2019DEC10

Open Forum

Sino-Russian Local Relations: Heihe and Blagoveshchensk

By Gaye Christoffersen

Some argue that troubled cross-border relations defy extravagant claims made about Sino-Russian, such as that an alliance exists. Others argue that those …

2019DEC09

Country Reports

Country Report: South Korea (November 2019)

By Kim Kimberly

Through the fall, Seoul’s relationship with Tokyo has been at its nadir, but relations with both Pyongyang and Washington have also been deeply …

2019DEC02

Country Reports

Country Report: Russia (November 2019)

By Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

China was on Russian minds the most, relegating the Korean Peninsula to second among Asian interests. On the one hand, Putin’s announcement of …

2019NOV27

Open Forum

Washington Insights, Vol. 7, No. 6

By Editorial Staff

Against the shadow of impeachment hearings, the DC think tank community waited on three big developments in the Indo-Pacific region. The Sino-US trade …

2019NOV19

Country Reports

Country Report: Japan (December 2019)

By Editorial Staff

On August 24 after Abe surpassed Sato Eisaku as the longest-serving postwar prime minister, Mainichi compared the foreign policies of the two. Sato …

2019NOV04

Special Forum

Introduction

By Gilbert Rozman

The breakdown in ROK-Japan relations in the second half of 2019 has sent shock waves across some countries and …

2019NOV02

Special Forum

Japan

By Sheila A. Smith

Without a doubt, Japan’s relations with South Korea are at one of the lowest points in the period since …

2019NOV02

Special Forum

South Korea

By Sharon Yoon

This article focuses on the case of anti-Korean sentiment and the rise of an ultranationalist …

2019NOV01

Special Forum

United States

By Editorial Staff

US foreign policy has captured the world’s attention, as Donald Trump shifts policy around the world, not …

2019NOV01

Special Forum

China

By Yumi Ko

In the United States, there is much talk about how the collapse in Japan-ROK relations since July 2019 poses …