Staying on a Test Course
Comparative Connections Daily Digest State of the relationship Prime Minister Abe Shinzo began the year by presenting his Diplomatic Report to the Diet on Jan. 4. Citing his meeting with Premier Li...
View ArticleNew Sanctions, Old Dilemmas
Comparative Connections Daily Digest Pyongyang’s provocations drive new sanctions… Regarded as the toughest UN sanctions resolution yet to be imposed on North Korea, UNSC Resolution 2270 restricts DPRK...
View ArticleSunshine’s Final Sunset? Maybe Not
Comparative Connections Daily Digest The usual China-US discord over tactics and wording meant it took almost two months for the UN Security Council (UNSC) to agree a new resolution and fresh...
View ArticleTaiwan Sets a New Direction
Comparative Connections Daily Digest DPP wins big Tsai Ing-wen won the presidential election with 56.1 percent of the vote, and the DPP claimed 68 of 113 seats in the LY. The Kuomintang (KMT)...
View ArticleSouth China Sea, More Tension and Challenges
Comparative Connections Daily Digest Expanding Chinese control Beijing’s multifaceted expanding control in the South China Sea in 2016 saw several significant developments. Civil and military aircraft...
View ArticleASEAN Centrality?
Comparative Connections Daily Digest The US-ASEAN Sunnylands Summit: high hopes, modest achievements In its valedictory year, the Obama administration hoped to secure its ASEAN bonds with a summit in...
View ArticleFire, Ire, and Exercises
Comparative Connections Daily Digest Test, launches, and threats Seismic activity signaled the DPRK’s fourth nuclear test early on Jan. 6, a test the North’s media deemed a “complete success” and...
View ArticleNavigating Friction, Forging Cooperation
Comparative Connections Daily Digest South China Sea continues to cause friction Tensions between the US and China over the South China Sea simmered throughout the first four months of 2016 as a ruling...
View Article2016 Opens with a Bang
Comparative Connections Daily Digest The United States and Japan continued to refine alliance coordination in the face of North Korea’s renewed nuclear testing and missile launches. Tokyo and...
View ArticleDéjà Vu All Over Again … Only Worse!
Comparative Connections Daily Digest DPRK: going from bad to worse Pyongyang began the new year with a bang. On Jan. 6, the DPRK conducted its fourth nuclear test. While experts doubt Pyongyang’s claim...
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