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...
The Asian Square Dance – Part II
The Chinese remember something that has been mostly forgotten by other nations. Namely, that is only these last 150 years that the country has...
Geo–cultural strategy for Eurasia
By Emre Kovacs and Murray Hunter In September 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed that China and Central Asia collaborate to build a Silk...
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...