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December 13, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (November)

Two themes dominated the news in November: the “shock” of the election of Donald Trump, which is covered separately in a Special Forum article, and the “anticipation” of […]

Editorial Staff

AIIB, ASEAN, comfort women, East China Sea, energy, G20, GSOMIA, Hikiwake, Kaesong Industrial Complex, Northern Territories, Russian Far East, sanctions, Senkaku Islands, South China Sea, Territorial Disputes, THAAD, theater missile defense, trilateralism, Trump administration, two islands plus alpha
October 18, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (October 2016)

Russian articles in the late summer of 2016 found multiple reasons to take heart. The Sino-US relationship appeared more troubled, opening more space for Russia. Plans for transit […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

ASEAN, BRICS, Eastern Economic Forum, EEU, G20, SCO, Silk Road Economic Belt, South China Sea
October 18, 2016 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (October 2016)

How did Abe’s meeting with Putin in Vladivostok contribute to a breakthrough in relations? How are growing tensions over the South China Sea (and divisiveness within ASEAN) and […]

Editorial Staff

ASEAN, comfort women, G20, rebalance, SCO, Sino-Russian rapprochement, South China Sea, THAAD
September 22, 2016 Alternative Scenarios
Positive Scenario II

Below I respond to the negative scenario for Sino-Russian relations, as presented by Brian Carlson, and attempt to discern the most realistic outcome for how this relationship will […]

Gregory Shtraks

Eurasian Economic Union, G20, One Belt One Road, Russia Far East, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Silk Road Economic Belt, South China Sea, US hegemony