2020DEC30

Special Forum

America’s Indo-Pacific challenge

By Rory Medcalf

This article has been updated on February 4. Competing with China is the foremost external policy challenge for …

2020DEC28

Country Reports

Country Report: China (December 2020)

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

In the fall of 2020, Chinese analysts assessed US and Japanese policies in light of recent anti-globalization trends and made predictions about the …

2020DEC10

Country Reports

Country Report: Japan (November 2020)

By Editorial Staff

The late fall of 2020 was eventful for Japanese foreign relations because it meant the start of a new relationship with a US president—this time with a …

2020DEC10

Open Forum

Washington Insights, Vol. 8, No. 6

By Editorial Staff

The late fall of 2020 saw attention turn to Joe Biden, including his nominees for policy posts in national security and their thinking on the …

2020DEC02

Country Reports

Country Report: Russia (November 2020)

By Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

Sino-US relations were foremost on Russian observers’ minds in the autumn of 2020, both before and after Joe Biden’s election victory. …

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 …