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 | 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 | 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 | 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.

East Asia Insights | How to Manage Geopolitical Instability in East Asia

This issue discusses the concern surrounding Trump’s anti-globalization sentiment and the surge of populism associated with it, and how these developments may throw the international liberal economic and security order into uncertainty.

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?