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Northeast Asia’s Maginot Line: Are the Democracies Preparing for the Wrong War?
The growing strategic convergence among China, Russia, and North Korea is presenting an uncomfortable paradox to Northeast Asia’s security. Thanks to decades-old institutionalized alliance...
The Shenzhen Auction: What a Trump–Xi–Putin Summit Would Cost the Allies Who Aren’t Invited
"First Comes November, Then Comes December"
On Sunday, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Moscow, Beijing and Washington had agreed "in principle" to a leaders' meeting...
Beijing Already Wrote the Terms for a Thaw with Tokyo
When Sanae Takaichi called China “an important neighbor” in her October 5 policy address, the line had to compete with a consumption tax cut...
Easing Sino-Japanese Relations? Japan Is Being Overly Optimistic
In November, China will host the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, drawing attention to Sino-Japanese relations. Compared to China, Japan appears more optimistic, viewing the...
America Now Pays 5% to Borrow: Where Japanese, Norwegian and Gulf Money Is Going Instead
TODAY'S NUMBERS
5.17% (US 10-year yield, highest since 2007) · 54.3% (indirect bid at Wednesday's five-year auction; average 65.2%) · $1.10trn (Japan's Treasury holdings, down...
Why a Rate Hike Can Still Weaken a Currency
Japan did what economic intuition says should strengthen a currency. On September 18, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its policy rate by 25...
Lessons from German-Dutch Military Integration for Japan and South Korea
The NATO Response Force (NRF) and EU Battlegroups have demonstrated that placing multinational forces on standby does not automatically make them immediately operational. German-Dutch...
Can Japan Sustain Its Biggest Military Buildup Since WWII?
For much of the postwar era, Japan treated military restraint as part of its national identity. Its Self Defense Forces were capable, the alliance...
How Does the World War Two Legacy Shape Russia, China, Taiwan and Japan Tensions?
World War Two continues to shape relations between Russia, China, Taiwan and Japan, with competing interpretations of the conflict increasingly intersecting with present day...
Japan’s Two-Track China Strategy Is a Model for US Allies
Japan's simultaneous pursuit of hard Taiwan deterrence and quiet parliamentary diplomacy with Beijing is not policy confusion — it is a deliberate, low-cost dual-track...