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The Meaning of the Meeting of Kishida and Modi: Developments and Issues in Collaboration between Japan and India as the Holders of the G7 Presidency and the G20 Presidency
2023/05/29

The Meaning of the Meeting of Kishida and Modi: Developments and Issues in Collaboration between Japan and India as the Holders of the G7 Presidency and the G20 Presidency

Toru Ito
NATO Enlargement and the Question of Applying Article 5<br>−New Domains as Japan's Security Challenges―
2023/05/22

NATO Enlargement and the Question of Applying Article 5
−New Domains as Japan's Security Challenges―

Jun Nagashima
Developing Relations Between South Korea and Australia: Seoul’s Integration into U.S. Ally Military Network
2023/05/18

Developing Relations Between South Korea and Australia: Seoul’s Integration into U.S. Ally Military Network

Kohtaro ITO
The Philippines' policy on the South China Sea under the Marcos administration:<br>Recalibrating its distance from the United States and China
2023/05/16

The Philippines' policy on the South China Sea under the Marcos administration:
Recalibrating its distance from the United States and China

Tomotaka Shoji
Military reasons why Ukraine will not be defeated: a ground operations perspective
2023/05/01

Military reasons why Ukraine will not be defeated: a ground operations perspective

Noboru Yamaguchi
New items for consideration with counterstrike capabilities: A legal framework for collateral damage
2023/04/13

New items for consideration with counterstrike capabilities: A legal framework for collateral damage

Susumu Nakamura
Japan's Multilateral Cooperation after the Three Security Documents<br>- Strengthening Partnerships with European Countries in New Domains, Advanced Technology, and Supply Chains -
2023/03/20

Japan's Multilateral Cooperation after the Three Security Documents
- Strengthening Partnerships with European Countries in New Domains, Advanced Technology, and Supply Chains -

Jun Nagashima
What’s New in Japan's Three Strategic Documents
2023/03/14

What’s New in Japan's Three Strategic Documents

Tsuneo "Nabe" Watanabe
South Korea’s first Indo-Pacific strategy:<br>Seoul’s strategic narratives, ambiguous messages and key challenges
2023/03/01

South Korea’s first Indo-Pacific strategy:
Seoul’s strategic narratives, ambiguous messages and key challenges

Shinae Lee
India has Started to Emphasize the “Global South”
2023/02/27

India has Started to Emphasize the “Global South”

Toru Ito
How will climate change affect conflict dynamism in Africa?
2023/02/10

How will climate change affect conflict dynamism in Africa?

Koji Sakane
ASEAN Summit Outcomes and Future Outlook: Issues in Regional and External Relations
2023/01/25

ASEAN Summit Outcomes and Future Outlook: Issues in Regional and External Relations

Tomotaka Shoji
Visualizing Climate Change and Security<br>Outlook for Remote Sensing in Space
2023/01/16

Visualizing Climate Change and Security
Outlook for Remote Sensing in Space

Jun Nagashima
India’s Unchanging Position toward the War in Ukraine
2022/12/27

India’s Unchanging Position toward the War in Ukraine

Toru Ito
One year after Sudan’s political turmoil: democracy and development are urgently needed
2022/12/21

One year after Sudan’s political turmoil: democracy and development are urgently needed

Koji Sakane
The Sense of Distance between Central Asia and Russia Seen from the CIS Summit<br>The background to the Rahmon statement, and Putin’s “view of the alliance”
2022/12/13

The Sense of Distance between Central Asia and Russia Seen from the CIS Summit
The background to the Rahmon statement, and Putin’s “view of the alliance”

Ryota Saito
Southeast Asia and the United States under the Biden administration: from expectations to bewilderment
2022/11/01

Southeast Asia and the United States under the Biden administration: from expectations to bewilderment

Tomotaka Shoji
Southeast Asia and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine — Diverse Relations, Mixed Reactions
2022/11/01

Southeast Asia and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine — Diverse Relations, Mixed Reactions

Tomotaka Shoji
<span>【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.11】</span><br>Coordinating Japan-US Export Controls amid Growing China Security Risks
2022/10/18

【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.11】
Coordinating Japan-US Export Controls amid Growing China Security Risks

Heigo Sato
Declining Democracy, Diffusing Authoritarianism: Is Democracy Compatible with the Middle East and Africa?
2022/10/18

Declining Democracy, Diffusing Authoritarianism: Is Democracy Compatible with the Middle East and Africa?

