East Asia Insights | The Future of East Asia: Four Risks to Long-Term Stability
This issue discusses four main risks in terms of long-term stability in East Asia: the regional policies of the United States and China, the nexus that has developed in the region between domestic politics and foreign policy, the rising tide of nationalism, and North Korea.
East Asia Insights | Japan’s Debate on Constitutional Reinterpretation: Paving the Way for Collective Self-Defense
This issue analyzes the ongoing debate over an interpretation of the Japanese constitution; many experts believe that this re-interpretation can contribute to long-term stability and peace in the region.
East Asia Insights | Forging a Common Regional Approach to China
This issue discusses the importance of a coordinated response to the challenges that accompany China’s rapid and unprecedented economic growth.
East Asia Insights | A View from Asia: Re-energizing US Regional Engagement
This issue focuses on the fundamental shift in balance of power in the Asian region, and without the right cooperation and management, tensions risk becoming entrenched; this is where it is important for US to maintain engagement in the region.
East Asia Insights | Bolstering East Asian Cooperation 70 Years On
This issue, in honor of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, reflects on the progress made and the steps needed to ensure that such tragic events are never repeated.
East Asia Insights | The Next Step for the US-Japan Alliance
This issue suggests ways in which Japan and the United States should build upon the success of Abe’s visit to the US in late spring, by focusing on long-term efforts to take a more multifaceted approach in order to promote regional stability and prosperity.
East Asia Insights | Proactive Diplomacy for Peace Under Japan’s New Security Legislation
This issue focuses on how Japan can best position itself to play a more active—but unequivocally peaceful—diplomatic and foreign policy role by making clear how it will reconcile its need to be more proactive in security affairs while retaining its long-held commitment to peace.
East Asia Insights | Six Challenges for US-Japan Cooperation in Asia
In this issue of East Asia Insights, Hitoshi Tanaka outlines six challenges that carry the potential to undermine US-Japan cooperation and calls for close, careful US-Japan consultation and cooperation to ensure that these challenges do not create a wedge in the alliance.
East Asia Insights | Trump’s Rhetoric and the Future of the US-Japan Alliance
This issue discusses the question that has been brought up by the results of the US election: Will US alliance relationships, including the alliance with Japan, weaken as part of the retreat to isolationism espoused by Trump?
East Asia Insights | Shoring Up the US-Japan Alliance under the Trump Administration
This edition of East Asia Insights discusses the sense of uncertainty regarding the future role of the United States in East Asian affairs, following President Trump’s election; the report focuses on a shared US-Japan strategy to face key regional challenges, which will provide both countries with stability in regional affairs.