Country Report: South Korea (December 2023)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the importance of fostering military ties and collaborative security efforts during his November 8-9 visit to South Korea, particularly in the […]

Deterrence, Assurance and China’s Agency in its Taiwan Policy

In their important new paper in Foreign Affairs “Taiwan and the True Source of Deterrence,” Bonnie Glaser, Jessica Chen Weiss, and Tom Christensen have underlined the complexity of […]

Country Report: Russia (November 2023)

Favorite themes in Russian publications in the late summer and fall of 2023 were the BRICS summit—a symbol of a new world order led by Russia and China—the […]

The Sino-Russian Relationship: It’s Complicated

The Sino-Russian relationship is in the news—big time. The last time the twists and turns of this relationship were followed with such interest and concern in the West […]

Country Report: South Korea (October 2023)

The evolving dynamics in South Korea’s geopolitical landscape, characterized by diplomatic intricacies, defense concerns, and cultural influence, undeniably underscore the nation’s multifaceted role in the global arena. The […]

Country Report: Japan (November 2023)

Across the two months of September and October 2023, Japanese articles covered the UN General Assembly leaders’ meeting, the G20 summit, a difficult phase of Sino-Japanese ties impacted […]

Country Report: China (October 2023)

In mid-2023, Chinese analysts evaluated the role of US minilateralism in US Indo-Pacific policy, most notably the Quad and AUKUS, arguing that it was likely to produce systemic […]

Visualizing Affective Democracy: Learning Community in China and Taiwan through Images of Foreigners

In the past few years, cross-strait relations have been in the news again, especially in terms of China’s hard power reunification strategy and its sharp power influence operations. […]

What Price Stability? Anthony Albanese’s Australia-China Accord

In October 2023, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced he would visit China from November 4-7 to mark the 50th anniversary of Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam’s visit […]

Introduction

Three great powers are vying from within Asia to forge a new regional order: Russia with its hopes for a Greater Eurasian Partnership (GEP), India intent on leading […]