Author: Yoichi Funabashi
September/October 2008
Foreign Affairs
The Bush administration will leave a reasonably positive legacy behind in Asia, including stronger U.S.-Japanese security cooperation and improved ties with Beijing. To build on this, the next U.S. president should pursue more dialogue with both Japan and China, deepen the United States' commitment to multilateral institution building in Asia, and boost American "soft power" there.
Subscribe to Foreign Affairs—the world's leading authority on foreign policy.
What advice would you give young people who want to study and work on foreign policy?
The Future of U.S. Special Operations Forces
Special operations play a critical role in how the United States confronts irregular threats, but to have long-term strategic impact, the author argues, numerous shortfalls must be addressed.
Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies
The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
Shelia Smith outlines the challenges facing Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, particularly the territorial dispute in the East China Sea.
The East China Sea is a source of vital resources, especially fisheries and natural resources like gas and oil. Regional cooperation on...
Benn Steil's Wall Street Journal op-ed explains the unique historical circumstances in which the Bretton Woods international monetary system...
Foreign Ministry of Japan updated Japan's official position on the Senkaku Islands, entitled "Basic View on the Sovereignty over the Senkaku...
Print
Email
Share
Cite
