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Asia/International Politics

What’s going on in Asia?

Posted on May 3, 2015 by kumiko-ahr

The European nations are quite busy recently with Greek’s financial issues, the Ukraine conflict and... Read More

China/International Politics

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Japan

Posted on March 30, 2015 by kumiko-ahr

Japan and the US founded the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 1966, and it now holds 67 member countr... Read More

International Politics/Japan

The Interpretation of Article 9 – A Never Ending Story?

Posted on July 5, 2014 by kumiko-ahr

The exercising of the collective self-defense right was agreed upon in the Japanese Diet on Tuesday,... Read More

China/International Politics

China – Clandestinely Reordering Asia?

Posted on June 11, 2014 by kumiko-ahr

China is going to set up an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) which is scheduled to start ... Read More

East Asia/International Politics

The Vagaries of Politics – Geopolitical Interests in East Asia

Posted on April 14, 2014 by kumiko-ahr

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced on April 6, 2014 to send two more destroyers with defense... Read More

China/International Politics

Contested Waters: The South China Sea

Posted on January 31, 2014 by kumiko-ahr

China redrew its Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on 23 November 2013 which immediately raised... Read More

International Politics/Japan

The Yasukuni Shrine Issue – Neglecting Japan’s Domestic Politics and Considering the War Histories

Posted on December 31, 2013 by kumiko-ahr

The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, visited the “controversial” Yasukuni Shrine at the end of D... Read More

International Politics/North Korea

Is North Korea a Buffer Zone for China or America?

Posted on December 23, 2013 by kumiko-ahr

News about Kim Jong Un’s uncle, Jang Song Thaek, reported that he was executed on 12 December 2013. ... Read More

China/International Politics

China’s Air Defense Identification Zone: Another Step towards Hegemony in East Asia?

Posted on December 5, 2013 by kumiko-ahr

The territorially disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands were occupied by America after the Second World Wa... Read More

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Kumiko Ahr
Kumiko Ahr

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