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Japan’s changing strategic approach to outer space security

Space race in an age of international competition   China’s first successful use of an anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) to destroy one…

1 year ago

Strategic constraints and right-wing organizations in Japan: the case of the Nippon Kaigi

In recent years, an obscure nationalist organization has regularly hit the news in Japan. Known as Nippon Kaigi or “Japan…

1 year ago

Japan and globalization: how strategic imperatives drive political change

CURRENT STATE OF JAPANESE SECURITY AFFAIRS The need to balance China’s emergence as a global political and military player has…

2 years ago

The economics of maritime cybersecurity: chokepoints & vulnerabilities in the Indo-Pacific

The fifth domain’s consequential dominance and spatial presence in the cyberspace convey perplexity in the safety and security of humanity.…

2 years ago

Torpedoing the Barracuda: AUKUS & countering the Wolf Warrior

This article was originally published by SAGE International, on September 17, 2021. Thank you to the author for his kind…

3 years ago

The AUKUS defence pact and the end of the French submarine deal: a blow to France’s Indo-Pacific policy

September 15, 2021 will be remembered in French industry, defence and foreign affairs circles as the day France was stabbed…

3 years ago

Plurilateralism & economic security: the future of the world economy

On August 10, 2021, the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) Graduate School's Security Governance and Diplomacy Cluster (SGDC) conducted…

3 years ago

Plurilateralism as a weapon of economic hegemony in the Asia-Pacific. The case of RCEP

On March 17, 2021, Asia Power Watch founder & editor Nicolas Michelon was invited by Brazil's Escola Superior de Propaganda…

4 years ago

Japan and Quad 2.0: three key challenges going forward

This article was written in collaboration with Prof. Yoichiro Sato. A professor of International Relations and Asia-Pacific Studies at Ritsumeikan…

4 years ago

Japan’s experience in reducing its supply chain insecurity

Since the late 1980’s, Japan has largely depended on overseas production. Over the decades, this has resulted in over 50%…

4 years ago