Koji Sakane
Dissecting Russia’s Operational Art in Ukraine<br>How Disjointed Ends, Ways, and Means Have Shackled Moscow’s Operational Warfare
2022/09/27

Dissecting Russia’s Operational Art in Ukraine
How Disjointed Ends, Ways, and Means Have Shackled Moscow’s Operational Warfare

Yasuhiro Kawakami
The dysfunctional NPT and Japan’s role in rebuilding a nuclear disarmament regime
2022/09/27

The dysfunctional NPT and Japan’s role in rebuilding a nuclear disarmament regime

Yuki Kobayashi
Hybrid warfare in a Taiwan contingency
2022/09/07

Hybrid warfare in a Taiwan contingency

Jun Osawa
Indo-Pacific Deployment 2022:<br>Japan’s Strategic Communications to the Free and Open Indo-Pacific
2022/09/06

Indo-Pacific Deployment 2022:
Japan’s Strategic Communications to the Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Shinae Lee
PM Kishida and the NATO Summit<br>- NATO's New Strategic Concept and Japan's Challenges-
2022/08/18

PM Kishida and the NATO Summit
- NATO's New Strategic Concept and Japan's Challenges-

Jun Nagashima
Revising the Development Cooperation Charter:Issues in Linking ODA and Security
2022/08/10

Revising the Development Cooperation Charter:Issues in Linking ODA and Security

Ippeita Nishida
Russia's invasion of Ukraine accelerates Africa's departure from the West
2022/08/08

Russia's invasion of Ukraine accelerates Africa's departure from the West

Koji Sakane
【Indo-Pacific Regional Disinformation Research Series Vol.1】Fact-checking as a means to fight disinformation: Trends and challenges amid political turmoil and elections in Asia
2022/08/03

【Indo-Pacific Regional Disinformation Research Series Vol.1】Fact-checking as a means to fight disinformation: Trends and challenges amid political turmoil and elections in Asia

Masato Kajimoto
Averting a Sino-American Conflict: A Review of Kevin Rudd’s The Avoidable War
2022/08/02

Averting a Sino-American Conflict: A Review of Kevin Rudd’s The Avoidable War

Thomas Wilkins
India has drawn the Quad back to economic partnerships countervailing China: its diplomatic successes and issues going forward
2022/07/28

India has drawn the Quad back to economic partnerships countervailing China: its diplomatic successes and issues going forward

Toru Ito
What Membership for Finland and Sweden Would Mean for NATO’s Evolution
2022/06/24

What Membership for Finland and Sweden Would Mean for NATO’s Evolution

Jun Nagashima
Plus ça change: The new Australian Labor government’s foreign policy agenda
2022/06/17

Plus ça change: The new Australian Labor government’s foreign policy agenda

Thomas Wilkins
Next Phase of North Korean Missile Tests:A New ICBM and Other Developments, January–April 2022
2022/06/16

Next Phase of North Korean Missile Tests:A New ICBM and Other Developments, January–April 2022

Junichi Fukuda
After Ukraine Invasion, India Struggles to Define Relations with ‘Special Partner’ Russia
2022/06/07

After Ukraine Invasion, India Struggles to Define Relations with ‘Special Partner’ Russia

Toru Ito
The shadow of tactical nuclear weapons falling over Ukraine: the reason that the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons by Russia cannot be eliminated
2022/05/30

The shadow of tactical nuclear weapons falling over Ukraine: the reason that the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons by Russia cannot be eliminated

Noboru Yamaguchi
“Era of Coups” in Africa (Part 2): Containing the Spread of Coups
2022/05/16

“Era of Coups” in Africa (Part 2): Containing the Spread of Coups

Koji Sakane
“Era of Coups” in Africa (Part 1): The Emergence of Russia and China amid the Decline of the West
2022/05/10

“Era of Coups” in Africa (Part 1): The Emergence of Russia and China amid the Decline of the West

