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Peter Apps
For Peter Apps's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2019
Huawei and the unraveling of globalization
Cross-border investment and globalization is no longer seen as one of the major guarantors of international peace.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2019
What Sudan tells us about 21st-century coups
While the figure at the top might change, the military-dominated power structures beneath may prove much harder to shift from power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2019
Beijing goes unconventional in South China Sea's escalating confrontation
Beijing is becoming much more assertive right up to territory held by other nations, both with military force and 'civilian' vessels.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019
India test and U.S. Space Force fuel a new arms race
If the race for ever more powerful weapons now extends beyond the sky, there is no telling where it might end.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2019
U.S. military drills not enough to counter Russia and China
The loss of the U.S.'s long-running military technical edge is clearly a major concern within the Pentagon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2019
Is China winning the global battle over Uighurs?
The outside world should not cave in to Beijing's pressure to turn a blind eye.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2019
Are China, Russia winning AI arms race?
Artificial intelligence is creating new avenues for war in what could be the century's defining arms race.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2019
Is Beijing's patience wearing thin on Taiwan?
China may be reaching for the moon, but Xi's latest speach is a reminder that its top territorial ambition lies much closer to home.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2018
In the Azov Sea, Putin plays a deadly game with Ukraine
Clash was another demonstration of Moscow's growing appetite to use unorthodox techniques to redraw the geopolitical map
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2018
China's bold plans to reshape the world
Intimidation is increasingly one of China's first tools of choice, but the heavy-handed approach is yielding mixed results.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2018
Western armies are losing their high-tech edge
For the first time since World War II, the U.S. must consider the prospect of war against technological equals
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2018
Why neutral, peaceful Sweden is preparing for war
In this most liberal, progressive and peaceful corner of Europe, those in charge now fear an era of gloom could return.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2018
What a nuclear deal with North Korea might look like
These talks are a positive step, and make imminent war much less likely. If they unravel, however — which remains entirely possible — the result may be catastrophic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2018
How Beijing is winning in the South China Sea
Beijing sees the South China Sea confrontation as a test case for its ability to impose its will on the wider region — and so far it is winning.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2018
For Putin's Russia, a poisoned spy sends a political message
The poisoning is a sign of how just committed Vladimir Putin's Kremlin has become at eradicating its enemies — and reminding others it can do so.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2018
Tillerson fall shows Trump learning game of politics
The U.S. president is becoming more successful at marrying his idiosyncratic style with the levers of power to get his own way.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2018
South Korea's Olympic gambit traps both Kim and Trump
The South Korean government has shrewdly used the Winter Olympics to reshape the diplomatic landscape in Northeast Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2018
SpaceX launch opens new frontier in space commerce
For the first time ever, the world's most powerful rocket was designed and built by a private corporation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2018
The U.S. risks losing an Arctic cold war
The opening of previously frozen trade routes has supercharged an arms race and jostle for influence on the roof of the world
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2018
The great Davos face-off for Trump
The U.S. president may use his Davos speech to set off one what some advisers call a dramatic 'stink bomb.'
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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