Predictions on when, and how bad the trouble is the harder part. But what happens in the next few years will determine what historians write about...
What the former marine did was stupid at best. But how about providing the funding, the technology, and overall support that built up the Chinese PLA?
China sent its Coast Guard and navy into waters near the Senkakus days after Japan-China maritime talks. Japan must be clear that it will defend its...
A former United States Marine looks at 40+ years of US-China dialogue to find how talks have benefitted China but not the peace and stability of...
Absent a joint capability the Japan Self-Defense Force isn't even the sum of its parts. With it, the JSDF becomes far more capable of defending Japan.
The United States and Japan should get down to business, and fast. Tokyo will do well to take what it has defense-wise and make the best...
Put simply, the United States needs a Japan Self-Defense Force that can fight a war, and that can fight a war alongside, and inter-linked with, US...
Japan has taken steps toward better funding its self-defense, and Newsham outlines strategic areas for optimization.
What’s the debate in Japan, and what’s trending? The Week is a podcast that sets out to help you stay informed on news, culture, music and...
Still missing in action is a well-considered plan based on a proper threat assessment, that lays out what Japan needs, and needs to do to defend...
What’s the debate in Japan, and what’s trending? The Week is a podcast that sets out to help you stay informed on news, culture, music and...
Former US Diplomat and Marine Officer Grant Newsham shares an instructive conversation about the Chinese mindset on Japan and threats to peace in the region.