Japan’s Rush to the Pacific Wa...

Nov 18, 2022 by

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

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Vers une nouvelle ère de milit...

Jul 13, 2022 by

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

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New Japanese Strike Weapons Co...

Sep 19, 2020 by

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

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Japan’s Space Program: Shiftin...

Jul 1, 2020 by

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

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Is Japan entering the new spac...

Feb 20, 2020 by

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

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Japan’s Awakening: Moving towa...

Jul 1, 2019 by

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

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“Japan is back”: Autonomy and ...

May 1, 2018 by

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

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A new spear in Asia: why is Ja...

Apr 3, 2018 by

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

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The impotence of conventional ...

Jun 1, 2016 by

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

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