2023SEP25

Country Reports

Country Report: Russia (September 2023)

By. Editorial Staff

Russian writings on Asia in the late summer of 2023 ranged from encomiums to China’s success to alarm about its revanchism. Some struggle with …

2023SEP25

Country Reports

Country Report: Japan (September 2023)

By. Editorial Staff

Despite the supposed dog days of August, the summer news from Japan proved quite riveting. In July and August, alarm only heightened over the challenging …

2023AUG29

Country Reports

Country Report: South Korea (August 2023)

By. Daeun Choi

Throughout July, President Yoon Suk-yeol was extensively engaged in diplomatic activities, including participation in a NATO conference in Vilnius, …

2023AUG29

China

Country Report: China (August 2023)

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

In mid-2023, Chinese analysts explored India’s long history of balancing among great powers, arguing that its “triple deviation” from …

2023AUG11

Country Reports

Country Report: Russia (July 2023)

By. Editorial Staff

The late spring and early summer of 2023 brought a plethora of analyses of Russia’s relations in Asia, ranging from the Korean Peninsula to China …

2023AUG08

Special Forum

Introduction

By. Editorial Staff

Confirmed as the head of the Chinese Communist Party and of its military in November 2012, Xi Jinping took little time to make clear his grandiose …

2023AUG08

Special Forum

China’s Strategic Thinking toward the US Role In the Indo-Pacific, 2013–2016

By. Yun Sun

President Obama’s second term overlapped perfectly with the first four years after the inauguration of President Xi Jinping, who adopted several major …

2023AUG08

Special Forum

China Cleaves Northeast Asia in Two, 2013-2016

By. Gilbert Rozman

What was the meaning of Xi Jinping’s Sunnylands offer to Barack Obama in 2013? It revealed far more than many recognized. Xi called for a …

2023AUG08

Special Forum

China’s Relations with Asia’s Southern Tier, 2013–2016

By. Danielle F. S. Cohen

The emergence of a new, more assertive Chinese foreign policy under President Xi Jinping had enormous implications for China’s relations with …

2023JUL17

Country Reports

Country Report: Japan (July 2023)

By. Editorial Staff

In the period after Japan hosted the G7 summit, Japanese interest remained high in international relations in the Indo-Pacific. Coverage demonstrated …