Search results for: Mark S. Cogan
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Hong Kong in China’s Geopolitical Gaze
...a strongman and his vision of China’s “great rejuvenation”, markets and newsrooms around the world are jittery about the likelihood of military intervention by Beijing, especially as October 1, China’s...
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Hong Kong’s Summer of Rage
...Hong Kong, the city’s property and stock markets, in which Hong Kong and Mainland tycoons and powerholders have substantial stakes, would immediately collapse. Furthermore, China’s reputation as an international actor...
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Negotiating North Korea’s Nukes
...relations, marked a juncture for it to return to negotiations in a stronger position as a nuclear power. The two Korean leaders held an unprecedented three summits in 2018 in...
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Policies to Please Political Partners: The Development of Japan’s Intelligence Policy in the 21st Century
...“Japan should move promptly to adopt the security protections required to make its inclusion in Five Eyes a realistic possibility.” Armitage and Nye (2018: 9) Introduction In 2018, Japan...
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The Philippines’ Reaction to Pompeo’s Interpretation of the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty
...At the joint press conference with Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin on 1 March 2019, the US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, after attacking China by stating that “China’s...
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China’s Anti-Poverty Efforts: Problems and Progress
...be used for cooperative programs around the world, and whether Beijing’s domestic approaches can be replicable in an international setting. The Numbers This year marks the 40th anniversary of the...
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Pacifist Identity, Civics Textbooks, and the Opposition to Japan’s Security Legislation
...Summary: This article looks at how Japanese national identity is constructed in Japanese junior high school civics textbooks and how that narrative relates to recent Japanese security policy. The...
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How to Score the U.S.-DPRK Hanoi Summit
...Summary: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un will soon meet for the 2nd U.S.-DPRK summit in Hanoi. How should we score the outcome of this historic meeting?...
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Managing Connectivity Conflict: EU-India Cooperation and China’s Belt and Road Initiative
...Executive Summary Connectivity initiatives are the latest geopolitical tool for advancing influence in international relations and diplomacy. Against the backdrop of an emerging connectivity conflict, the responsibility is on...
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Japan’s Opaque Energy Policy toward Russia: Is Abe Being Trumped by Putin?
...and Japan should accelerate efforts to jointly shape the expansion of the global LNG market and increase further market opportunities for U.S. LNG exports. A thorough review of Japan’s energy...