Taiwan The Return of Politics Outside the State November 25, 2014 0 Written by Igor Rogelja. Taiwan is gearing up for its first post-Sunflower movement elections and many observers are considering the impact of the movement on…
International Relations The Yin and the Yang: China’s Delicate Balancing of North-South Korea Relations November 5, 2014 0 Written by Brian Benedictus. When it comes to the level of trust and friendship between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea…
Territorial Disputes ‘Takeshima’ and ‘Northern Territories’ in Japan’s Nationalism October 16, 2014 1 Written by Alexander Bukh. In 2005, Japan’s Shimane Prefecture adopted the ‘Takeshima Day’ ordinance that designated the 22nd of February, the day Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo…
Territorial Disputes Korea’s ‘Dokdo’ Claim is about more than just Territory – It’s Identity October 13, 2014 1 Written by Robert E. Kelly. Korea and Japan have been locked in an on-again/off-again dispute over two small volcanic rocks in the Sea of Japan…
Japan Obama’s Visit to Asia: Successful Rebalancing or Not? May 27, 2014 0 Written by Misato Matsuoka. A lot of emphasis was put on President Obama’s recent visit to Asia as it was the first trip to the…
International Relations China and South Korea: Growing East Asian Ambitions October 1, 2013 0 Written by Craig Scanlan. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Republic of Korea (ROK) have come a long way since reestablishing relations in 1992,…
International Relations North Korea is Another ‘Upper Volta with Nukes,’ so Ignore Them April 21, 2013 0 Written by Robert E. Kelly. Earlier this month, I posted my thoughts on the North Korea (NK) crisis at the Diplomat, where I called NK…
China-Japan China and the Korean Peninsula February 24, 2013 0 http://vimeo.com/60150527 Christoph Bluth is professor of International Studies at the University of Leeds. He is a specialist in international security and a world authority on…