Japan: Military Expansion amidst National Decline
Self-righteous and dogmatic, the psychology in the New Year photo is reminiscent of darker days…
Ukraine: The Lesson Japanese Policy-Makers Won’t Learn
Japanese who naively believe that the Americans will always be there for them need to…
Another Sakoku? Japan’s Ongoing Stagnation Is Closing the Country
In many ways, Japan seems to be reverting to a “sakoku” state: insular, inward-looking, and…
The Gang’s All Here: New Western Imperialism in the South China Sea
Right now, in the South China Sea, there are many opposing militaries and merely one…
The Quad and Japanese Nationalism: The Genie Is out of the Bottle
Once the nationalism genie is out of the bottle, it is difficult to put it…
ICC Probe in Palestine Brings Some Hope to the Palestinians at Last
On February 5, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced their decision that…
Can Muslims Reclaim a Unified Political Bloc on the International Stage?
A new Muslim community should be a counterforce to the exclusionary trends of today’s world,…
