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October 1, 2014 Topics of the Month
Comparative Southeast Asian Military Modernization – 1

Southeast Asia’s military modernization over the last half decade has been impressive. Defense expenditures across the region have risen, on average, by nine percent each year since 2009, […]

Felix K. Chang

Arms sales, code of conduct, defense expenditures, Indonesia, long-term commitment, Malaysia, maritime interests, Philippines, territorial ambitions, Vietnam
August 19, 2014 Topics of the Month
India’s New Leadership and East Asia – 3

As befits a leading member of the Indian prime minister’s National Security Advisory Board, Pramit Pal Chaudhuri in his rejoinder adeptly lays out the nuances of India’s China […]

Daniel Twining

contested sovereignty, hedging, India, industrial corridors, Look East vs. Look West, military co-production, Military Modernization, Vietnam
August 11, 2014 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (August 2014)

On May 25, Yomiuri shimbun carried an article by Kitaoka Shinichi, who had chaired the advisory panel that had debated national security and defense capabilities. With the aim […]

Editorial Staff

collective self-defense, New type of great power relations, North Korea card, peripheral diplomacy, propaganda war, Ukraine, Vietnam
April 30, 2014 Country Reports
Country Report: China (April 2014)

Chinese writings in the past two months reveal a somewhat restrained, but dark, tone about regional security dynamics, especially with regard to China-Japan and China-US relations. The nationalistic […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Dong Jiaxin*)

Central Asia, China-US-ROK triangle, Economic Interdependence, Japan-Taiwan relations, Japan's defense strategy, Korean Peninsula, new type of major power relations, Regional security framework, Taiwan, Ukraine, US threat to DPRK, Vietnam
April 11, 2014 Open Forum
Russo-Chinese Relations in Strategic Perspective

Russian and Chinese leaders regularly profess an ever-growing congruence of interests and ever-increasing economic, political, and even military cooperation. According to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in October 2013, […]

Stephen Blank

Arms sales, Asymmetry, energy, junior partner, Sochi Olympics, Ukraine, Ukrainian invasion, Vietnam
November 22, 2013 Country Reports
Country Report: Russia (November 2013)

The Russian media kept its eye on areas around China’s borders, cautiously raising questions about clashing Russian and Chinese interests. In September the spotlight turned to Central Asia. […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

Anti-Americanism, Balanced diplomacy, economic regionalism, Iron Silk Road, Moscow-Beijing axis, Multipolarity, natural gas price, Southeast Asia, Vietnam