Preview: What should be the long-term future of the military alliance between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea (ROK) after North…
Topic: U.S. Foreign Policy
Preview: Concerns are mounting in Washington and other capitals around the globe about the negative aspects of China’s growing power and reach. Beyond pursuing economic…
Preview: The United States faces a dilemma in Asia. It wishes to preserve a balance of power, reinforce the rules-based regional order, avoid conflict, and…
Abstract: By talking directly with Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump did achieve something unprecedented, but it was all in Kim’s favour.
Abstract: The United States and China are separated not only by divergent interests, some of which might be reconciled, but by incompatible visions for the…
Abstract: Why has U.S. grand strategy persisted since the end of the Cold War? Despite shocks such as the 2008 global financial crisis and the…
Abstract: Territorial tensions in the waters surrounding China have escalated in recent years. Maritime disputes in the South and East China Seas are, however, not…
Abstract: The promotion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) represented a major component of the strategy of rebalancing. Through the TPP, the Obama administration aimed at…
Abstract: This article analyzes the shifting dynamics of the China-Russia-U.S. triangle. It argues that shared views on global and domestic politics have driven China and…
Abstract: This paper is an attempt to analyze Russia’s regional political place and power in Northeast Asia through the US-China-Russia triangularity and to forecast the…
Abstract: Japan today faces security challenges unprecedented in the post-Cold War era. As it has done when reacting to past challenges, Tokyo is responding to…
Abstract China’s purported fears about the introduction of defensive missiles into South Korea are likely insincere or misplaced, leaving concerns about the beneficial effects on…
Abstract As the world enters the third decade of the twenty-first century, far-reaching changes are likely to occur. China, Russia, India, and Brazil, and perhaps…
Abstract The traditional US foreign policy of ‘preserve and protect’ could instigate some issues between Washington and Beijing but experts argue that Washington would maintain…
Abstract The relation between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is of substantial strategic prominence in the security landscape of…
