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Bill Schneider
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2016
For many, toppling the status quo mattered most
Trump embodied change for a simple reason: He is the un-Obama.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2016
Brace for the ultimate Washington gridlock
News of another FBI review of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's emails may not change the outcome of the election. But it could poison a Clinton presidency.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2016
Trump wants to leave U.S. alliance partners in the lurch
Donald Trump's advocation of a more isolationist foreign policy for the U.S. is striking a chord with millions of Americans.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2016
How Scalia's death reshapes the 2016 election
The Supreme Court vacancy caused by the death of Antonin Scalia puts social issues at the heart of the U.S. presidential campaign.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2016
Trump, the GOP's spleen, is ripe for surgery
The Iowa caucuses might have been called the Iowa carcasses. Both parties saw a race between body parts: the head versus the heart.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2016
Fury, wariness drive 2016 presidential campaign
The Republican race is being shaped by conservative rage at Obama. The Democratic race by liberal wariness of Clintonism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2015
Republican candidates pitch 'Old America'
The Republican presidential candidates are pitching a return to 'the Old America,' when the country was whiter, men were in charge, government was smaller and religion more influential.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2015
Republicans aside, NRA may be losing its grip
U.S. public opinion on guns seems to be going in the same direction as it did on same-sex marriage — a compete reversal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2015
Trump following path blazed by Rush Limbaugh
Donald Trump's style — bombastic, bullying, crude and insulting — has long been influential in the Republican Party. Now it's taking over.
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2015
The problem for Republicans: too much money
The Republican presidential candidates are awash in money, which means those who fare poorly can prolong the nomination process — to the detriment of the party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2015
TPP trade deal is a lose-lose choice for Hillary
Hillary Clinton should come out against the TPP trade agreement to protect herself politically, and then hope it passes.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2015
Two small tents, with most Americans outside
The era of Republicans and Democrats taking pride in calling their respective parties 'big tents' with room for a diversity of views is all but over.

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When Italy’s Cavour aircraft carrier visited Japan in August, it was the latest in a string of other ports of call by European nations such as Britain, Germany and France, all of whom are engaging in military and defense industry partnerships in East Asia.
Will Europe's pivot to Asia have any teeth?