J. Berkshire Miller is an international affairs professional with significant expertise on security, defense and intelligence issues in the Asia-Pacific region. He has nearly ten years of work experience on Asia and has held a variety of positions in the private and public sector. He also currently holds a fellowship with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies Pacific Forum. He is a regular contributor to several journals, magazines and newspapers on Asia-Pacific security issues.
Japan, South Korea and China are slowly working towards a free trade agreement. Will old disagreements kill a possible deal?
Despite historical tensions and present challenges, Tokyo and Seoul have good reasons to enhance ties.
From provocations coming from North Korea to various island spats, East Asia is rife with hotspots. Could Mongolia play a role?
As tensions mount in the East and South China Seas, a dispute over islands between Tokyo and Moscow has also been left unresolved.
With disputes brewing in the East and South China Seas, there is another piece of territory in Asia that could pose some serious problems...
Mongolia hopes to leverage widespread international interest in its Tavan Tolgoi coal mine to diversify its economy.
Faced with a rising China, Russia's 'pivot' to Asia, and challenges with North and South Korea, Japan may need to reboot its Foreign Policy.