2017AUG22

Open Forum

Mongolia’s Shrinking Foreign Policy Space

By. Sergey Radchenko

More than a quarter of a century has passed since Mongolia broke free of Soviet tutelage and set out to chart an independent course in foreign policy. …

2017AUG21

Country Reports

Country Report: Russia (July 2017)

By. Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

The divide over Russia’s Asian policies came into the open and sharpened as hopes for Trump changing US policy have been dashed and Putin’s …

2017AUG18

Country Reports

Country Report: China (August 2017)

By. Danielle F. S. Cohen

In mid-2017, Chinese analysts were preoccupied with the North Korean nuclear crisis and the South Korean decision to deploy THAAD. They identified …

2017AUG17

Open Forum

The Strange Rapprochement: Russian Military Pressure Tactics on the Northern Territories Issue

By. Koizumi Yu

For the past several years, Japanese diplomacy has paid great attention to relations with Russia. After the second Abe cabinet was established in 2012, …

2017AUG16

Country Reports

Country Report: South Korea (July 2017)

By. Editorial Staff

President Moon made his international debut at the summit with President Trump in Washington and at meetings with the G20 leaders in Germany. His debut …

2017JUL03

Open Forum

Japan’s Feelings of Marginalization in Spring 2017 and the US Factor

By. Gilbert Rozman

At this time of extraordinary flux, for some, Japan looms as an embodiment of stability and sound realist judgment. For others, it remains mired in the …

2017JUL03

Open Forum

Washington Insights (Vol. 5, No. 3)

By. Editorial Staff

In May and June, challenges mounted for observers of foreign relations in the Asia-Pacific region. Donald Trump kept throwing US policy into question. …

2017JUN29

Special Forum

Introduction

By. Editorial Staff

Amid increasing uncertainties in Sino-US relations and Japan-South Korea relations, the late spring of 2017 …

2017JUN29

Special Forum

Moon Jae-in’s Foreign Policy & Roh Moo-hyun’s Shadow

By. Lee Seong-hyon

40 days into his presidency, Moon Jae-in appointed the nation’s first female foreign minister. However, …

2017JUN29

Special Forum

The ROK-US Summit: Divide in the South Korean Media

By. Editorial Staff

As the summit between newly elected Moon Jae-in and Donald Trump draws closer, South Korean newspapers are …