COVID-19 dominated every facet of our news and daily lives from the end of January. Here we look at the international friction that clung to the...
The charged geopolitical landscape across Asia and the Indo-Pacific is at present extremely delicately balanced between China and other key players. Most of the...
Militarization in Tokyo’s security outlook has been one of the most contested debates across Japan for last decade. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ideas- reforming...
A Quiet Hope The Japan-U.S. alliance is arguably the most important bilateral alliance in the world. It is also arguably the least well understood....
While expanding its hegemony under the slogan of the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” China has repeatedly carried out joint naval and air force...
Thirteen years ago, Shinzo Abe fell ill and resigned as prime minister. Today, however, he looks far different. He now stands firm despite his illness. ...
On July 18, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) confirmed that a Chinese naval survey vessel which had been operating without permission within Japan’s exclusive...
In his review of past pandemics, historian Niall Ferguson has pointed out that unknown viruses could intensify existing tensions between social classes and between nations....
The clashes between Indian and Chinese troops at the Galwan Valley in Ladakh along the LAC (Line of Actual Control) on the night of June...
What happens in China is becoming more relevant than ever to Japan. First, it was the coronavirus epidemic. Then it was armed Chinese vessels intruding...
There is no sign of the prevalent novel coronavirus infections letting up in India as of the end of May. Nevertheless, India’s central government has...
Is Chinese President Xi Jinping a national salvation leader or an oppressive dictator? Xi clearly attempted to position himself as the former when China’s...