Diplomacy
Scholarly Publications
North Korea in 2018: Kim’s Summit Diplomacy
February 2019
Kim Jong-un showcased a series of summit meetings throughout 2018, including the first-ever meeting of a North Korean leader with a sitting US president.
Peace on a Knife's Edge: The Inside Story of Roh Moo-hyun's North Korea Policy
February 2018
Peace on a Knife’s Edge is the translation of Lee Jong-Seok's 2014 memoir of South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun's efforts to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula in the face of opposition at home...
Renegotiating the World Order: Institutional Change in International Relations
June 2017
Rising powers often seek to reshape the world order, triggering confrontations with those who seek to defend the status quo.
Other Publications
Shorenstein APARC Center Overview 2017-18
November 2018
Shorenstein APARC's annual overview for academic year 2017-18 is now available.Download it for information on the wide variety of Center research from the the past academic year, Shorenstein APARC...
Seventeenth Korea-U.S. West Coast Strategic Forum
September 2017
The seventeenth session of the Korea-U.S.
Is the War Danger in Korea Real?
August 2017
President Donald Trump's ominous threat to unleash “fire and fury” on North Korea succeeded at least in garnering the attention of not only Kim Jong Un but the globe.
News
FSI Scholars Among Signatories Urging Effective U.S. Policy Toward China
July 2019
A group of more than 100 leading American Asia specialists, former U.S.
U.S.-China Relations Fractious, Not Fragile, Says APARC Fellow
June 2019
Forty years after the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and China, the two superpowers are competing and contesting every arena, from trade to AI research and from...
Scholars, Journalists, and Former Commander of U.S. Forces Korea Discuss North Korea’s Future
March 2019
On the heels of the abrupt ending of the Hanoi summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with the future of the diplomacy of denuclearization in question, the Korea...
Events
My Vision for Kaohsiung: Reshaping Party Politics and Public Service in Taiwan’s Democracy
April 3, 2019
RSVPs for this event are now closed.
What do Americans Really Think about Conflict with Nuclear North Korea?
April 2, 2019
The volatile relationship between the United States and North Korea has left the American public questioning whether North Korea is a threat or not.
U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a Changing Indo-Pacific Region
March 15, 2019
Mr. Randall Schriver is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. Mr.
Projects
A New Cold War?: Sharp Power, Strategic Competition, and the Future of U.S.-China Relations
Trade conflict has exploded. The media is rife with stories of China’s unfair trade practices, cyber theft, IP theft and forced technology transfers.
English
China: Going Global
Beijing’s new Silk Road initiative links old trade corridors from Asia to Africa and Europe.
English
Tokyo in a Season of Turmoil
As the winter turns to spring and the cherry trees blossom, Japan confronts challenges in every domain: economics and business, security and defense, diplomacy and politics. The troubled global...
English
Multimedia
U.S., China and Russia: Relations between the World's Great Powers
July 2017
Video from the Richard Nixon Foundation panel discussion, "U.S., China and Russia: Relations between the World's Great Powers," on July 27, 2017 with Karl Eikenberry, Thomas Fingar, David Holloway and Kathryn Stoner.
The North Korea Crisis
June 2017
Video and transcript from the joint CISAC/Shorenstein APARC panel discussion, "The North Korea Crisis," on May 30, 2017, with James Person, director of the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation at the Center for Korean History and Public Policy; Gi-Wook...
Policy Challenges of Financing Longevity: Perspectives from Japan and the United States
May 2017
Video and transcript from the panel discussion, "Policy Challenges of Financing Longevity: Perspectives from Japan and the United States," on April 24, 2017, with presentations from Hirotaka Unami, senior director for policy planning and research...
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