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LATEST ARTICLES ( 221 )

• Britain’s Major Power Suicide on Syria in the House

  In face of chemical attack to noncombatant citizens in Syria, British Prime Minister David Cameron proposed a resolution to protect them to the UN Security... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Can Japan Make Its Voice Heard More in American Foreign Policy?

  Japan is a country prospering in a world of Pax Americana, because Japan itself was remade into a liberal democracy by America. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Threat of Islam Extremists is Beyond the Occident

  Remember the Algerian hostage crisis in In Amenas early this year. An Al Qaeda affiliate led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed more Japanese and Asians than American... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Failure of Morsi and Its Impact on Turkey

  The fall of President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt inflicts serious damages to those who advocate democratic Islamism. The Arab Spring gave rise to them. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Real Problem of Regional Integration in Europe

  The fall of communism brought the market economy and free election to Eastern and Central Europe. However, in an interview with the German Marshall Fund on May... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Understanding Turkey from Turkish Viewpoints

  Currently, Turkey is in the midst of a bitter backlash against Islamist foreign and domestic policies of the Erdoğan administration. It is a front line of... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Facebook Movements for Secular Democracy of Iran

  We remember the Facebook revolution that began from Tunisia, and then, spread to Egypt and Libya in December 2010. Currently, some of the global public is... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 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