Alexandre Brans strategic intelligence Japan https://asiapowerwatch.com/author/alexandre-brans/ an observatory of Asian economic power Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:30:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg Alexandre Brans strategic intelligence Japan https://asiapowerwatch.com/author/alexandre-brans/ 32 32 Navigating new frontiers: Japan and the UAE’s space partnership https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-new-frontiers-japan-and-the-uaes-space-partnership/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=navigating-new-frontiers-japan-and-the-uaes-space-partnership https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-new-frontiers-japan-and-the-uaes-space-partnership/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:30:44 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3512 The growing space cooperation between Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a fascinating example of strategic synergy that highlights the intersection of technological…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-new-frontiers-japan-and-the-uaes-space-partnership/feed/ 0 Signaling and interpreting intentions in the fifth domain: is cyberspace a useful tool for conveying political messages? https://asiapowerwatch.com/signaling-and-interpreting-intentions-in-the-fifth-domain-is-cyberspace-a-useful-tool-for-conveying-political-messages/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=signaling-and-interpreting-intentions-in-the-fifth-domain-is-cyberspace-a-useful-tool-for-conveying-political-messages https://asiapowerwatch.com/signaling-and-interpreting-intentions-in-the-fifth-domain-is-cyberspace-a-useful-tool-for-conveying-political-messages/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 07:13:48 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3257 Correct interpretation of signals and intentions is paramount in state covert operations. The inability of an actor to correctly interpret a rival’s intention could trigger…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/signaling-and-interpreting-intentions-in-the-fifth-domain-is-cyberspace-a-useful-tool-for-conveying-political-messages/feed/ 0 Japan’s race for space exploration: challenges and opportunities https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-race-for-space-exploration-challenges-and-opportunities/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japans-race-for-space-exploration-challenges-and-opportunities https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-race-for-space-exploration-challenges-and-opportunities/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:43:22 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3155 State of play of Japan’s space program in the New Space Economy era   Although the next generation H3 rocket launch fail was a major setback…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-race-for-space-exploration-challenges-and-opportunities/feed/ 0 Japan’s changing strategic approach to outer space security https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-changing-strategic-approach-to-outer-space-security/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japans-changing-strategic-approach-to-outer-space-security https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-changing-strategic-approach-to-outer-space-security/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:08:04 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3113 Space race in an age of international competition   China’s first successful use of an anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) to destroy one of its old weather satellites…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-changing-strategic-approach-to-outer-space-security/feed/ 0 Japan’s evolving cybersecurity landscape: a latecomer at a crossroads https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-evolving-cybersecurity-landscape-a-late-comer-at-a-crossroads/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japans-evolving-cybersecurity-landscape-a-late-comer-at-a-crossroads https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-evolving-cybersecurity-landscape-a-late-comer-at-a-crossroads/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 06:47:17 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3094 Japan is a late comer when it comes to cybersecurity. Until recently, decisionmakers in Tokyo hardly considered the fifth domain a top priority for national…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-evolving-cybersecurity-landscape-a-late-comer-at-a-crossroads/feed/ 0 Strategic constraints and right-wing organizations in Japan: the case of the Nippon Kaigi https://asiapowerwatch.com/strategic-constraints-and-right-wing-organizations-in-japan-the-case-of-the-nippon-kaigi/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=strategic-constraints-and-right-wing-organizations-in-japan-the-case-of-the-nippon-kaigi https://asiapowerwatch.com/strategic-constraints-and-right-wing-organizations-in-japan-the-case-of-the-nippon-kaigi/#respond Wed, 28 Jun 2023 08:33:41 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3071 In recent years, an obscure nationalist organization has regularly hit the news in Japan. Known as Nippon Kaigi or “Japan Conference”, this organization is accused…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/strategic-constraints-and-right-wing-organizations-in-japan-the-case-of-the-nippon-kaigi/feed/ 0 Japan and globalization: how strategic imperatives drive political change. The case of the Meiji era. https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change-the-case-of-the-meiji-era/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change-the-case-of-the-meiji-era https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change-the-case-of-the-meiji-era/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:52:05 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3048 The second article of the series on the subject of “how strategic imperatives drive political changes in Japan” is about Meiji Japan. This article investigates…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change-the-case-of-the-meiji-era/feed/ 0 Japan and globalization: how strategic imperatives drive political change https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change/#respond Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:54:08 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3040 CURRENT STATE OF JAPANESE SECURITY AFFAIRS The need to balance China’s emergence as a global political and military player has led Japan’s strategic bureaucracy to…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change/feed/ 0 Japan’s defense industry in dire straits https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-defense-industry-in-dire-straits/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japans-defense-industry-in-dire-straits https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-defense-industry-in-dire-straits/#respond Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:14:14 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2845 This article was originally published in French by le Portail de l’IE, in May 2022. Thank you to the author and the editors for their…

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