2018NOV15

Open Forum

Washington Insights Vol. 6, No. 6

By Editorial Staff

North Korea had slipped into the background, US-Japan ties had lost some significance, and China loomed ever larger as the fall began in DC. Concern was …

2018OCT24

Special Forum

Introduction

By Editorial Staff

The optimism about democratization that rose sharply in the second half of the 1980s and stood strong in the …

2018OCT24

Special Forum

Democratization, National Identity, and Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia

By Aurel Croissant

Southeast Asia presents social scientists with a laboratory for the analysis of the relationship between …

2018OCT24

Special Forum

The Mediating Role of National Identity in Democratization and Lessons from …

By Gilbert Rozman

Trade wars and security clashes are in the forefront across greater Asia, but we would be remiss to overlook …

2018OCT24

Special Forum

The Chinese Model of Law, China’s Agenda in International Law, and …

By Jacques deLisle

A more influential Chinese model of law and approach to international law poses challenges for the rule of …

2018OCT24

Special Forum

Democratization in Asia: Lessons from the Americas

By Louis Goodman

Democracy, or the concept of rule by the people, is the idea of a system of government where individual …

2018OCT23

Country Reports

Country Report: China (October 2018)

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

In mid-2018, Chinese experts assessed China’s relations with South Korea and Japan’s increasingly autonomous approach toward North Korea. …

2018OCT18

Open Forum

Russia’s Revived Debate on China: Historical Perspective and Implicit Significance

By Gilbert Rozman

In the fall of 2018, the case is again being made that Russia is likely to be amenable to distance itself from China despite the recent tightening of …

2018OCT16

Open Forum

The Balance between Sinophobia and Discourse on Cooperation: Expert Opinion on China in Russia and Kazakhstan

By Ivan Zuenko

The Beijing-Moscow-Astana triangle is the key to the processes of integration and economic cooperation in “Central Eurasia”—a recent but …

2018OCT11

Open Forum

As China and Russia Draw Closer, Mongolia Feels the Squeeze

By Sergey Radchenko

In September 2018 Russia carried out the largest military exercise since the height of the Cold War.1 Vostok-2018, held in Siberia, drew considerable …