Our analyses
JA 24 – Japan’s Economic Priorities and Japanese-American Relations – Dec 2011
The former Minister of Finance, Noda Yoshihiko’s rise to power seems to reflect Japan’s economic priorities. In addition to the
CA 36 – Facing the Risks of the "Going Out Strategy" – Jan 2012
China is transforming itself from a major exporter of goods to a major exporter of capital. By 2009 Chinese investors
CA 35 – One or Two Chinese Models? – Nov 2011
The pact that China has made with globalization, trading huge external dependence for miraculous export growth, may be unravelling. The
CA 34 – The new Great Game in Central Asia – Sept 2011
China has set its sights on Central Asia, triggering a new Great Game for power in a region where Europe,
CA 33 – China’s Missing Energy Debate – June 2011
How will China power its huge and growing economy in the years ahead? The world’s largest nuclear programme and ambitious
JA 23 – Post-Fukushima Assessment: the Fall of Naoto Kan and the Nuclear Question – July 2011
In the aftermath of the triple disaster of March 2011, this issue is in line with the previous one and
JA 22 – Risk Perception and Management in Japan – May 2011
In Japan but also all over the world, everyone keeps in mind the events of last March 11th, with a
CA – China debates its global strategy – April 2011
Has China become too bold in its dealings with the rest of the world? Some of the country’s own foreign
CA 32 – China’s Sea Power: Reaching Out to the Blue Waters – March 2011
The latest edition of China Analysis by the ECFR and Asia Centre deals with China’s maritime ambitions. It examines the
JA 21 – Regulating the Japanese Credit Market – Feb 2011
The two articles of analysis give a first appraisal of the reform law governing finance companies for credit, which came
JA 20 – Futenma and the Japanese-American Relations – Oct 2010
This issue, whose redaction is run by Guibourg Delamotte, proposes a detailed and critical analysis of the debate on the
JA 19 – Politics of the DPJ: Diplomacy and Agricultural Politics – June 2010
On June 2, Yukio Hatoyama declared his intention to resign from his post as a prime minister. Japan’s diplomacy under