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JA 34 – Perspectives on Japan’s openness to the world in 2014 – Aug 2014
The number and nature of international rankings published in large-circulation magazines have grown significantly in importance in the last fifteen
CA 49 – China’s Expanding Cyberspace – June 2014
China’s rapid economic growth has led to technical developments which have been overcoming bureaucratic rigidity by circumventing it. Chinese web-based
JA 33 – National and International Challenges for the Special Law on Protecting State Secrets – April 2014
The vote held on 6 December 2013 for the Special Law on Protecting State Secrets (tokutei himitsu hogo hô) has
CA 47 – China’s Neighbourhood Policy – Feb 2014
All geopolitical developments in Asia are closely linked to China’s new neighbourhood policy. Over the past decade, relations between China
JA 32 – A Constitutional Revision in Japan in 2014? – Dec 2013
Japan Analysis‘ 32nd issue comes at the end of a year of analysis of Japanese current affairs, dominated by interrogations
CA 46 – Law and Power in Xi’s China – Dec 2013
In China, official party statements tell only half the story. The power of China’s preeminent leader, Xi Jinping, relies on
JA 31 – Japan’s Position in the Overall Security Arrangements for the Asia-Pacific Region in 2013 – Oct 2013
In September 2012, the world discovered how much Sino-Japanese relations have deteriorated since the mid-2000s after violent anti-Japanese protests enflamed
CA 45 – The End of Non-Interference? – Oct 2013
China’s international role is changing. But the country is struggling to reconcile its traditional foreign policy of non-interference with its
JA 30 – What is the Political Agenda of Abe Shinzō’s Government? – Aug 2013
As the surveys announced, the Liberal-Democratic Party had a sweeping victory during the senatorial elections on the 21 July 2013.
JA 29 – State and Construction in Japan: Permanent Factors Amidst Change – March 2013
Although the declining Yen seen in late December 2012 initially corresponded to a correction, the current monetary policy of competitive
CA 43 – The Reform of China’s Defence Economy – June 2013
China’s growing defence budget is a symbol for China’s military rise. However, little is known about the state of China’s
CA 41 – Shockwaves From the China/Japan Island Dispute – Feb 2013
The Chinese – Japanese dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands has the potential to fundamentally transform international politics in Asia. A