2020SEP02

Country Reports

Country Report: South Korea (September 2020)

By Sanghwa Hong

In the summer of 2020 foreign policy was largely on hold. The pandemic effect, the wait for US elections, and the relative caution shown by North Korea …

2020AUG31

Country Reports

Country Report: China (August 2020)

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

In the summer of 2020, Chinese analysts continued to grapple with the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the future of multilateralism and …

2020AUG27

Special Forum

Introduction

By Editorial Staff

On the northern tier of Asia, rethinking about geopolitics centers on three arenas. The first is the …

2020AUG27

Special Forum

Multipolarity versus Sinocentrism: Chinese and Russian Worldviews and Relations

By Gilbert Rozman

On July 3 Hu Xijin of Huanxiu Shibao inserted a needle in the bubble of Sino-Russian harmony, which some may be …

2020AUG27

Special Forum

Double Allegiance: Moon Jae-in’s Strategy amid US-China Rivalry

By Eun A Jo

Can a state be a credibly ally and still partner closely with its rival? During the Cold War, no country was …

2020AUG27

Special Forum

Accommodation versus Alliance: Japan’s Prospective Grand Strategy in the …

By Stephen Nagy

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has lately appeared to want it both ways: to tighten the alliance with the United …

2020AUG04

Open Forum

Washington Insights, Vol. 8, No. 4

By Editorial Staff

In mid-2020, US policy took a decidedly more negative turn toward China, driven by leaders whose foreign policy judgment was highly suspect. While there …

2020JUL29

Country Reports

Country Report: Russia (July 2020)

By Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

In the late spring and early summer of 2020, Russians were pondering the meaning of the Sino-US downward spiral. Was it good for their country? Was …

2020JUL29

Country Reports

Country Report: Japan (August 2020)

By Editorial Staff

Japanese were asking in the late spring and early summer what the collapse of Sino-US ties means for their country and for bilateral relations with both …

2020JUL02

Open Forum

Forecasting Synergies in Chinese and Russia Digital Influence Operations

By Kristine Lee

Amid the global pandemic that has wreaked havoc on countries around the world, China and Russia’s digital influence campaigns are converging. …