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.
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.
JCIE Publications | New Dimensions of China-Japan-US Relations
These nine essays analyze the new dimensions of the China-Japan-US relationship and evaluate the status of traditional factors such as the Korean peninsula, Taiwan, and the US-Japan security alliance.
JCIE Publications | ASEM in its Tenth Year
This final research report evaluating the ASEM process and exploring future possibilities was presented to the ASEM Senior Officials’ Meeting in March 2006.
JCIE Publications | The Rise of China and a Changing East Asian Order
Senior international relations experts examine a wide range of topics including China’s changing role in Asia and its impact on regional community building, domestic dynamics related to China’s political and economic development, and to China’s influence on regional security.
JCIE Publications | Guidance for Governance: Comparing Alternative Sources of Public Policy Advice
In this volume, international experts offer a comparative assessment of the state of policy advice from such alternative sources as independent “scholarly” think tanks, interest and advocacy centers, blue-ribbon commissions, and legislative support organizations.
East Asia Insights | The North Korea Nuclear Crisis: Five Guiding Principles
This edition of East Asia Insights analyzes five guiding principles for approaching the North Korea nuclear crisis; these include recognizing North Korea as a nuclear state, policy consistency among the five nations, and a negotiated settlement.
East Asia Insights | The Biden Administration’s Chance to Get Asia Policy Right—A View from Japan
The Biden administration faces complex challenges in maintaining peace, stability and prosperity while restoring multilateral diplomacy with East Asia. Overcoming these obstacles will require special attention to the US-China rivalry and a multilayered, functional approach to deepening cooperation in Asia.