2013SEP17

Review Article

Making Headway on the “Economic-Security Nexus": Contributions from Southeast Asia

By Evelyn Goh

What is the relationship between economic growth, interdependence, and competition on the one hand, and geopolitical security and stability on the other? …

2013SEP16

Country Reports

Country Report: Russia (September 2013)

By Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

Russia’s thirst for multipolarity on terms that would not require reconsideration of its assumptions about countries active in East Asia was on vivid …

2013SEP16

Open Forum

Asan Washington Forum Synopsis Part 2: The Alliance and North Korea

By Editorial Staff

In this second and final part of the synopsis of the June 24-25 discussion, we focus on the triangle with North Korea. This summation may be read in …

2013SEP13

Country Reports

Country Report: South Korea (September 2013)

By Editorial Staff (prepared by Han Minjeong)

In a speech delivered on the sixty-eighth anniversary of Liberation Day, Park Geun-hye said, “Japanese politicians need to show courageous leadership …

2013SEP01

Country Reports

Country Report: Japan (September 2013)

By Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Iwaki Shigeyuki*)

Coverage of Abe Shinzo in the Japanese media has centered on three familiar themes and on one that has gone mostly unnoticed abroad. The July 21 Upper …

2013AUG27

Topics of the Month

The ROK-US Alliance - 2

By Koo Bon-hak*

ROK-US Alliance Rescheduling the War-time OPCON Transition From a Time-driven Approach to a Situation-driven …

2013AUG21

Topics of the Month

The China Dream - 2

By Ming Wan

Chinese politics may be entering one of those intriguing periods. This monthly post tracks the development …

2013AUG21

Topics of the Month

Japan-Russia Relations - 2

By Kazuhiko Togo

Two commentaries were made by Iwashita Akihiro and Konstantin Sarkisov, both long-time experts on Japan-Russia …

2013AUG02

Open Forum

Negotiations between Japan and USSR/Russia on the Northern Territories: Lessons for the Abe-Putin Renewal of Talks

By Kazuhiko Togo

Many may be so weary of talk about negotiations on the territorial dispute between Tokyo and Moscow as nothing more than a broken record that they will …

2013AUG02

Open Forum

Xi Jinping’s “China Dream”: Same Bed, Different Dreams?

By Ming Wan

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “China Dream” slogan has attracted much attention. It should. The remarks and actions by a rising power’s new …