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April 24, 2024 Special Forum
Introduction

A country steeped in pacifism after World War II has awakened to a world mired in war and the threat of coercion around its borders. As recently as […]

Editorial Staff

COVID-19, History problem, Senkakus, Taiwan contingency, Ukraine War
April 24, 2024 Special Forum
Japanese Perceptions of the Threat from China

Japanese publications have long recognized that China poses a threat to their country. Lately, the threat has appeared more serious and more urgent. In this article, I try […]

Gilbert Rozman

APEC summit, Taiwan contingency, Wolf Warrior Diplomacy
October 25, 2021 Open Forum
Washington Forum (September-October 2021)

In the late summer and early fall 2021 the number of webinars increased. China was, of course, on people’s minds, but most attention centered on the southern tier […]

Editorial Staff

AUKUS, COVID-19, CPTPP, Quad, Taiwan contingency
October 18, 2021 Open Forum
The Japanese Government’s Shifting Rhetoric about Taiwan and Its Significance

As Kishida Fumio assumes the leadership of the LDP and the position of prime minister, one of the most pressing questions about the veteran foreign minister’s thinking toward […]

Kawashima Shin*

CPTPP, free and open Indo-Pacific, Self-Defense Forces, Senkaku Islands, Taiwan contingency
September 27, 2021 Country Reports · Japan
Country Report: Japan (August 2021)

International relations were mostly on hold in July, August, and the first half of September as Japanese concentrated on the Tokyo Olympics and the election for LDP president […]

Editorial Staff

CPTPP, free and open Indo-Pacific, Quad summit, Taiwan contingency
September 27, 2021 Country Reports · Russia
Country Report: Russia (September 2021)

Russian publications covered some important developments in the late summer of 2021. One was the death knell to eight years of Russo-Japanese exploration of a diplomatic breakthrough: a […]

Editorial Staff (with the assistance of Olga Puzanova)

Afghanistan, LDP elections, Quad, Taiwan contingency
September 24, 2021 Open Forum
Japan’s New Security Posture and Its Implications for Taiwan

In 2021 talk of conflict over Taiwan has grown to an unprecedented level, both in Japan and the United States. Bilateral plans for responding to Chinese coercion have […]

Yamaguchi Noboru*

free and open Indo-Pacific, Self-Defense Forces, Senkaku Islands, Taiwan contingency