Brookings East Asia Commentary

Through the Brookings East Asia Commentary, Brookings scholars and other experts describe and analyze current events or trends in East Asia and offer policy recommendations for the mid-term future.

Foreign ministers prepare to pose for a group photo at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting retreat in Singapore February 6

Asia & the Pacific Singapore sounds an optimistic note but eyes tough year ahead as ASEAN chair

Lynn Kuok

February 22, 2018

Filipino soldiers disembark from the landing ship before they dock at Motiong Beach during the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response scenario during the Philippines and United States annual Balikatan (Shoulder-to-Shoulder) exercises

U.S. Foreign Policy Terrorism in the Philippines and U.S.-Philippine security cooperation

Sheena Chestnut Greitens

August 15, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit

Asia & the Pacific Will Japan and Russia reach a breakthrough at the Yamaguchi Summit?

Gilbert F. Rozman

November 30, 2016

SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/CHINA REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo - People's Liberation Army soldiers take part in a search and rescue exercise in the Paracel Islands

U.S. Government & Politics Assessing the rule of law after the South China Sea arbitration: Will the G-20 be a turning point in China’s behavior?

Lynn Kuok

September 1, 2016

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