The Eternal President of the Korean Worker's Party.
Who is Kim Il Sung?
100
In response to North Korea's development of a nuclear-capable ICBM, the US stationed this system in South Korea.
What is the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD)?
100
Japan purchased 42 of these aircraft from the United States to bolster its defense capabilities countering China in the region.
What is the F-35?
100
The cartographical annotation indicating China's claim to all the land features within it.
What is the Nine Dash Line (NDL)?
200
South Korean president impeached in late 2016 due to corruption scandal.
Who is Park Geun-hye?
200
South Korean industrial complex that was shut down in February 2016 in response to nuclear test and missile launch.
What is the Kaesong Industrial Complex?
200
Japan signed this treaty in October 2015 designed to establish a free-trade bloc of largely liberal nations that excluded China.
What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
200
The location of a bloody gun-battle between Vietnam and China in 1988.
What is the Johnson South Reef?
300
Prime Minister of Japan that reemphasized ties with the United States, saw China as Japan's main strategic threat, and nationalized three islands in the Senkaku chain claimed by China and Taiwan.
Who is Yoshihiko Noda?
300
Informal diplomatic communication between the United States and North Korea governments shut down in July 2016.
What is the New York Channel?
300
Japan loaned this country money to purchase 10 maritime patrol vessels to help maintain regional maritime security and freedom of navigation.
What is the Philippines?
300
In 2015 at the Shangri-La dialogue US Defense Secretary (Ash Carter) made clear these activities would continue in the South China Sea.
What are freedom of navigation operations?
400
This leader called President-elect Trump setting off questions of the United States' future position on the 'One China' policy.
Who is Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen?
400
Kim Jong Un's parallel pursuit of economic development and nuclear weapons.
What is byungjin?
400
This party lost control of the upper house of the Diet resulting in the resignation of Prime Minister Abe.
What is the Liberal Democratic Party?
400
The agreement between the United States and the Philippines that allows for improved access for the U.S. military in areas proximate to the South China Sea.
What is the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA)?
500
Thailand's first female Prime Minister that was removed from power through a coup in May 2014.
Who is Yingluck Shinawatra?
500
The mobilization of North Korean workers and soldiers as well as the rare appeal for international assistance after severe flooding in August 2016.
What is the "200 day battle"?
500
Prime Minister Abe plans to put 550 Japanese troops on this island by 2020 (largest island between Kyushu and Okinawa).
What is Amami Oshima?
500
The $425M U.S. program designed to provide equipment, training, supplies and small scale construction to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
What is the Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative?