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.
Traditionally wary of China, the role of Russia ー a close military partner of India but at the same time, increasingly close to China ー remains...
The 2022 Defense of Japan white paper shows Tokyo would deplore an invasion of Taiwan by China which would stir up a devastating conflict in the...
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and US Ambassador Rahm Emanuel stood together to deliver a strong message to North Korea and China.
The name changes and other acts of aggression are seen as part of broader hardening in tone and tenor aimed at intimidating neighboring democracies.
If Taiwan were to become annihilated by China through use of military force, the far-ranging consequences could unhinge the US alliance network that has kept peace...
Don’t expect real world effects anytime soon. The Japanese still need to study revising laws to permit the Marines to deploy. And then they will have...
Neither Xi Jinping nor Joe Biden wanted to appear soft in their virtual showdown. With China now sprinting forward in a nuclear arms race with the...
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.
A contingency in the Taiwan Strait could result in an armed attack on Japan. No time should be wasted in beginning defense exchanges and direct bilateral...
There is now a real concern that China is moving away from merely “theoretical talk” about enforcing unification with Taiwan to actually contemplating and planning military...
What can Taiwan and Japan learn from Yoichi Hatta, the Japanese civil engineer responsible for Taiwan’s first dam 100 years ago? Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says...