Asian studies
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Japan’s Changing Defense Posture and Security Relations in East Asia
Abstract Japan’s Diet passed new defense legislation in 2015. It reinterprets the constitutional clause renouncing the threat or use of…
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North Korea’s Push for Reunification Isn’t Just Empty Rhetoric
In the final months of his single term in office, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is making a strong push…
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Korea and Taiwan Democratization Compared (Perils of Transition)
Abstract Taiwan and South Korea are two of the clearest cases of recent democratization in East Asia. The elections of…
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The Geopolitics of the China-Pakistan
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is located at the intersection of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century…
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North Korean Refugees in South Korea
The aim of this article is to examine the structural conditions that affect the problem of North Korean refugees in…
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Tracing the Abandonment of Kurds and South Korea Under the Trump Administration
Amid a stronger allied state’s disrupting policy to bash allies, swayed by domestic politics, which hich alliances survive and which…
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Turkey’s role in Afghanistan: a major risk
This paper discusses Turkey’s objectives behind its mission in Afghanistan as well as international and field risks. It assesses that…
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What’s Behind the Latest Violence in Kashmir?
A deadly wave of attacks in Indian-administered Kashmir this fall has brought back haunting memories of the 1990s, when militancy…
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China seeks to extend its clout in commodity markets
FEW CRISES highlight China’s weight in commodity markets as clearly as the global energy crunch.
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What to Expect From the Biden-Xi Virtual Summit
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in a virtual summit on Monday evening, the…
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China’s Search for Allies: Is Beijing Building a Rival Alliance System?
The United States’ network of alliances has long been a central pillar of its foreign policy—and, as competition with China…
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The Uncertain Road Facing Afghanistan
Afghanistan became the spotlight of almost every news outlet as the world looked in bewilderment at the disorderly American withdrawal.
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