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China and Japan's Standoff in the East China Sea: It Could Get Very Ugly
"Having looked so weak in Beijing, Abe may now actually be less able to compromise with a Xi Jinping who, in any case, gave no hint that there was wiggle room for altering Chinese behavior in the East...
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The War That Made Asia
It wasn't big, but most of modern East Asia's hottest divisions still echo the 1895 Sino-Japanese War.Taylor WashburnCompared with the global conflicts of the subsequent century—and even the great...
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Japan's Shinzo Abe Tries to End World War II
Shinzo Abe will do “whatever it takes” to sign a formal peace treaty with Russia ending their outstanding territorial dispute, according to state-run Russian media outlets.Zachary KeckJapanese Prime...
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Time for Japan to Get Its Own Nuclear Weapons?
A TNI Video Interview: Are America's nuclear forces the right size? Should Japan consider acquiring its own nuclear weapons? We ask Yale Grand Strategy Fellow Christine M. Leah. Christine M. LeahIs it...
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The Ghost That Haunts the Chinese Navy: When China and Japan Went to War
The First Sino-Japanese War a century ago offers Beijing interesting lessons for the future—lessons China's military through its writings is clearly exploring. Lyle J. GoldsteinEven as Western...
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Tokyo Keeps Washington Waiting on Defense
"For Washington, the nation’s 'most important alliance' might have gained a reliable partner at exactly the right time, even if patience is required."Anthony FensomJapan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s...
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Shinzo Abe's Ugly Win: Breaking Down Japan's Election
Dig a little deeper and the celebrations should quickly be muted.Brad GlossermanJapanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have their election victory. As forecast, they...
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Shinzo Abe’s Foreign and Security Policy Agenda
Kazuhiko TogoThe underlying current of the December election victory by Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is a quiet power shift toward liberal-center forces from the nationalist-right. This...
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China and Japan's East China Sea Dilemma: No Simple Solutions
A rebuttal to Michael O'Hanlon's recent plan to reduce tensions in the East China Sea between Japan and China. Robert A. ManningAt long last, someone has figured a way out of the vexing China-Japan...
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5 Chinese Weapons of War Japan Should Fear
Why Tokyo should be concerned over Beijing's rising military might. Kyle MizokamiOver the last several years Sino-Japanese relations have reached low after new low—all thanks to claims and...
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Sorry, China: Japan Has the Better Claim over the Senkakus
While some point to a grand bargain between China and Japan over disputed territory in the East China Sea, such a deal might simply be unfair to Japan—as it holds the superior claim. Ryan...
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China and Japan's Great Clash over the Senkakus
Can a compromise be found? Michael O'Hanlon responds to the critics. Michael O'HanlonWithin the pages of the National Interest, I have had the privilege of being part of a recent discussion about the...
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Japan Faces Massive Demographic Decline: Could "Womenomics" Help?
Womenomics can ease Japan’s demographic problems and invigorate a sluggish economy.Tomoko KiyotaOn Oct. 20, 2014, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe accepted the resignation of two women in his Cabinet – Obuchi...
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Japan's Record Defense Budget: Should Asia Be Concerned?
The simple answer is no. Benjamin SchreerMuch has been made in the media (for instance, here and here) about the Japanese government’s “record” defense budget request for Fiscal Year 2015. With ¥4.98...
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Shinzo Abe vs. ISIS: Japan's Military Goes Abroad?
Japan has long advocated for a peaceful status of neutrality. The recent beheadings by ISIS might make Tokyo think twice about that.Shihoko GotoAs the horror of the beheadings of two Japanese hostages...
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If Japan Had Gone Nuclear
It would have been a disaster if a postwar Japan had pursued the bomb.Robert FarleyDuring the Cold War, the United States supported selective nuclear proliferation as a means of deterring a Soviet...
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War in the South China Sea: Not Worth It
China’s man-made islands do not imperil U.S. national security. So why are we the first line of defense?Charles V. PeñaThe latest in tensions between the United States and China is the landing of a...
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China Claiming Okinawa Is Like Japan Claiming Hawaii
Unless you are nostalgic for the last two world wars, let's hope it’s nothing more than posturing.Michael PeckHawaii belongs to Japan, the Japanese press suddenly proclaims. Tokyo publishes ancient...
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What Ails Japan's Economy?
Tokyo's problems are of its own making. Milton EzratiA quarter of a century of failure and economic stagnation has built a strong consensus on what ails Japan. All sources of analysis—domestic,...
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The U.S. Navy’s Elite VFA-195 Dambusters in Action
The video includes some spectacular footage from air-to-air and air-to-surface training mission as well as footage from combat sorties.Dave MajumdarLone among the U.S. Navy’s mighty Nimitz-class...
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