Our analyses
CA 40 – Eighteenth Congress: Expectations on hold – Dec 2012
In November, the Chinese Communist party installed a new leadership – but did the 18th party congress also endorse a
JA 27 – Noda’s Government under Attack – Sept 2012
With the Diet’s June 2012 adoption of the project that doubled the consumption tax and passed other measures destined to
CA 39 – Gaming North Korea – Sept 2012
Relations between China and North Korea are changing. China no longer perceives North Korea as a buffer state and North
JA 26 – The Reelection of Vladimir Putin and North Korean Current Affairs: Views from Japan – June 2012
As each year in April, the new school year has begun in Japan. However, Tôdai university announced that it would
CA 38 – Control at the Grassroots: China’s New Toolbox – June 2012
Maintaining social stability is at the core of China’s authoritarianism. An elaborated system of “social management” aims at anticipating and
CA 37 – Taiwan After the Election – April 2012
In January Ma Ying-jeou was re-elected as Taiwan’s President following an election campaign that was dominated by debates on Taiwan’s
JA 25 – The Possibility of Radical Change in Japan in 2012? – Feb 2012
At the World Economic Forum held in Davos on January 26th, Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko stated that he was determined
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