Securing China-US Relations Within the Wider Asia-Pacific

Biden’s Goal for Xi Meeting: Get China-US Communications Back to Normal

“Every ‘world order’ expresses an aspiration to permanence,” wrote the late and great Henry Kissinger in his 1994 masterpiece “Diplomacy,” “yet the elements that comprise it are in constant flux.” The current U.S.-dominated global order is no exception. Its hub-and-spoke deterrence architecture in the Asia-Pacific and, for that matter, the foundation and framework of China-U.S. … Read more

RIP FOIP? Examining Japan’s New Foreign Policy Mantra

RIP FOIP? Examining Japan’s New Foreign Policy Mantra

Advertisement Prime Minister Kishida Fumio gave a policy speech in the 212th session of Japan’s Diet on October 23. The speech stirred interest among many analysts, who speculated that Kishida would dissolve the Diet to call for a snap general election. However, that scenario fizzled amid declining approval ratings. There was no surprise in bold … Read more