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January 31, 2025 Open Forum
India and the Quad: The Potential and Pitfalls under a Trump Presidency

The Quad Foreign Minister’s meeting convening on the sidelines of the inauguration of a new US administration under Donald Trump is significant. The meeting in the year India […]

Shruti Pandalai

Asian NATO, AUKUS, Donald Trump, Quad
January 20, 2025 Open Forum
Japan’s Quiet Preparation for War: How to Defend its People

“Implementation” has been the guiding principle for Japanese defense planners since the release of the most recent National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Strategy (NDS), and Defense Buildup […]

Ayumi Teraoka

civil defense, Isiba Shigeru, Self-Defense Forces, Taiwan contingency