2020JAN23

Country Reports

Country Report: Russia (January 2020)

By Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

An aura of bravado pervaded Russian publications at the end of 2019. Putin had succeeded in diplomacy around the world, reestablishing Moscow as a …

2020JAN20

Special Forum

Introduction

By Gilbert Rozman

The six countries of Northeast Asia are led by leaders known for their assertiveness. This forum excludes the …

2020JAN20

Special Forum

The Case of Xi Jinping

By Jude Blanchette

In January 1980, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping gathered senior cadres from the upper reaches of the …

2020JAN20

Special Forum

The Case of Donald Trump

By Scott W. Harold

Donald Trump came to office vowing to make many changes in US foreign policy, whether in terms of labeling …

2020JAN20

Special Forum

The Case of Abe Shinzo

By Glen S. Fukushima

 On November 20, 2019, Abe Shinzo became the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history, at 2,887 …

2020JAN20

Special Forum

The Case of Moon Jae-in

By Lee Chung Min*

The fact that North Korea assumes such center stage in the conduct of South Korea’s foreign and security …

2019DEC31

Open Forum

Russian Commentary on South Korea in 2019

By Artyom Lukin

For the last three decades, since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the perception of South Korea in Russia has been generally positive. This has been …

2019DEC28

Open Forum

Chinese Economic Coercion during the THAAD Dispute

By Darren J. Lim

While the US-China trade war has dominated geoeconomic discussions in 2019, great power rivalry is far from the only domain in which economic instruments …

2019DEC20

Country Reports

Country Report: China (December 2019)

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

In late 2019, Chinese analysts advocated for a Chinese conception of global governance to replace that previously put forward by the United States and …

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 …