Europe and China – Factors of Mutual Understanding
Geopolitics: enmity, rapprochement, concrete political or military decisions besides straightforward interests are often based on perceptions and influenced by the (lack of) understanding of...
What could China learn from Europe?
In the nineteenth century Europe's key cultural impact on China has probably been its influence in modernizing the Chinese state. In the 1870s and...
The Asian Square Dance, Part IX: Mini Scenarios
“I predict that it is in Asia where the fate of the future will be decided.”-Tsar Alexander III Needless to say, forecasts are extremely...
To remember from South Korea’s stellar rise
The speed and determination with which South Korea rose from war-torn poverty to innovative leadership amazed the world. Sungchul Chung examines the lessons to...
The Asian Square Dance – Part VIII
The economy Economists generally agree that the cumulative economies of China and India will be larger than that of the G7 by 2030. At...
The Asian Square Dance Part VI: Russia
Russia and the US share the fact that they are both Atlantic and Pacific powers although Russia is essentially a land-based power with the...
The grand strategy of Xi Jinping
China spent much of 2014 seeking to revive a concept that Japan proclaimed seven decades ago, when it was an imperial power seeking to...
THE ASIAN SQUARE DANCE – PART IV
Japan’s population of 127 million, of which nearly a quarter is over 65, is on a long-term downward trend, and is expected to lose...
Japan’s Chance for Comeback
Facing the waning Pax Americana and the specter of a Pax Sinica, Japan will be at the crossroads of redefining its role in world...
China’s Re-Emergence As A Global Power
What is a "Superpower"? This term is often used to describe a country that has achieved the most influential status in the international affairs...