The East Asian region is in flux with the rapidly increasing rise of Chinese power and the perception of a relative decline of US influence.…
Topic: U.S. Foreign Policy
Abstract This article explores which factors influenced the process of US–Japan negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. It argues that while pressures from major societal groups…
Introduction During a visit to Tokyo in 2015, Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo publicly rejected China’s so-called nine-dash or U-shaped line claim in the South China…
Abstract The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is in the midst of improving its nuclear arsenal, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Since the details of this…
Abstract Abe Shinzō has pledged to “take Japan back” from its constraining postwar regime. Redesigned institutions for intelligence and security policy coordination and “proactive pacifism”…
Abstract The dynamics of institutional balancing is the predominant factor prompting East Asian countries to move to mega-FTAs. Rather than seeking mega-FTAs purely on the…
Abstract This article contends that South Korea’s behaviors toward China since 1992 can be fully understood when the structural variables of the strategic environment—i.e., economic…
Abstract Based on a review of automatic identification system data tracking approximately 70 vessels that entered DPRK ports between April 2016 and October 2016, current…
Abstract Developing expeditionary capabilities for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is a priority for Chinese leaders, and the Chinese public’s expectation for protection while abroad…
Abstract In 2016, US strategic engagement in Asia faced a widening array of challenges emanating both from the region and, troublingly, from within America itself.…
Abstract The PRC’s increasingly assertive foreign policy behaviors have triggered heightened anxiety among its regional neighbors. Washington has abided by a long-standing strategic ambiguity policy…
Summary There is a quiet drama playing out in American foreign policy far from the dark contours of upheaval in the Middle East and South…
Abstract This paper explores China’s responses to mega-regional negotiations, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. By examining Chinese elite discourse, the…
Abstract Serious people understand that the manner in which the United States deals with China will be a critical, if not the critical, overseas challenge…
Excerpt Resolving the trust deficit between Taipei and Washington should be an imperative for both countries. Doubts about the continuing value of America’s obligation to…
