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Xi Rolls Out Red Carpet for Putin and Kim, Signaling Shift in Global Power
NEWS BRIEF: China is hosting Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un for their first joint public appearance—a highly symbolic summit that showcases Beijing’s role...
Beijing’s Annual Victory Day- The New Hotspot for Sanctioned Leaders
Background
China will hold a large-scale “Victory Day” parade on September 3rd, an annual parade marking Japan’s surrender in 1945 and the end of World...
Echoes of 1914: Lessons for East Asia from the Triple Entente
As the Indo-Pacific region becomes the epicenter of global strategic competition, the international community must confront a disquieting historical parallel. In the early 20th...
Why Hopes for a Denuclearized Korean Peninsula Are Fading
The Middle East has witnessed another devastating attempt at a bloodbath over nuclear proliferation. The complex case of Iranian denuclearization efforts turned violent when...
Japan’s Defence White Paper 2025: Japan Flags Growing Threats in the Indo-Pacific
Tokyo officials published their Defense of Japan 2025 White Paper, which found that the international community is at its highest risk of conflict since...
Drawing the Line: Historical Lessons to Prevent a U.S.-China Dual Contingency in East Asia
As tensions flare simultaneously in the Taiwan Strait and on the Korean Peninsula, the specter of a dual contingency involving the United States and...
North Korea is pro-Russia, anti-China: A strategic shift or a short-term calculation?
In the context of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the increasingly volatile strategic situation in Northeast Asia, North Korea is showing signs of leaning...
North Korea’s Involvement in the Ukraine War: A New Threat to International Peace
North Korea's recent official admission that it is sending soldiers to support Russia in its war against Ukraine escalates the conflict and poses a...
Is Japan Moving Away from Its Disarmament Legacy?
Japan stands as the only country to have experienced the devastation caused by the atomic bombings and remains home to those who have greatly...
Why the US-Japan-ROK Alliance Faces Greater Risk in 2025 Than Cold War Europe
With the growing threat of nuclear conflict in Northeast Asia—driven by North Korea’s ability to strike the U.S. mainland with nuclear missiles—strategic concerns about...