Koji Sakane
<span>【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.10】</span><br>China and the New Role for Economic Security in the US-Japan Alliance
2022/04/27

【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.10】
China and the New Role for Economic Security in the US-Japan Alliance

James L. Schoff
<span>【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.9】</span><br>A New Conception of Roles and Missions: Japan SDF as the Elite “Inside Force”
2022/04/22

【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.9】
A New Conception of Roles and Missions: Japan SDF as the Elite “Inside Force”

Eric Heginbotham
A New Series of North Korean Missile Tests and Security Implications for Japan
2022/04/18

A New Series of North Korean Missile Tests and Security Implications for Japan

Junichi Fukuda
NATO Faces Tough Choices as Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Opens a Pandora’s Box
2022/04/08

NATO Faces Tough Choices as Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Opens a Pandora’s Box

Jun Nagashima
Russia’s Ukraine Invasion and the Protection of Nuclear Plants during War — a First-Time Challenge
2022/04/04

Russia’s Ukraine Invasion and the Protection of Nuclear Plants during War — a First-Time Challenge

Yuki Kobayashi
Further Legal Changes Needed to Enable Transport of Nonnationals: <br>Ukraine’s Lessons for a Taiwan Contingency
2022/03/28

Further Legal Changes Needed to Enable Transport of Nonnationals:
Ukraine’s Lessons for a Taiwan Contingency

Susumu Nakamura
AUKUS and Australia’s Nuclear Submarines — Challenges for NPT Safeguards
2022/03/28

AUKUS and Australia’s Nuclear Submarines — Challenges for NPT Safeguards

Yuki Kobayashi
<span>【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.8】</span><br>What are the common strategic interests and rationale to compete with China by Japan and the US?
2022/03/22

【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.8】
What are the common strategic interests and rationale to compete with China by Japan and the US?

Tsuneo "Nabe" Watanabe
<span>【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.7】</span><br>An Agile Alliance: Managing Strategic Competition with China
2022/03/16

【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.7】
An Agile Alliance: Managing Strategic Competition with China

Nicholas Szechenyi
Mine Warfare in a Taiwan Contingency — Scenarios for Naval Mine Use and Its Impact on Japan
2022/02/25

Mine Warfare in a Taiwan Contingency — Scenarios for Naval Mine Use and Its Impact on Japan

Yasuhiro Kawakami
Enhancing the “Special Strategic Partnership”: Australia and Japan Sign Reciprocal Access Agreement
2022/02/21

Enhancing the “Special Strategic Partnership”: Australia and Japan Sign Reciprocal Access Agreement

Thomas Wilkins
<span>【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.6】</span><br>The U.S.-Japan Alliance as a “Counter-China Alliance”: What Should Be Done, What Should Be Avoided
2022/02/21

【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.6】
The U.S.-Japan Alliance as a “Counter-China Alliance”: What Should Be Done, What Should Be Avoided

Matake Kamiya
Central Asia after the Fall of Kabul and Strategies for Japan’s Engagement
2022/01/11

Central Asia after the Fall of Kabul and Strategies for Japan’s Engagement

Ryota Saito
<span>【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.5】</span><br>China’s Approach to the Development of Rule by Law and Foreign Relations
2022/01/07

【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.5】
China’s Approach to the Development of Rule by Law and Foreign Relations

Kazuko Kojima
Japan Needs an Integrated Deterrence Strategy That Embraces Innovation and Partnership in New Domains -
2022/01/06

Japan Needs an Integrated Deterrence Strategy That Embraces Innovation and Partnership in New Domains -

Jun Nagashima
<span>【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.4】</span><br>The Joint Japan-U.S. Response to a Taiwan Contingency — How to Prepare and Respond
2021/12/13

【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.4】
The Joint Japan-U.S. Response to a Taiwan Contingency — How to Prepare and Respond

Susumu Nakamura
<span>【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.3】</span><br>The Geostrategy of BRI vs. FOIP and the Role for Japan [1]
2021/12/06

【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.3】
The Geostrategy of BRI vs. FOIP and the Role for Japan [1]

