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International Politics/Middle East

Iran and U.S. Tensions in the Middle East

Posted on January 12, 2020 by kumiko-ahr

There were many reports that the killing of the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Janu... Read More

International Politics/North Korea

Does Possession of ICBM Technology by North Korea threaten the US?

Posted on December 19, 2019 by kumiko-ahr

On December 8, 2019 North Korea announced that a very important test was successfully completed on 7... Read More

East Asia/International Politics

Taiwan and Okinawa: Potential Danger Zones

Posted on November 30, 2019 by kumiko-ahr

As tensions continue to rise in the Southeast and East Asia region, china’s presence as a prot... Read More

International Politics/Japan

Japan: The People and “its” Military – an ambivalent Relationship

Posted on November 10, 2019 by kumiko-ahr

If the military is not shown trust or respect by its own people, how shall professional pride develo... Read More

China/International Politics

China – International Ambition and domestic Reality

Posted on March 30, 2019 by kumiko-ahr

China’s statements to Taiwan are leading interest from tense domestic politics to foreign poli... Read More

East Asia/International Politics

A New Power Balance in East Asia after the INF Termination?

Posted on February 14, 2019 by kumiko-ahr

The Termination of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) has been seen a wake-up call f... Read More

East Asia/International Politics

America’s new Focus on Taiwan

Posted on September 20, 2018 by kumiko-ahr

Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen made stopovers in America during her trip to Paraguay and Belize in ... Read More

East Asia/International Politics

A Different Focus on the Korean Peninsula

Posted on June 21, 2018 by kumiko-ahr

Right after the meeting with Kim Jong-un in Singapore, US President Donald Trump announced an interm... Read More

China/International Politics

China’s New Dictatorship Era

Posted on March 25, 2018 by kumiko-ahr

The National People’s Congress was held in March. China reported an ominous amendment of the constit... Read More

International Politics/North Korea

Focus Shift from the Korean Peninsula to the Asian Pacific Region

Posted on January 8, 2018 by kumiko-ahr

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea in November 2017. North Korea has started to dig tren... Read More

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Kumiko Ahr
Kumiko Ahr

Ph.D in Political Science
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