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Assessing the Dangers of a 'New Nuclear Age'

EXPERT INTERVIEWS — The arsenals of nuclear powers are growing, the number of nations with nuclear weapons may soon rise as well, and Russia has used [...] More

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We Need Clear Communication Over What's Happening in Japan

OPINION — A rearmed Japan provides the U.S. with another strong Indo-Pacific ally which should calm down what I believe are exaggerated fears of [...] More

There is a Place for Japan in AUKUS

OPINION — From an Australian perspective the emergence of Japan as a confident and substantial contributor to peace and security in the Indo-Pacific [...] More

Japan Prepares for Olympic-level Cybersecurity

Japan’s cybersecurity will be put to the test over the next 18 months. The world’s attention will be fixed on the island country as it hosts two [...] More
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The Global Divide Over the 5G National Security Risk

Fresh off the heels of the Munich security conference, a rift remains between the U.S. and its allies over their approach to 5G networks and managing [...] More

How the U.S. Can Fight for Tokyo Too with Kim Jong Un

Within moments of greeting President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in mid-April, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe clinched a key strategic objective [...] More
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Trump in Japan: Rips Trade but Boosts Security Ties

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe both used Trump’s visit to Japan to bolster confidence in the U.S.-Japan alliance [...] More

Tokyo Weighs Risks and Rewards of Atoms for War

Japan has the means, motive, and opportunity to produce nuclear weapons. However, as a matter of long-standing policy, Tokyo has kept its options [...] More
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Do Japan and South Korea Need Nuclear Weapons?

The North Korean regime of Kim Jong-un conducted its sixth underground nuclear test early this September – which Pyongyang claims as its first test [...] More
North Korea Threat Greatest to Neighbors but Looms for U.S.

North Korea Threat Greatest to Neighbors but Looms for U.S.

The nightmarish threat of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program appears more real than ever, but the devil is in the details.This summer’s most [...] More

Free Trade’s New Champions

The recently agreed framework for a Europe-Japan free trade agreement could not provide a clearer indication as to the changing of the guard in terms [...] More
Japan and the EU Show That Free Trade Will Not Wait for Trump

Japan and the EU Show That Free Trade Will Not Wait for Trump

In keeping with his America First agenda, President Donald Trump is pushing ahead with the promised new direction in U.S. trade and international [...] More
Japan’s Arms Merchants Are Off to a Rocky Start

Japan’s Arms Merchants Are Off to a Rocky Start

When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government redrew Japan’s self-imposed arms export restrictions in 2014, it hoped to spark a revolution in [...] More