2022AUG09

Country Reports

Country Report: Japan (July 2022)

By. Editorial Staff

The year 2022 has unfolded strikingly differently from Japanese expectations. Although already in retirement, Abe Shinzo had set the agenda that was …

2022AUG09

Country Reports

Country Report: Russia (July 2022)

By. Editorial Staff

The shadow of the Ukraine war loomed large over Russian writings on East Asia, whether China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, or the BRICS. China’s …

2022JUL26

Special Forum

Introduction

By. Editorial Staff

The four years from 2016 through 2019 were the most eventful in the post-democratization and post-Cold War period of South Korean history. Three goals …

2022JUL26

Special Forum

Great Hopes, Shattered Dreams

By. Sue Mi Terry

President Park Geun-hye entered office with high hopes of making progress with the North by pursuing a more balanced, middle-of-the-road policy than her …

2022JUL26

Special Forum

Candlelight Mandate, Moonshine Diplomacy, and Partisan Narratives

By. Eun A Jo

In 2016, conservative president Park Geun-hye’s trustpolitik crumbled with North Korea’s nuclear tests. This triggered a barrage of policy …

2022JUL26

Special Forum

Gambling on Great Power Relations

By. Gilbert Rozman

The four years from 2016 to 2019 saw both a high point in expectations that Seoul could reshape geopolitics in Northeast Asia and a low point in …

2022JUL11

Country Reports

Country Report: Russia (March 2022)

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

February 4 and February 24 stand as watershed moments in Russian coverage of relations with China, with spinoffs for discussions of India and Japan. In …

2022JUL07

China

Country Report: China (July 2022)

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

In mid-2022, Chinese analysts reflected on Sino–US relations under the Biden administration, prospects for improvement, and whether the two countries …

2022JUL07

Open Forum

Explaining Japan’s About-Face on Russia

By. Hakamada Shigeki

The Kishida-Biden and Quad summits of May 23-24, 2022 showcased not only Biden’s determination to turn the Ukraine war into a catalyst for a more …

2022JUL01

Country Reports

Country Report: South Korea (May-June 2022)

By. Jung Seyoon

Country Report: South Korea (May & June 2022) Munkyoung Shin and Jung Seyoon President Yoon Suk-yeol’s first two months in office gave a …