Commentary / Japan Aug 5, 2019

Who lost South Korea?

Japan and South Korea made need a few more decades before reaching a true rapprochement.

Commentary / Japan Jul 29, 2019

The 'Chinese Union' and the Korean Peninsula

Unless a diplomatic genius appears out of the blue and solve this small but serious spat between Tokyo and Seoul, the two neighbors may have to reach an extreme end of their game of chicken.

Commentary / Japan Jul 16, 2019

Tragedies over the trade spat with Seoul

Japan needs a realistic strategy for South Korea that will bring Seoul back into full engagement over security issues.

Commentary / Japan Jul 8, 2019

Is John Bolton our last hope?

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton is on the same page as Japan when it comes to North Korea, but his hawkish Iran stance is cause for concern.

Commentary / Japan Jul 1, 2019

What a difference a day makes after the G20

Should the third but potentially only symbolic U.S.-North Korea summit eclipse the significance of the Osaka G20 summit?

Commentary / World Jun 24, 2019

The fourth Rome versus the neo-Persian empire?

We should not underestimate the will and power of the Iranians.

Commentary / Japan Jun 17, 2019

Is U.S. attention on the Mideast yet again?

Tokyo should strive to not let U.S. policymakers' strategic attention be diverted from East Asia to the Middle East yet again.

Commentary / Japan Jun 10, 2019

What's not happened since May 35, 1989

The West badly misread China in the wake of the Tiananmen Square incident.

Commentary / Japan Jun 3, 2019

Falling short of a 'NATO' for the Indo-Pacific

Don't expect the establishment of an Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization anytime soon.