East Asia Insights | Managing the US-China Strategic Rivalry
The intensification of US-China tensions risks undermining regional stability in Asia Pacific. This cannot be resolved simply by ending the current trade war, and disengagement and decoupling is not a realistic option given the high level of interdependence between China and the world. So, what can be done?
East Asia Insights | Regaining Momentum on North Korea Negotiations
The international community is now at a crossroads with North Korea. The lack of progress at the Hanoi Summit raises the risk that the opportunity created by the Singapore Summit may be squandered. How can the US regain momentum in its negotiations and what role might Japan play in this?
East Asia Insights | The Crisis of US Credibility in East Asia
The decision by the US Congress to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over his pressuring of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden has brought renewed attention to the foreign policy of the Trump presidency. This drama is playing out in parallel to the ramping up of the 2020 US presidential […]
East Asia Insights | Five Steps to Bolster the US-Japan Alliance
In January 2020, the United States and Japan marked the 60th anniversary of the revised US-Japan Security Treaty. Steps to strengthen this relationship, which should not be taken for granted, include expanding Japan’s defense budget and reinvigorating multilateral forums.
Civil Society Monitor | Issue 14
• Can Japan Welcome Immigrants? A Shrinking Population Spurs a Growing Debate
JCIE Publications | Changing Values in Asia: Their Impact on Governance and Development
This volume highlights regional variances in Asian values and beliefs; it examines how socioeconomic change affects basic values and styles of domestic governance, what values are being contested within societies in the region, and how these contestations affect foreign relations.
JCIE Publications | Challenges for China-Japan-US Cooperation
This book, a collection of eight essays, consider what is necessary to build a cooperative trilateral relationship between China, Japan, and the United States, and what Japan in particular can do in the context of this triangle.
JCIE Publications | Beyond 2015: ASEAN-Japan Strategic Partnership for Democracy, Peace, and Prosperity in Southeast Asia
This report, based on the study conducted to reexamine and redefine the strategic value of ASEAN-Japan cooperation, offers recommendations for such cooperation and integration among ASEAN countries.
JCIE Publications | Navigating Change: ASEAN-Japan Strategic Partnership in East Asia and in Global Governance
In preparation for the Japan-ASEAN Ministerial meetings, Navigating Change proposes ways in which strategic partnerships between ASEAN and Japan can help to create a more stable East Asia, as well as support more effective global governance.
JCIE Publications | ASEAN-Japan Cooperation: A Foundation for East Asian Community
Experts from around Asia Pacific assess the importance of enhancing the ASEAN-Japan relationship as a step toward building a greater East Asian regional community, and review the history and current status of the bilateral relationship and propose ways in which it can be strengthened.