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All posts tagged "U.S.-Japan Alliance"
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2.8KPoliticsDoes Japan’s Opposition Need A Foreign Policy Agenda?
Foreign policy is a low-priority issue for Japanese voters – and much of the foreign policy agenda of the country’s opposition parties...
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3.1KPoliticsThe U.S. should let Japan and South Korea fix their own dispute
As the Japan - South Korea dispute continues, the U.S. should ignore its "do-something" instinct and give its partners space to handle...
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10.8KPoliticsWhy Japanese People Don’t Protest Donald Trump’s Visits
Donald Trump's visits cause large protests in many nations - but not in Japan, where PM Abe's relationship with the U.S. President...
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3.7KSino-Japanese ReviewThe Russia Factor in China-Japan Relations
Japan continues to court Russia in hope of building a strategic relationship - but the evidence points instead to stronger ties between...
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3.8KSecurityLearning to Embrace an Unequal Alliance
If the U.S.-Japan military alliance is to be effective in a new era of geopolitics, both sides need to be realistic about...
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3.5KSecurityFour Scenarios for U.S.-China Relations and What They Mean for Japan
The U.S.-China trade conflict has stoked fears of "Cold War 2.0" - but this is only one of several possible scenarios Japan...
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3.9KEconomyThe Case for Riding Out Trump’s Trade Storm
As Donald Trump officially visits Emperor Naruhito, calls for Japan to do a quick trade deal with the U.S. have intensified -...
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7.3KSecurityA Structural Constraint to China-Japan Relations
As rivalry between Beijing and Washington escalates, relations between China and Japan are often limited by Japan's prioritization of the U.S. alliance.
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4.2KSecurityInto the Crosshairs – INF Withdrawal and Japan’s Security
The Trump Administration's possible withdrawal from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty would have a major impact on Japan's security and U.S. alliance.
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3.9KSecurityJapan, North Korea, and the Trump Shock
Keeping Japan out of the loop as the United States engages with North Korea risks a deep and unpredictable impact on domestic...
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3.1KSecurityThe Legacy of 3/11 and the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Sunday marks the seventh anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the triple disaster that led to tens of thousands of...
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6.9KSecurityRelevance Despite Obscurity: Japan and UN Command
On January 16, Canada hosted the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability of the Korean Peninsula. There, representatives from 20 nations...