East Asia Insights | After the Launch: Moving Forward with North Korea

This issue focuses on North Korea’s violation of the Leap Day Agreement and numerous UN Security Council resolutions, as well as whether or not China will agree to fully implement sanctions.

East Asia Insights | Remembering Tadashi Yamamoto: Intellectual Dialogue for a New Era

This issue memorializes Tadashi Yamamoto, founder and president of JCIE; it looks back on Yamamoto’s legacy, while advocating for more intellectual dialogue in the future, in his honor.

East Asia Insights | Politicizing the Senkaku Islands: A Danger to Regional Stability

The issue discusses the Senkaku-related troubles, including the sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, the broad ramifications for the US0Japan alliance, and China’s overall engagement with the region, as well as the need for careful management.

East Asia Insights | Japan-ROK Relations: Defusing Tensions to Build a Regional Partnership

This issue emphasizes the importance of Japan-South Korea cooperation, not only for the sake of the two countries themselves but also for the region as a whole; this would also require the leaders in both countries to recalibrate their relationship.

East Asia Insights | Myths of Decline: Why Japan Matters as China Rises

This issue works to analyze the myth that as emerging powers such as China and India burst onto the scene, Japan will be left behind and slowly recede from the world stage.

East Asia Insights | A Reset for East Asia: Managing Risks Under New Leadership

This issue discusses the shifting balance of power in East Asia that may spoil the future stability and prosperity of both Japan and the entire region, which is especially difficult in the context of domestic politics and surging nationalism.

East Asia Insights | Moving Beyond East Asia’s Confrontational Postures

This issue offers recommendations on how five key players: China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and the US, can assist in moving East Asia beyond its current confrontational postures.

East Asia Insights | China and Shared Regional Prosperity: Five Risk Factors

This issue focuses on the finding the right approach to China, which may be the biggest task for Japan and other countries in Asia Pacific as there is no doubt about China importance to shared regional stability and prosperity.

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.