Afghanistan adrift one year after the Taliban takeover
Despite the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan almost a year ago, the July 31 drone strike against al-Qaeda leader Ayman...
Reflecting on Shinzo Abe’s Legacy, Part 2: Geopolitical and Strategic Impact
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have failed in many of his domestic reform initiatives, but his conceptualization of...
Japan Enters a New Phase in Its History
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated last week. Days later, his political party won an overwhelming majority in...
In the Face of Growing Threats, Japan Ramps Up Defense Spending
A bigger defense budget will enable Japan to better manage Chinese and North Korean threats, thus alleviating the United States’...
A New Trade Pact in the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, the U.S.-led effort to counter China and foster economic engagement in the region, has officially launched....
Japan’s Return to History?
Thoughts in and around geopolitics. After World War II, the United States wrote a constitution for Japan that stated, in...
The Long Fight to Control Taiwan
China can't be sure whether the U.S. and Japan would sit on the sidelines. Not so long ago, Taiwan and...
