The Biden administration’s 2022 National Defense Strategy calls for strengthening deterrence against China, so why did it exclude a key regional player?
The Prime Minister addressed security matters and indicated that Japan was going to play its part in ensuring a “free and open Indo-Pacific.”
That China is an important stakeholder in Arctic affairs is emerging rapidly and will affect global power politics, far beyond economics, going forward.
The Kishida government's mandate: In any conflict, we can expect that Japan and U.S bases in Japan will be targeted by the PLA. Strengthening Japan’s defense...
As six nations carried out a series of joint exercises in the South China Sea aimed at defense against Chinese aggression, Beijing vented its anger in...
The most important takeaway from this in-person Quad meeting is that the top leaders got to meet each personally in a common forum and take the...
Sea trials of the IAC-1 carrier signal India’s determination to join other regional partners in securing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and defense of...
The planned training exercise is a significant move, considering China’s deployment of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter planes close to Japan.
As China expands its military activities, Japan and the U.S., while maintaining vigilance, must engage more directly with and involve Taiwan in the region’s defense.
Russia’s prime minister says his country is planning to set up a special economic zone in the Northern Territories which Japan says were stolen from it,...
China’s space development aims at undermining the superiority of the U.S. military. Tokyo must cooperate with Washington to enhance our deterrence capability in space.
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team chats with Senior Fellow at The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), researcher and commentator on Asia’s security...
