2019SEP09

Open Forum

Who Controls the Past Controls the Future: The political use of WWII history in Russia & China

By. Katie Stallard-Blanchette

Under a perfectly blue sky in September 2015, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin strode out to the Gate of Heavenly Peace in the center of Beijing. This was …

2019AUG29

Country Reports

Country Report: China (August 2019)

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

In the middle of 2019, Chinese experts assessed Sino–US relations under the Trump administration and explored the implications of the United …

2019AUG28

Special Forum

Introduction

By. Editorial Staff

The G20 summit will easily pass into oblivion for its collective agenda, but it should long be remembered for …

2019AUG28

Special Forum

Abe’s Korea Policy

By. Gilbert Rozman

Sandwiched around the G20 Osaka summit were Abe’s “honeymoon” with Trump, called the best …

2019AUG28

Special Forum

Moon’s Failed Balancing Act

By. Eun A Jo

The mood was decidedly upbeat in South Korea around this time last year: following the “historic …

2019AUG28

Special Forum

Trump’s Illusions

By. Editorial Staff

In the eyes of US observers, the G20 summit was more a series of bilateral meetings than a multilateral summit, …

2019AUG28

Special Forum

Modi’s Middle Way

By. Constantino Xavier

How many acronyms can one invent to signal a country’s foreign policy interests? Many, if you are …

2019AUG19

Open Forum

Russia-China Relations in Central Asia: Why Is There a Surprising Absence of Rivalry?

By. Marcin Kaczmarski

Russia and China have been deepening their cooperation for the last quarter century. While the relationship has not reached the stage of a full-fledged …

2019AUG19

Open Forum

Japan-US-India Defense Cooperation: Anticipating the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan

By. Nagao Satoru*

Other triangles keep drawing greater attention, but the US-Japan-India triangle has become the foundation of what is envisioned as the 21st century …

2019AUG13

Country Reports

Country Report: Japan (August 2019)

By. Editorial Staff

All roads ran through Washington in the late spring and early summer of 2019, even as Abe strove for a more autonomous role through hosting the G20, …