2020NOV04

Country Reports

Country Report: South Korea (November 2020)

By Sanghwa Hong

The fall of 2020 left South Korea in limbo. Who would win the US presidential elections? Would there be an October or post-election surprise from North …

2020NOV02

Country Reports

Country Report: China (October 2020)

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

In the fall of 2020, Chinese analysts assessed the likely impact on Sino–US relations of the US presidential election and praised the effectiveness of …

2020OCT19

Open Forum

Kazakhstan in Sino-Russian Relations: Cooperation and Competition between the EEU and BRI

By Michael Clarke

On the sidelines of the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) foreign ministers’ meeting in Moscow on September 12, 2020, Chinese foreign …

2020OCT12

Open Forum

Washington Insights, Vol. 8, No. 5

By Editorial Staff

Leadership change was on peoples’ minds in the late summer and early fall of 2020. What would a Biden administration do differently from Trump in …

2020OCT12

Country Reports

Country Report: Japan (October 2020)

By Editorial Staff

With Abe Shinzo’s decision to resign for health reasons at the end of August, discussion turned quickly to his legacy, including in international …

2020OCT08

Special Forum

Introduction

By Gilbert Rozman

In the early autumn of 2020, when Joe Biden was leading decisively in the polls, many in the Indo-Pacific …

2020OCT08

Special Forum

Contemplating US Policy on China and the Indo-Pacific: Some Thoughts regarding …

By Amanda Trea Phua

By most accounts, the last four years have been something of a sea change in US foreign policy. During this …

2020OCT07

Special Forum

Anticipating Japan’s Attitudes toward the US President in 2021

By Akimoto Satohiro

Japan has a very practical view on who the US president is. Throughout the postwar period, Japan’s …

2020OCT07

Special Forum

Sustaining the Momentum in the Indo-Pacific: The US Presidential Elections and …

By Shruti Pandalai

When asked about bipartisan support for the Indo-US relationship, India’s Foreign Minister Dr. S. …

2020OCT05

Open Forum

Weighed in the Balance: Abe’s Legacy of Searching for Supplementary Security Partners

By James D.J. Brown

The lives of Japanese diplomats and security planners were simpler in the old days. During the Cold War, Tokyo’s priority was to monitor the …