Abstract: From 2011 to 2016, then US President Barack Obama vigorously pursued the policy of strategic rebalancing to Asia. The policy’s underlying goal was to…
Publication Type: Articles
Abstract: Despite the ties between politics and economics, little attention has been given to how economic development affects foreign policy. To fill the gap in…
Abstract: This paper examines whether South Korea’s official development assistance (ODA) has promoted foreign policy cooperation from its recipients. To this end, vote congruence between…
Abstract: [Note: This a speech the author presented at the Northeast Asia Cooperation Forum hosted by the East Asia Research Center, School of International Relations,…
Abstract: Reflecting upon the desire to expand the jurisdiction in the sea, the UNCLOS introduced and established the exclusive economic zone, new continental shelf system,…
Abstract: China’s current approach towards the Korean peninsula, especially in the security dimension, is the product of a combination of long-standing Chinese historical concerns and…
Abstract: Fears at the beginning of 2018 of imminent military hostilities on the Korean Peninsula were replaced by hopes of a diplomatic resolution to the…
Abstract: In the past 25 years, partnership diplomacy has gradually become an indispensable component in China’s grand diplomacy strategy. Between 1993 and the end of…
Abstract: While all eyes have been focused on the evolving US-China trade war, China has been pursuing multiple initiatives of which its long-term global investment…
Preview: In the midst of an ever-escalating tariff war, I do not share the view that Sino-American tensions are all about trade imbalances. The real…
Abstract: Prime Minister Abe Shinzō’s anticipated trip to St Petersburg and Moscow at the end of May 2018 represents the culmination of his “new approach”…
Abstract: This study examines the impact of China’s growing territorial ambitions on Japanese public opinion. By experimentally manipulating perceived territorial threats from China, we tested…
Abstract: The status of maritime features is one of the core issues in the South China Sea Arbitration. The essence of this issue is territorial…
Abstract: The so-called Iran nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive plan of Action, is an agreement between Iran and the five permanent members…
Abstract: Global ocean governance is a historical product. In the course of development, the UNCLOS has established the contemporary global ocean governance system. The current…
