BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,181, February 16, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Japan has stated that it will broaden its defense policy, a sign of growing concerns in Tokyo about the threat of North Korean and Chinese aggression. The change of …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,164, September 30, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Biden administration has accepted the fact that CVID—the complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantling of the North Korean nuclear program—will not occur under the Kim Jong-un administration. The time …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,034, May 18, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The recent blockage of the Suez Canal by the Ever Given tanker demonstrated the vulnerability of maritime chokepoints. The importance of maritime lanes to global trade makes them highly …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,857, December 27, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In a move that could represent another step in Washington’s decline and China’s hegemonic ascent in Asia, 15 state ministers signed the RCEP free trade agreement on November 15, …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,852, December 20, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: While President Donald Trump’s Asia policy was not a central issue in the 2020 US presidential election, it had a huge impact on the American economy and security during …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,743, September 13, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Shinzo Abe served four terms as PM of Japan and is the longest-serving PM in the country’s history. On August 28, 2020, he announced his resignation for health reasons. …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,677, August 5, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Japan’s defense policy is changing incrementally. Evidence of this was recently provided by Japanese DM Taro Kono, who stated publicly that a preemptive strike by Tokyo on North Korean …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,656, July 23, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Two years after the summits Kim Jong-un attended with Donald Trump and Moon Jae-in, respectively, the three states are almost back to square one. Initially, there was great optimism …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,556, May 8, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Kim Jong-un was mysteriously absent from both the state event of Kim Il-sung’s birthday on April 15, 2020 and the celebration of Korean People’s Army Day on April 25, …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,518, April 3, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The South Korean government was forced by coronavirus (COVID-19), which began in China, to take immediate action to avoid losing control over what was rapidly becoming a pandemic. Seoul …
