Japan’s Bigger Defense Budget: Getting to Effective Deterrence
“We have to prepare for realistic possibilities to protect our people,” counseled Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Japan’s Bigger Defense Budget: Getting to Effective Deterrence
A nation must think before it acts.
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The Realist Case for Ukraine
Editor’s Note: The Russian invasion of Ukraine was the most significant geopolitical event of 2022. Beginning with Dov Zakheim’s...
Mr. Kishida Goes to Washington, And What it Means for the United States
Kishida Is Warmly Welcomed in Washington Japanese Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to the United States—on the less than auspicious...
On the Horns of a Dilemma: Will Corruption Bring Down the Chinese Communist Party?
Executive Summary When the People’s Republic of China’s president and Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping took...
Japan’s New National Security Strategy Is Making Waves
A revolution for Japanese security policy seems to be underway. With the release of its new National Security Strategy...
Iran and the United Nations: Breaking New Ground at the Human Rights Council, Is the Commission for the Status of Women Next?
“Women, Life, Freedom.” These are the words Iranian women have been chanting during protests for more than 80 days....
America’s Great-Power Challenge: Managing Russia’s Decline and China’s Rise
Russia is in strategic trouble. Vladimir Putin’s war of choice in Ukraine has weakened Russia’s global posture and eroded...
Putin Is Doing Xi’s Dirty Work (and the West Is Helping Him)
Ultimately, Russia and the West can and should be partners, not Russia and China. The infrastructure is in place:...
Xi’s Gotta Have It: China’s 20th Party Congress Was as Expected, Only More So
Bottom Line The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party confirmed China’s turn, during the Xi Jinping era,...
Biden’s National Security Strategy: A New Era in Eurasia
Editor’s Note This is the fourth in a series on the Biden administration’s National Security Strategy. Please read our...