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• Will Hillary Clinton Rebuild the America World Order from Obama’s Appeasement?

  

  In the American presidential election this year, Republican candidate Donald Trump draws extensive attention with his inflammatory and offensive utterance. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2016 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Brexit Will Turn Great Britain into Little England

  Historically, Britain has been Euorsceptic, but that was based on the Anglo Saxon exceptionalism and imperial instinct in the past. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2016 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Should We Assess Obama’s Hiroshima Legacy?

  

  President Barack Obama visited the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima to deliver a historic speech for a world without nuclear weapons on May 27. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nuclear Proliferation Among Regional Powers Shall Never Work as Deterrence

  Some people in the world believe that nuclear possession would boost independent deterrence of their countries. In reality, nuclear arms are no guarantee of... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2016 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ever Since the Inauguration of President Barack Obama, I ...

  Ever since the inauguration of President Barack Obama, I have been firmly opposed to his aspiration to visit Hiroshima, because it would appear apologetic and... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2016 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Should Japan Possess Nuclear Weapons?

  In view of a shocking remark by Donald Trump (“In Japan and South Korea, bewilderment at Trump's suggestion they build nukes”; Washington Post; March 28,... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Foreign Policy Teams in the US Presidential Election

  The quality and the quantity of the foreign policy team indicates each candidate’s view and dedication to the US role in the world. Also, the selection of polic... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy and Human Rights Promotion in the US Presidential Election

  President Barack Obama’s remark that America is no longer the world policeman, has perplexed the global public. But the more important question is whether... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2016 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Second Publication of My Commentary in English

  I have been contributing commentaries to the online journal of the Japan Forum on International Relations. Among these opinions, selected contributions are... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2016 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• States and Defense Contractors Over Rolls Royce Nationalization

  Britain announced that it was considering nationalization of Rolls Royce to save the company from a foreign takeover. The government sources said that they woul... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rubio’s Four Measures Against North Korea

  The “hydrogen bomb” test, which North Korea conducted on January 6, has inflicted a tremendous impact on the world ("World Powers Unite In Condemnation of... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2016 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Year Question: Is Our Failure to Manage Post-Soviet Russia the Primary...

  As the new year begins, I would like to raise a question, whether our failure to manage post Soviet Russia is the primary cause of global instability today. If... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2016 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Trump Phenomenon and the Degradation of the Republican Party

  The Republican Party stands at crossroads today in the face of dreadful rising of a fear mongering and xenophobic populist, Donald Trump. An outsider take over... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The World After the Paris Attacks

  The Paris Attacks have awakened the global community to understand that the War on Terror is no longer America’s war. People should have recognized this when... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Should We Respond to the Anglo-Chinese “Golden Era”?

  Britain hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping last October to hail the dawn of the “Golden Era” between two countries (“China, Britain to benefit from 'golden era... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Post Script of the US Naval Aviation

  The last post mentioned multimission air wings of the US Navy and Marine Corps, particularly about helicopters. They are used both in combat and support... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2015 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Evolution and the Problem of the US Naval Air Wings

  

  Currently, US air power of both the navy and the air force stand at crossroads. That is due to the following reasons. First, American fighter and attacker... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2015 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Postscript of Iran and the United States Over the Nuclear Deal

  In a previous post, I mentioned Capitol Hill opponents to the Iran nuclear deal were working hard to repeal it. However, they failed to reach two-third... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Real Will of the Japanese Public at the Friendship Festival in Yokota Air...

  The US-Japanese Friendship Festival was held on September 19 and 20 at Yokota Air Base of the USFJ (US Forces in Japan) and the JASDF (Japan Air Self Defense... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unlikely Détente Between Iran and the United States

  Some hope that Obama’s nuclear deal will pave the way for a détente between Iran and the United States. But as I repeatedly say on this blog, that is unlikely. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2015 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY