2021APR27

Country Reports

Country Report: South Korea (May 2021)

By Munkyoung Shin

In the wake of the inauguration of the Biden administration, a flurry of diplomatic activities in the Indo-Pacific ensued in March and April, which …

2021APR27

Open Forum

Washington Insights, Vol. 9, No. 2

By Editorial Staff

The months of March and April saw a revival of energetic exchanges on international affairs after the dulling effect of the past year of pandemic and the …

2021APR20

Country Reports

Country Report: Japan (April 2021)

By Editorial Staff

In the first quarter of 2021, Japanese coverages turned from assessing 2020 to anticipating Biden’s impact to taking satisfaction in Biden’s …

2021APR01

Country Reports

Country Report: Russia (March 2021)

By Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

Two themes gained prominence in Russian coverage of the Indo-Pacific region in the first part of 2021: the Russo-China-US triangle and the geopolitics of …

2021MAR15

Country Reports

Country Report: South Korea (March 2021)

By Sanghwa Hong

Relations with the United States took center stage as South Koreans eyed the formation of the Biden administration, while phone conversations with …

2021MAR02

Special Forum

Introduction

By Editorial Staff

Compared to the abundant analyses of strategic thinking of the United States and of US allies toward China, …

2021MAR02

Special Forum

Uninterrupted Rise: China’s Global Strategy According to Xi Jinping Thought

By Steve Tsang

To many in the Chinese leadership the global financial crisis revealed that advanced Western capitalist …

2021MAR02

Special Forum

China’s Strategies toward South Korea, Japan, and Australia in the Biden Era

By Gilbert Rozman

As the Biden administration eyes ways to strengthen US alliances, China is weighing methods to drive a wedge …

2021MAR02

Special Forum

What's Past Is Prologue: China After Xi

By Jude Blanchette

What comes after Xi Jinping? The question itself seems premature to ask, given the near-certainty that Xi will assume a norm-breaking 3rd five-year term …

2021MAR02

Country Reports

Country Report: China (February 2021)

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

In the winter of 2020–2021, Chinese analysts contemplated a world in flux, with the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to devastate the United States and the …