Japan Chair - Related Publication

Japan’s August 30 Election

ian — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What is this election?

Japan Chair Platform: China: Japan’s Rising Power Conundrum

ian — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

China’s reemergence as the preeminent power in East Asia poses a seminal challenge to Japan. In navigating this challenge, Tokyo has pursued two complementary strategies: binding—enmeshing Beijing in international institutions—and hedging—consolidating alliance ties with the United States and developing new indigenous military capabilities.

U.S.-Japan Ties under the DPJ: Reluctant Realism Redux

ian — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

If the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) wins the August 30 elections, the party’s luxury of opposing everything will be gone. Hence, it is now scrambling to decide how it would actually govern.

Japan Chair Platform: Despite Political Uncertainty, Japan Can Still Show the Flag

sherry — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Gloom and doom are spreading in Washington about the reliability of Japan as an alliance partner and global security player. The dual crises of political paralysis and economic stagnation could easily be perceived as a recipe for endless strategic drift in Japan.

Pursuing a Comprehensive Vision for the U.S.-South Korea Alliance

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The scope of common interests represented by the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) has expanded as a result of increasing South Korean capabilities to contribute to

U.S.-Japan-Australia Strategic Dialogue

ehirano — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

To examine the leadership roles the United States, Japan and Australia can assume in defining the future contours of an open, inclusive and peaceful Asia-Pacific region, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), with the support of the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP), organized a trilateral strategic dialogue in Honolulu, Hawaii.

PacNet #22 March 24, 2009: It's Not Just the Economy, Stupid

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, analysts at the World Bank and the CIA are just beginning to contemplate the ramifications for international stability if there is not

Japan Chair Platform: U.S.-Japan-India Strategic Dialogue

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Recognizing the growing importance of India in East Asia and the enormous potential for expanding cooperation on global challenges based on shared values and interests, the Center for Strategic and

U.S.-Japan-India Strategic Dialogue

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Recognizing the growing importance of India in East Asia and the enormous potential for expanding cooperation on global challenges based on shared values and interests, CSIS, in collaboration with

Strategic Views on Asian Regionalism

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Will Asia’s future see increasing economic interdependence and cooperation or growing power rivalry and confrontation?