The Diplomat: Cracks Appear in the New Zealand-China Relationship
China-New Zealand relations: Are we seeing the limits of Chinese power based on economic influence?
East Asia Forum: Can Cambodian foreign policy find its feet?
Cambodia’s foreign policy: diversifying relations or distancing itself from the West?
Asia Times: No end to World War II in sight in the Kuril Islands
How did the US end up in the middle of the dispute between Japan and Russia over the Northern Territories/Kuril Islands?
Asia Times: Morrison misconnects across the South Pacific
Engaging with the Pacific Island states will require more than just “showing up.”
The Diplomat – An American Consensus: Time to Confront China
A pessimistic view of US-China relations: Trump’s hardline policies are more deep-seated in the US than China realizes.
The Diplomat: China and the US Are Destined for Peace, Not for War
An optimistic view of US-China relations: the trajectory toward a mutual interest in peaceful coexistence is too great to be disturbed by Trump’s short-term focus.
The National Interest: Re-Opening the Kaesong Industrial Zone Would Give North Korea Something for Nothing
Would re-opening the Kaesong Industrial Zone at this point give North Korea an undeserved advantage over South Korea?
The Strategist: Improving maritime security in the Asia–Pacific
An argument for why a European solution to maritime domain awareness would not be a good solution for the Asia-Pacific.
PacNet #6 – Comparative Connections Summary: January 2019
The Interpreter: Philippine alliance angst
Is Defense Secretary Lorenzana’s call to review the US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty a case of being too clever by half?