An inflection point in US trade policy
Author: William Reinsch, CSIS December 2022 highlighted how much US trade policy has changed in recent years. It is tempting…
The Chongryon element in Japan–North Korea relations
Author: Soyoung Kim, Nanyang Technological University The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan — abbreviated as Chongryon in Korean…
An agenda for regional economic and security cooperation
Author: Yose Rizal Damuri, CSIS The connection between economic integration and political security has long attracted attention. Integration through intensive…
Ukraine crisis doesn’t herald a new era for refugee rights in Japan
Author: Petrice R Flowers, University of Hawaii at Manoa In March 2022, the Japanese government announced that it would accept…
Taiwan’s national security must not overshadow reform
Author: Sheryn Lee, SDU Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and China’s tacit support for it — led to increased international…
Shocks new and old for Japan
Author: Masahiko Takeda, ANU In 2022, Japan managed to cope with one major shock from the past, but was hit…
Revisiting Japan’s comprehensive security strategy
Author: Tomohiko Satake, NIDS Economic security, or keizai anpo, dominates the current Japanese strategic debate. Since 2019, the Japanese government…
Japan steps closer to global military power
Author: Thomas Wilkins, University of Sydney Realist international relations scholars predicted that after the Cold War Japan would revert to…
Revitalising Japan’s rice industry means targeting export markets
Author: Yusaku Yoshikawa, JIN Corporation Recent international incidents like the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war are forcing countries to…
Japan’s big realignment in 2022
Author: Editorial Board, ANU We have long been inured to think of the Japanese state and society as stable, to…