Abstract: Current geopolitical dynamics in East Asia is generated by the US rebalancing and China’s counterbalancing. The US rebalancing has so far ended in an…
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Abstract: This article examines Japan’s role conception in its multilateral commitments to the Asia-Pacific after the global financial crisis in 2008. The Hatoyama government launched…
Abstract: The dawn of the twenty-first century witnessed a new wave of multilateral initiatives in the Asia-Pacific. By integrating institutional balancing theory and role theory,…
Abstract: No relationship is more important to the future of Asia than the one between Japan and China. PM Abe’s visit to Beijing last month…
Abstract: On June 12, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (hereafter DPRK or North Korea) leader Kim Jong Un, Chairman…
Abstract: This article examines the domestic political dynamics behind US president Donald Trump’s “America First” approach to trade and foreign policy, to understand better how…
Abstract: This article analyzes China’s use of issue-linkage strategies in its approach to nuclear proliferation. It highlights that China has used its ties to nuclear…
Abstract: Chinese President Xi Jinping has touted an Asian security architecture in which “it is for the people of Asia to run the affairs of…
Abstract: Chinese analysts view the US military not only as a model for emulation but also as a serious threat given its strengths in high…
Abstract: This essay argues that Japan needs the United States to stay involved in the Indo-Pacific and examines how, in a time of great regional…
Abstract; The essay first examines where the [Sino-Japanese] relationship went off track, starting in 2008, with Chinese incursions into the disputed waters of the East…
Abstract: This article argues that the defense and security dimension of the U.S.-India strategic partnership, despite demonstrating significant growth and progress in recent years, still…
Abstract: This article examines the India-U.S. strategic partnership and argues that the Iran factor is not as big an impediment to the bilateral relationship as…
Abstract: This article examines Indian and U.S. perceptions of the Indo-Pacific, the extent of their strategic convergence and cooperation in this region, and the manner…
Abstract: This article examines the significant congruence of U.S. and Indian interests in Southeast Asia and assesses both the prospects and constraints that New Delhi…
