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October 5, 2020 Open Forum

Weighed in the Balance: Abe’s Legacy of Searching for Supplementary Security Partners

The lives of Japanese diplomats and security planners were simpler in the old days. During the Cold War, Tokyo’s priority was to monitor the activities of Soviet aircraft […]

James D.J. Brown

Abe Shinzo, Cold War, CPTPP, free and open Indo-Pacific, Quad, Self Defense Forces, Suga Yoshihide, US-China rivalry

June 30, 2016 Special Forum

Leveraging America’s Asian Pivot to Reinforce the Transatlantic Alliance and Vice Versa

China’s rise is no longer a regional phenomenon but a global one, as the country “goes west” through its Belt & Road Initiative, waves of Chinese capital wash […]

Daniel Twining

Arc of Freedom and Prosperity, Free-riding, Japan-NATO cooperation, Japan-Russian relations, Principled neutrality, Self Defense Forces, US-Japan-Europe cooperation

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Weighed in the Balance: Abe’s Legacy of Searching for Supplementary Security Partners

Leveraging America’s Asian Pivot to Reinforce the Transatlantic Alliance and Vice Versa

Introduction

Managing Relations with South Korea

Japanese Perceptions of China’s Response

Cold War in Asia? China, Russia, and Asian Security

Where Does Japan Fit in China’s “New Type of Great Power Relations?”

Comparative Southeast Asian Military Modernization – 1

Japan’s Rise as a Regional and Global Power, 2013-2023