Clouded Reassurances in Asia
Last week, Secretary of Defense James Mattis made his first official foreign visit as a member of the Trump...
A nation must think before it acts.
Tag Archive: East China Sea
Chinese Accusations in the East and South China Seas
“Japan always criticizes others, so how can it explain its own actions?” charged the Chinese Ministry of Defense’s spokesman...
The Almost-Normal Country: Japan and the Use of Force
The enactment of Japan’s new national security bills was a long time in the making. The bills, already passed...
The Bigger Picture: China’s Energy Exploration in the East China Sea and Japan’s Security Debate
Last week Japan released its annual defense review. For the first time, it revealed photographs of Chinese offshore drilling...
Strategic Intentions: China’s Military Strategy White Paper
On Tuesday, China published its latest defense white paper. Unlike its’ eight predecessors, this document was the first time that...
Obama’s Visit to Asia and U.S. Alliances
As foreign trips go, President Barack Obama’s visit to Asia in April 2014 was more important than most. It...
Where Will It End?: China’s East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone
More lines were drawn in the East China Sea (or rather in the skies above it). With very little...
What Does the Fox Say?: Japan’s Diplomatic Campaign
After North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles into the seas near Japan in July 2006, Japan did something uncharacteristic...
Turning Point: Japan’s Upper House Election and National Security
On Sunday, July 21, the Japanese electorate propelled Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) (together with its...