Lionel Fatton

Nov 18, 2022 by Lionel Fatton

This book investigates the phenomenon of overbalancing through an analysis of Japan’s foreign policy during the interbellum. In the...

Jul 13, 2022 by Lionel Fatton

Si la militarisation de l’Indo-Pacifique, caractérisée par des dépenses militaires croissantes et la modernisation des forces armées...

Sep 19, 2020 by Lionel Fatton

Stuck between an assertive China, a nuclearizing North Korea, and an increasingly unreliable United States, Japan is mulling the...

Jul 1, 2020 by Lionel Fatton

Concerns about the United States’ readiness and ability to fulfill its security commitments have led Tokyo to enact security reforms...

Feb 20, 2020 by Lionel Fatton

During the new session of parliament in January this year Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated his pledge to utilise outer...

Jul 1, 2019 by Lionel Fatton

Japan has been moving toward a more independent security policy since the early 2010s, duplicating the military assets of the United...

May 1, 2018 by Lionel Fatton

Japan’s security policy has changed dramatically in recent years. The country balances harder against China, and its armed...

Apr 3, 2018 by Lionel Fatton

Japan is on the verge of what would be a dramatic shift in defense posture. The ‘spear and shield’ structure of the US–Japan...

Jun 1, 2016 by Lionel Fatton

Amid tensions with the West over Ukraine, Russia pulled out of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe in March 2015. The...

Japan’s Rush to the Pacific War