May 16,2014 Open Forum Washington Insights: May 2014 (Part 2) This is the second of two parts of this issue’s Washington Insights. It provides a synopsis of a panel discussion on March 29 at the annual meetings in Philadelphia of the AAS. Although Rozman and Denisov were authors of papers, they were not on the panel. For a link to the video of the panel, […] Editorial Staff Alliance triangle , core regional triangle , North Korea diplomacy triangle , northern alliance triangle , Ukraine
Apr 30,2014 Topics of the Month Update on Japan-Russia Relations From July to December 2013, Topics of the Month carried a series of statements by Togo Kazuhiko and rejoinders on Japan-Russia relations. In the month of April 2014 we are revisiting the previous Topics of the Month themes to update coverage. This is advisable because of new developments related to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and […] Editorial Staff Asianism , energy , Igor Sechin , Ukraine
Apr 30,2014 Country Reports Country Report: China (April 2014) Chinese writings in the past two months reveal a somewhat restrained, but dark, tone about regional security dynamics, especially with regard to China-Japan and China-US relations. The nationalistic coverage of Chuck Hagel’s visit to China, during which Chinese counterparts conveyed that they would not compromise when it comes to territorial sovereignty issues and expressed disapproval […] Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Dong Jiaxin*) Central Asia , China-US-ROK triangle , Economic Interdependence , Japan-Taiwan relations , Japan's defense strategy , Korean Peninsula , new type of major power relations , Regional security framework , Taiwan , Ukraine
Apr 11,2014 Country Reports Country Report: Japan (April 2014) February and March 2014 saw Japan much more isolated than at any point since the US occupation, but the shallowness and myopia of Japan’s media coverage stood out beyond earlier periods. Larger-than-life international personages were caricatured in ways that, at times, only faintly resembled analysis in other countries. The most negative coverage was devoted to […] Editorial Staff Abe Shinzo , international society , Park Geun-hye , public opinion war , reparations , trilateral summit , Ukraine
Apr 11,2014 Open Forum Russo-Chinese Relations in Strategic Perspective Russian and Chinese leaders regularly profess an ever-growing congruence of interests and ever-increasing economic, political, and even military cooperation. According to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in October 2013, “Bilateral relations have never reached such high levels.”1 Yet, arguably there is much less harmony here—although what harmony there is remains quite real—than is publicly professed. While […] Stephen Blank Arms sales , Asymmetry , energy , junior partner , Sochi Olympics , Ukraine , Ukrainian invasion , Vietnam
Mar 28,2014 Country Reports Country Report: Russia (March 2014) Russia’s writings on Asia over the past two months included much on Russia’s pivot toward the Asia-Pacific, its relations with Japan, and its approach toward the Korean Peninsula. Writings on China were detailed and mainly focused on China’s domestic developments, as well as some celebratory remarks about the Olympics cooperation between the two nations. China […] Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova) debate on DPRK , economic integration , priority of Southeast Asia , Russia's pivot , Russian Far East development and security , Southeast Asia , Southeast Asia US World domination , Ukraine