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East Asia
Facing North Korea’s Missile Threats, South Korea, US, Japan Reaffirm Joint Commitment
By Mitch Shin
In the trilateral summit on Sunday, Seoul, Washington, and Tokyo reaffirmed their joint commitment in the face of Pyongyang’s missile threats, but no new measure to renew the stalled dialogue were announced.
North Korea and US Complacency: Why We Can’t Get Off the Escalation Merry-Go-Round
By Andy Hong
Even as Pyongyang’s missile tests reach record highs, a new survey shows that fewer Americans are worried about North Korea.
Pentagon Blacklists Chinese Drone Maker DJI for PLA Links
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Alexandra Seymour.
China’s Performative Zero-COVID Policy
By Zhuoran Li
To bolster their standing during the pandemic, local cadres are putting a new twist on the concept of performative governance.
Germany Solidifies Ties With Japan Before Scholz’s China Trip
By Mina Pollmann
Germany's president visited Japan just a few days before a Japan-Germany 2+2.
South and North Korea at Risk of New Crisis
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
Japan’s Changing Nuclear Energy Policy
By SUZUKI Tatsujiro
Under the government of Kishida Fumio, Japan has sharply changed its thinking on nuclear power.
How Far Can China’s Defense Technology Reforms Go?
By Arthur S. Ding and K. Tristan Tang
Xi Jinping’s drive to reform Chinese defense science and technology institutes has stagnated.
The Future of the Kaesong Industrial Complex and Liberal Peace on the Korean Peninsula
By Hyo Joon Chang
Has the time finally arrived to confirm that the KIC is a dead project or does it have a future?
What Will Japan’s Great Reopening Mean for Immigration Policy?
By Maximilien Xavier Rehm
During the pandemic, Japan showed itself to be extremely skeptical toward foreigners, raising questions about the country’s immigration policy going forward.
South Korea’s President Yoon Criticized for Banning Broadcaster From Plane
By Kim Tong-Hyung
MBC, the broadcaster at the center of an earlier “hot mic” scandal, was barred from joining the press pool traveling with Yoon to Southeast Asia.
What’s Driving Inter-Korean Tensions in Autumn 2022?
By Catherine Putz and Ankit Panda
Weeks of tensions on the Korean Peninsula have led to unprecedented shows of force from Pyongyang. What's behind the saber-rattling?