Perspectives Paper No. 2,318, October 29, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The current strengthening of relations between India and Japan demonstrates a change in both countries’ foreign and security policy. Each side sees the other as an important element in balancing China …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2, 315, October 15, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The US presidential election in November 2024 will have a major impact on Asia. It will influence the US military presence as well as the balance of power …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,302, September 5, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In July 2024, torrential rain poured down on North Korea. Thousands of homes were flooded, and more than 40,000 people in North Pyongang Province and other nearby provinces had …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,299, August 20, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Kim Jong-un’s health problems and their implications for the continuity of the Kim family’s dynastic regime are critical issues for the North Korean dictatorship, which must prepare the next …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,239, November 29, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The surprise military attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the war that began after this attack, should lead policymakers in South Korea to reconsider their …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,193, May 2, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Public discourse in South Korea and Japan has begun to include discussion of the development of nuclear capabilities. This policy change in the regional nuclear discourse, together with attempts …
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, …
