...Hidetaka Yoshimatsu This article examines Japan’s trade policy on significant geo-economic developments by focusing on its engagement in three large free trade agreements: the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, and the Japan–EU Economic Partnership Agreement...

.... The ruling party consolidated its hold on national politics and stepped up repression of activists. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 Trans-Pacific Partnership APEC wages middle class Mother Mushroom IAN COXHEAD Vietnam in 2017 Flying Fast in Turbulence ABSTRACT...

... that expanded the legality of collective self-defense; second, the likely collapse of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); and third, the election of Donald Trump. © 2017 by The Regents of the University of California 2017 Abe collective security structural reform Trump Trans-Pacific Partnership...

...Deborah Elms The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement and more than 5,000 pages of individual country schedules were released in October 2015 after five years of negotiations. Its transformation from a small agreement to one of the deepest and broadest trade deals ever, with 12 members...

...-Pacific economic cooperation initiatives. © 2016 by the Regents of the University of California 2016 mega-regionalism Asia European Union Trans-Pacific Partnership FTAs MICHAEL G. PLUMMER Mega-Regionalism in Asia and Its Implications for Europe ABSTRACT The rise of mega-regionalism...

... the target state’s vision of the regional architecture. © 2016 by the Regents of the University of California 2016 mega-FTAs Trans-Pacific Partnership Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership institutional balancing East Asia middle power SEUNGJOO LEE Institutional Balancing...

...Hidetaka Yoshimatsu This article explores which factors influenced the process of US–Japan negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. It argues that while pressures from major societal groups and legislative members hampered progress of bilateral negotiations, state leaders’ preferences...

...Simon J. Evenett This paper critically evaluates the contention that the implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership would adversely affect the centrality of the World Trade Organization. Not only are many Asian nations members of the WTO, but some undertook major reforms to join. Contrary...

... factor to how well the U.S. will fare with other regional actors and issues. KEYWORDS: alliance relations, Trans-Pacific Partnership, rebalancing, collective self-defense, New Asian Security Concept AS 2014 UNFOLDED, THE U.S. INCREASINGLY faced the challenge of recon- ciling its international security...

.... And a large scale protest over electoral cheating turned violent. Meanwhile, the economy remained on an even keel, while the government negotiated with the U.S. over entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership. © 2013 by The Regents of the University of California 2013 Malaysia election Najib Anwar...