relations President Vladimir Putin has described the improvement of relations with Beijing as one of his major […]

Jeffrey Mankoff

Anti-Western sentiment, Arms sales, Central Asia, CICA, Eurasian Union, financial sanctions, gas pipeline, naval maneuvers, revisionist axis, SCO, Ukraine
July 25, 2014 National Commentaries
French Perspective

"Sino-Russian Relations"   China-Russia Partnership: Perceptions in Beijing and Tokyo According to Beijing and Moscow, relations between China and Russia have never been better. One could argue, however, […]

Valerie Niquet

Balance of power, divergent threat perceptions, G2, Putin’s visit to Japan, Russia’s double game, soft balancing, Southeast Asia, the EU
July 25, 2014 National Commentaries
Chinese Perspective

"Sino-Russian Relations"   My View on Contemporary China-Russia Relations Since the beginning of 2014, the Ukrainian crisis has become the hottest international issue, captivating public attention from around […]

Feng Yujun*

BRICS, CICA, Gas deal, informal alliance, pivot to Asia, Ukraine
July 25, 2014 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (July 2014)

New Russian articles suggest that South Korea’s foreign policy is more intriguing than previously anticipated. Explaining that there is talk today of forging a new system of global […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

Gas deal, global governance, New Cold War, New Silk Road, SCO, Sino-Russian alliance, soft integration, threat from the West, Trustpolitik, Ukraine
July 11, 2014 Country Reports
Country Report: South Korea (July 2014)

Northeast Asia’s geopolitical tensions have intensified and grown more complicated over the past two months. The Cold War-era legacy of contention between South Korea, the United States, and […]

Editorial Staff

Balanced diplomacy, horizontal and vertical alliance, Kono statement diplomatic record, Park-Xi Summit, serving as a bridge, Xi history speech
July 11, 2014 Topics of the Month
Multilateralism in Northeast Asia – 2

No one has profited more from the decline of multilateralism in East Asia than North Korea. Russia’s international isolation and China’s simmering confrontation with Japan over the disputed […]

Sergey Radchenko

Central Asia, color revolutions, Eurasian Union vs. new silk road, islands to Japan, polarization vs. multilateralism, Putin-Xi summit, ROK promise to Russia, unequal trade
July 11, 2014 Topics of the Month
India’s New Leadership and East Asia – 2

Protracted Contest: India-China Relations in the 21st Century The history of Indian foreign policy and Sino-Indian relations suggests that India will not concede to live under Chinese dominion […]

Daniel Twining

exceptionalism, external balancing, India, military budgets, Modi, threat perceptions
June 18, 2014 Country Reports
Country Report: China (June 2014)

Regional Dynamics, the US Pivot, and Maritime Security Shi Jiazhu and Yu Lingling in Guoji guancha, No. 2, 2014 explain the US strategy in shifting the center of […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Dong Jiaxin*)

Central Asia, China’s maritime strategy, Japan-North Korea ties, Japanese militarism, peripheral diplomacy, Southeast Asia, strengthening the SCO, US offensive strategy
June 13, 2014 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (June 2014)

The most important event in Japanese foreign policy during this time period was the visit of Barack Obama to Tokyo in late April. Yomiuri shimbun showcased its success […]

Editorial Staff

Japanese Abductees, Southeast Asia Abe-Obama summit, state branding, territorial issues, textbooks, TPP, triangles, US election