Japan-US Alliance

Behind the Latest Japan-China Blowup (Part 2): Strategic Ambiguity in Need of an UpgradeINSIGHT | Feb 6, 2026

Behind the Latest Japan-China Blowup (Part 1 ): How Defense Outran Diplomacy INSIGHT | Feb 5, 2026

Policy Challenges for China and the Region Under Trump 2.0: Tough Choices Ahead for JapanINSIGHT | Mar 26, 2025

Japan’s Options for Dealing with “Trump 2.0”INSIGHT | Dec 20, 2024

Bolstering Standoff Capabilities and Japan-US Alliance : An Interview with Jimbo Ken (Part 2)INSIGHT | Jul 19, 2023

Turning Point for Japan’s Defense Policy: An Interview with Jimbo Ken (Part 1)INSIGHT | Jul 18, 2023

Deterring a War in the Taiwan Strait: A Bigger Security Role for Japan is KeyINSIGHT | Jun 2, 2021

Japan Diversifies its Foreign-Policy Portfolio: Charting Its Own Course in an Age of UncertaintyINSIGHT | Oct 10, 2019

The Trump Presidency and Japan’s International RoleINSIGHT | Aug 15, 2018

Can the Japan-US Alliance Survive the Trump Presidency?INSIGHT | May 16, 2017

When Trumpism Met the East Asian WallINSIGHT | Feb 14, 2017

Get Ready: China-Japan Tensions Set to Flare over East China SeaINSIGHT | Sep 10, 2015

Asian-Americans and Japan’s History IssuesINSIGHT | Jul 9, 2015

Japan’s Long Wait for US Congress InvitationINSIGHT | Apr 14, 2015

Japan One Step Closer to Collective Self-Defense?INSIGHT | May 22, 2014

Abe’s Visit to Southeast Asia and Japan’s Five New Diplomatic PrinciplesINSIGHT | Jan 30, 2013

Inertia and Drive in the DPJ’s Security PolicyINSIGHT | Jul 5, 2012

Forging Even Closer Japan-US TiesINSIGHT | Jun 11, 2012