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LATEST ARTICLES ( 95 )

• Japan as the Bulwark Against Red China to Defend US and Asia Pacific Nations

  China’s expansionist ambition and North Korea’s nuclear brinkmanship diplomacy intensify tension in East Asia. Particularly, tightrope foreign policy is require... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Map of Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

  

  While the world pays close attention to North Korean missiles, Iran test fired missiles to threaten Israel ("Iran test-fires three new missile types"; Times of... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Japan Needs US Ambassador of Military Veteran, Not Charming Lady

  It seems that the Obama administration’s appointment of Caroline Kennedy is taken favorably among the public on both sides of the Pacific. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Iraq War and Its Implication to US Foreign Policy After 10 Years

  This is the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, and I would like to evaluate its cause and impacts on Middle East and global security, and discuss policy lessons... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Range of North Korea’s Nuclear Missile

  

  In view of the missile test by Kim Jong-un last December (“Onesmall step for Kim Jong Un”; CNN News; December 13, 2012), newly appointed secretary of Defense... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• America’s Strategic Re-Pivot to Europe and the Middle East

  

  Secretary Kerry's first trans-Atlantic trip will be to Europe Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Understanding Crisis Management

  

  In view of increasingly diversifying nature of security threats to untraditional areas, crisis management capability has become an important credential for... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Should Obama Reconsider Withdrawal From Afghanistan?

  President Barack Obama announced massive troop cut in Afghanistan at the joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on January 11. Is this... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Year Question: Can the World Embrace China’s Aspiration for Military Rise?

  Whenever the global community raises concerns with the rise of Chinese military power, the Chinese side refutes “There is nothing strange that we strengthen... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• American Strategy in Afghanistan After 2014

  The War on Terror has begun from Afghanistan, and 2014 is a strategic turning point as security responsibility will be transferred completely from ISAF to the... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Should Japan Persuade Strategic Value of Senkakus to Americans?

  The Senkaku clash between Japan and China draws worldwide attention. This is not just a disagreement on territorial sovereignty but an issue of sea lane securit... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Brief Review of US Defense and the Budget

  In view of the forthcoming conflict over the fiscal cliff, the budget and defense issue is a critical problem for the United States to fulfill the role of... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Forgotten War in Iraq

  In the presidential election this year, foreign policy was not a primary agenda, and both Obama and Romney hardly talked about Iraq and Afghanistan. However,... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Japanese Conservatives Must Affirm the Postwar Regime Change

  As the Noda administration appears increasingly lame duck, LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) leader Shinzo Abe is likely to become the next prime minister in Japan. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Pivot to Asia Is No Excuse to Lower Middle East Involvement

  President Barack Obama declared the pivot to Asia as he decided to withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan. However, the Middle East needs further attention and... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Freedom House Trend Review: Improvements and Declines in Democracy

  This is a post script of the last post, and let me tell briefly about the Freedom House report. The Arab Spring is moving democracy in Tunisia, Egypt, and... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Western Alliance Must Reunite to Overturn Democracy Decline

  The Facebook Revolution in Tunisia and Egypt triggered the Arab Spring last year, which has overthrown autocrats to pave the way for long pursued democracy in... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 911 Event: Chinese Repression in East Turkistan

  In collaboration with Masaaki Mezaki, an international culture analyst, we will hold an event on Red China’s repression to Uighur and other ethnic minorities... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama’s Pivot to Asia is Against Japanese National Interests

  When the Obama administration announced the shift of foreign policy focus from Iraq and Afghanistan to the Asia Pacific region, the Japanese public welcomed it... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Who Can Revitalize the Alliance of America and Europe?

  The advent of the Obama administration was expected to heal the bitter split between America and Europe since the Iraq War. Europeans were dismayed with the Bus... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY