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Despite Summitry, Hurdles Remain for Northeast Asian Multilateralism

Senior leaders from China, Japan and South Korea met in Beijing last weekend, where they agreed to work toward establishing a free-trade zone, the latest in a flurry of trilateral economic deals in recent months. But despite these developments, the geopolitical situation in Northeast Asia remains fragmented, and a multilateral architecture capable of containing latent regional threats is some way off.

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The Realist Prism: A Closer Look at U.S.-Russia 'Summit-gate'

The narrative that U.S.-Russian relations are set on a downward path with the return of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin has received a major shot in the arm with this week’s “summit-gate” saga. Before jumping to conclusions, however, both sides should reassess the importance of domestic politics as driving factors for why Putin and Obama choose to do certain things.

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