Many Russians share the concern of Westerners over the continued detention of Putin critic Alexei Navalny. He is one of the very few politicians capable of...
This goodwill gesture to the Crown Prince of the Chrysanthemum throne by King George V arguably constitutes the high point of the remarkable relationship between Britain...
The joint training indicates progress, but much too slow. The rapid development of the People’s Liberation Army into a daunting force has outstripped the JSDF and...
Drafted on the assumption of Western superiority, the postwar Japanese constitution is not an artifact of Japanese political will or self-determination, but a monument to what...
Concern is growing that China might use “gray zone” coercion in an attempt to take Taiwan. What responses are available in a Taiwan contengency, and if...
COVID-19 has shown us pandemics are a national security issue. A new system with leadership needs to be in place to prevent a repeat of Japan’s...
Has Japan learned the obvious? “Never put a nation’s industrial base at the mercy of an increasingly arrogant and hostile potential enemy like China.” --Larry Wortzel
As the Philippines rethinks its relationship with China, Japan’s JSDF are poised to help them beef up cooperation to ward off China while contributing to the...
Japan and other allies have a stake in continuing their humanitarian and recovery aid to war-torn Afghanistan and cannot leave its mineral riches to the plundering...
Japan’s postwar imposed constitution is hindering defense collaboration with its U.S. ally, and even American observers are pushing for needed changes.
Beijing is aware that European Union has been put out of balance by Brexit, and is therefore unable to form a regional strategy in Asia.
Britain has unveiled plans to raise the ceiling on its nuclear warheads as China and Russia continue to undermine the nuclear deterrent capabilities that safeguard Japan,...