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The Tide of History Breaks in August
In recent days, each tide seems to bring a new crew of activists to the shores of the Senkaku/islands while [...]
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Unfriendly Waters for China
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) derives much of its legitimacy from ensuring stellar economic growth. Such growth is, of course, resource [...]
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Can Japan, South Korea Connect?
On April 1, two Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (MSDF) escort destroyers,Kurama and Yamagiri, anchored at a South Korean navybase [...]
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Back to Nuclear Drawing Board
After much political posturing in the lead up to the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, the two-day conference this week – [...]
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Asia’s Real “America Problem”
A week of discussions last month with the United States’ Northeast Asian allies sent one very important message: there are [...]
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Can North Korea be Trusted?
So, North Korea has finally pledged to suspend all nuclear tests, uranium enrichment and long-range missile tests, and to allow [...]
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North Korea: Tactics vs Strategy
Yesterday, the United States and North Korea announced that they had come to a series of initial agreements after bilateral [...]
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Seoul and Beijing’s Troubled Ties
Last week, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visited China as a state guest and held a summit with Chinese President [...]
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The Danger of Monotone Asia
As we mark the passing of 2011 and begin a new year, the rise of Asia is becoming an old [...]
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Can Kim Muddle Through?
The world was shocked to learn of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s death from a heart attack over the weekend. South Korean and [...]
