While the Islamic State (IS) and the Russia conflicts have been receiving the world’s attention, Chi... Read More
Do not miss the Right Time to withdraw from the Ukraine Conflict
Collective defense organizations like NATO have not only positive sides – like maintaining pea... Read More
New Momentum in Siberia and the Far East
An ice-free port near Vladivostok in Russia will be modernized and expanded in a joint-venture proje... Read More
The Interpretation of Article 9 – A Never Ending Story?
The exercising of the collective self-defense right was agreed upon in the Japanese Diet on Tuesday,... Read More
China – Clandestinely Reordering Asia?
China is going to set up an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) which is scheduled to start ... Read More
The Vagaries of Politics – Geopolitical Interests in East Asia
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced on April 6, 2014 to send two more destroyers with defense... Read More
Following Sun Tzu’s Strategy
At the West 2014 conference of the United States Naval Institute in California on February 13, 2014 ... Read More
The Ukraine Conflict – Do the Agendas of Russia and China Overlap?
Facing the conflict in the Ukraine, tensions between Russia, the European Union and the United State... Read More
Contested Waters: The South China Sea
China redrew its Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on 23 November 2013 which immediately raised... Read More
The Yasukuni Shrine Issue – Neglecting Japan’s Domestic Politics and Considering the War Histories
The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, visited the “controversial” Yasukuni Shrine at the end of D... Read More