Abstract To help frame the most difficult and important foreign policy decisions the new president will face, an effective national security strategy is needed once…
Topic: U.S. Foreign Policy
Summary As the economies of East Asia grow ever stronger, their need for energy resources increases, which in turn compels closer relations with the countries…
Abstract U.S. policy toward North Korea is based on wishful thinking: despite repeated predictions of its imminent collapse, the Kim regime has proven it is…
Summary In a relatively short period of time, the study of China’s international relations has gone from being a topic that interested a fairly small…
Abstract China and the United States signed a joint statement during US President Barack Obama’s four-day state visit to China in November 2009 in which…
Abstract Over the past several years, the most significant overall U.S. foreign policy action of relevance to China has been the announcement and initial follow-through…
Abstract China’s role in the North Korean nuclear issue has undergone major change in recent years. In the initial years of the Six-Party Talks, China’s…
Abstract This piece examines the US pivot to Asia in a historical context. The author argues that the US has long had a close engagement…
Summary Over several years, some of the most distinguished Chinese and American scholars have engaged in a major research project, sponsored by the China–U.S. Exchange…
Abstract On January 19, 2011, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao issued a joint statement following Hu’s visit to Washington. The two presidents announced…
Abstract The United States-Republic of Korea (ROK) alliance is under greater strain than ever before. One former U.S. ambassador to South Korea called 2004 “the…
Abstract The United States has completed numerous free trade agreements (FTAs), but the pattern of these agreements defies conventional explanations. Arguments that are based on…
Abstract This essay presents a theoretical approach toward war and peace, reviews basic conditions for world leadership, discusses four modes of global power transitions, illuminates…
Abstract This paper looks at ASEAN’s role in the context of the three main bilateral relations among the great powers in Asia: China-US, China-Japan, and…
Abstract As the U.S. military intervenes in Libya, a fierce debate has erupted over the possible existence of an Obama doctrine, with a chorus of…
