Summary In recent years, Asia’s economic and strategic environment has been transformed in a fundamental sense. The emerging ‘Asian Economic Community’—encompassing ASEAN, China, Japan, India…
Country or Region: Japan
Abstract Japan has been a strong supporter of America’s ‘pivot’, or ‘rebalance’, to the Asia-Pacific. Why has it responded in such a way? Japan’s established…
Abstract The article investigates Japan’s foreign policy towards the South Caucasus by unveiling the full range of its paraphernalia. After dwelling on Japan as a…
Abstract Based on the perspectives of popular nationalism and state nationalism, this article investigates the current status of nationalism as well as its effects on…
Summary For decades after World War II, Japan chose to focus on soft power and economic diplomacy alongside a close alliance with the United States,…
Abstract Since 2012, Japan’s foreign policy under Prime Minister (PM) Abe has been characterized as assertive, welcome or provocative. By employing the fear of abandonment/entrapment…
Abstract The emerging new order in Northeast Asia in the 21st century is attributable to a few factors. First, the relative decline of the United…
Summary In 1995, an Okinawan schoolgirl was brutally raped by several U.S. servicemen. The incident triggered a chain of protests by women’s groups, teachers’ associations,…
Abstract This paper explores reasons for the (un)willingness of the European Union (EU) to cooperate with its external partners such as Japan in promoting regional…
Summary Soon after the American Revolution, certain of the founders began to recognize the strategic significance of Asia and the Pacific and the vast material…
Summary Japan and South Korea are Western-style democracies with open-market economies committed to the rule of law. They are also U.S. allies. Yet despite their…
Abstract How does a small power respond and adjust to a fluid and potentially dangerous strategic balancing by major powers generated by a territorial dispute?…
Summary One of Asia’s best-respected writers on business and economy, Hong Kong-based author Mark L. Clifford provides a behind-the-scenes look at what companies in China,…
Abstract Why has the Senkaku/Diaoyu territorial dispute escalated recurrently? This study examines the sources of the 2010 and 2012 escalations in territorial disputes over the…
Summary To what extent does the failing strategy of nonproliferation pose serious challenges for Northeast Asia’s security environment? Are there alternative strategies for managing nuclear…
