Category: SOUTH ASIA & ASIA PACIFIC

China is in the lead in the South China Sea

| February 15, 2016
China is in the lead in the South China Sea

With the current developments in the longstanding maritime dispute, is China the only claimant benefiting from the protraction?

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Avoiding Landmines: Trajectory of the Japan-China Relationship in 2016

| February 15, 2016
Avoiding Landmines: Trajectory of the Japan-China Relationship in 2016

The Council’s J. Berkshire Miller discusses Chinese-Japanese relations and argues that the two countries face large obstacles despite recent improvements in this piece for the Diplomat and the EastWest Institute’s new Policy Innovation blog.

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East China Sea is Japan’s top security challenge

| February 8, 2016
East China Sea is Japan’s top security challenge

The Council’s J. Berkshire Miller highlights why the East China Sea is the biggest security challenge for Japan.

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Outcome of Taiwan’s Election Could Help Boost Ties With Japan

| January 20, 2016
Outcome of Taiwan’s Election Could Help Boost Ties With Japan

In his latest for the World Politics Review, the Council’s J. Berkshire Miller discusses Japan-Taiwan relations.

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No Grand Bargain

| January 13, 2016
No Grand Bargain

The Council’s J. Berkshire Miller discusses Japan-Korea relations after the “Comfort Women” deal in his latest for Foreign Affairs.

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Japan embraces India as China looms

| January 4, 2016
Japan embraces India as China looms

The CIP’s J. Berkshire Miller discusses Japan-India relations in his latest on Al Jazeera.

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Legal Dimensions of China-Philippines Dispute

| September 18, 2015
Legal Dimensions of China-Philippines Dispute

In an article for the International Bar Association, the CIP’s J. Berkshire Miller analyzes the Hague Arbitration on the South China Sea dispute between Beijing and Manila.

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Faces a Crucial Test on Security

| August 10, 2015
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Faces a Crucial Test on Security

The CIP’s J. Berkshire Miller looks at Abe’s political future and Japan’s security legislation in this piece published by the Boston Globe.

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Japan Should Do More to Forge Security Links with ASEAN

| August 10, 2015
Japan Should Do More to Forge Security Links with ASEAN

The CIP’s J. Berkshire Miller discusses Japan’s security role with ASEAN in the Nikkei Asian Review.

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China’s Balancing Act With The Two Sudans

| June 26, 2015
China’s Balancing Act With The Two Sudans

The CIP’s J. Berkshire Miller analyzes China’s stake in the current crisis in the South Sudan.

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