New Japanese Strike Weapons Co...

Sep 19, 2020 by

New Japanese Strike Weapons Could Spark An Asian Arms Race

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

Japan’s Space Program: Shifting Away from “Non-Offensive” Purposes?

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

Is Japan entering the new space race?

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’s Awakening: Moving toward an Autonomous Security Policy

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 is back”: Autonomy and balancing amidst an unstable China–U.S.–Japan triangle

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

A new spear in Asia: why is Japan moving toward autonomous defense?

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

The impotence of conventional arms control: why do international regimes fail when they are most needed?

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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