Region
East Asia
The Japan-South Korea Comfort Women Deal
By Brad Glosserman and Scott Snyder
Can it last?
Taiwan’s Elections, China’s Response and America’s Policy
By Robert Sutter
In the wake of the election, the future of cross-strait relations is even more uncertain.
Taiwan Elections: An Opportunity for Japan?
By Chen Yo-Jung
Tsai Ing-wen’s victory was greeted with enthusiasm in Tokyo.
The North Korean Nuclear Test and the US-Japan Alliance
By Admiral Dennis Blair and General Masayuki Hironaka
Time to reassess whether American extended deterrence in East Asia is still strong.
China’s Comprehensive Counter-Terrorism Law
By Zunyou Zhou
A closer look at the contents of China's first comprehensive anti-terrorism law.
China Finally Centralizes Its Space, Cyber, Information Forces
By John Costello
The changes will give China more confidence in its ability to deter and compel adversaries.
Russia, China and the Far East Question
By Dragoș Tîrnoveanu
Are there any Chinese 49ers around?
Japan: The Manga Military
By Matthew Brummer
How Japan's "Creative Industrial Complex" is using manga to shape public perceptions.
China’s Aircraft Carrier Ambitions
By Koh Swee Lean Collin
As the country builds its first indigenous carrier, what might it have in mind?
Young South Koreans' Realpolitik Attitude Towards the North
By Steven Denney
Young South Koreans are more likely to be hawkish toward North Korea -- particularly in the face of provocations.
On the Campaign Trail in Taiwan
By Alice Ekman
A first-hand look at Taiwan's political campaigning ahead of the 2016 elections.
Postwar Semantics in Japan’s Self-Defense Forces
By Major John Wright, USAF
What’s in a name? Pride, honor, and history.