Noboru Yamaguchi
<span>【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.2】</span><br>China Heads for the “Middle-Income Trap”
2021/12/06

【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.2】
China Heads for the “Middle-Income Trap”

Toshiya Tsugami
The AUKUS Trilateral Security Partnership and what It Means for Australia
2021/11/15

The AUKUS Trilateral Security Partnership and what It Means for Australia

Thomas Wilkins
Can the Quad Lay the Groundwork for Environmental and Economic<br>Security?: Eliminating Vulnerabilities and Ensuring Resilience
2021/10/28

Can the Quad Lay the Groundwork for Environmental and Economic
Security?: Eliminating Vulnerabilities and Ensuring Resilience

Jun Nagashima
<span>【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.1】</span><br>Toward a U.S.-Japan digital alliance
2021/10/21

【Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China Project：Working Paper Vol.1】
Toward a U.S.-Japan digital alliance

Mireya Solís
Dealing with Taliban-Led Afghanistan: Choices for Japan and the World
2021/09/29

Dealing with Taliban-Led Afghanistan: Choices for Japan and the World

Nobutaka Miyahara
Japan as a contributor to the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific
2021/09/22

Japan as a contributor to the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific

Thomas Wilkins
Climate Change as an Operational Domain:<br>Sustainable Military Review will begin after UN IPCC Report
2021/08/31

Climate Change as an Operational Domain:
Sustainable Military Review will begin after UN IPCC Report

Jun Nagashima
The African Union’s Security Policy — Implications for ASEAN and Japan
2021/08/19

The African Union’s Security Policy — Implications for ASEAN and Japan

Mika Inoue-Hanzawa
Is Collective Defense in the Economic Domain Possible?<br>Lessons from the Australia-China Conflict
2021/08/04

Is Collective Defense in the Economic Domain Possible?
Lessons from the Australia-China Conflict

Michito Tsuruoka
Climate change as a security threat<br>– strengthening the resilience of the military –
2021/07/21

Climate change as a security threat
– strengthening the resilience of the military –

Jun Nagashima
Afghanistan After the U.S. Withdrawal — how Japan can Support Rural Development in a People-Oriented Manner
2021/07/09

Afghanistan After the U.S. Withdrawal — how Japan can Support Rural Development in a People-Oriented Manner

Nobutaka Miyahara
The Japanese Response to a Taiwan Crisis — How to Prepare and Respond
2021/06/15

The Japanese Response to a Taiwan Crisis — How to Prepare and Respond

Susumu Nakamura
Russian Military Modernization in the Northern Territories and Its Implications for Japanese Foreign Policy
2021/05/31

Russian Military Modernization in the Northern Territories and Its Implications for Japanese Foreign Policy

Yu Koizumi
European Strategic Autonomy and Nuclear Deterrence<br>- Progress of EU-NATO Cooperation and Impact on the Indo-Pacific Region –
2021/05/18

European Strategic Autonomy and Nuclear Deterrence
- Progress of EU-NATO Cooperation and Impact on the Indo-Pacific Region –

Jun Nagashima
The Strategic Significance of the Japan-U.S. Summit — Challenges for Economic and Security Cooperation vis-a-viz China
2021/05/11

The Strategic Significance of the Japan-U.S. Summit — Challenges for Economic and Security Cooperation vis-a-viz China

Tsuneo "Nabe" Watanabe
Maintaining Japan’s Nuclear Technology and Contributing to Non-Proliferation Ten Years After Fukushima
2021/04/13

Maintaining Japan’s Nuclear Technology and Contributing to Non-Proliferation Ten Years After Fukushima

Yuki Kobayashi
The China Coast Guard Law and Challenges to the International Order — Implications for CCG Activity around the Senkaku Islands
2021/03/08

The China Coast Guard Law and Challenges to the International Order — Implications for CCG Activity around the Senkaku Islands

Kentaro Furuya
Concerns about the China Coast Guard Law – the CCG and the People’s Armed Police
2021/02/25

Concerns about the China Coast Guard Law – the CCG and the People’s Armed Police

Katsuya Yamamoto
SF Prototyping<br>– a Proposal for Building a National Strategy
2021/02/08

SF Prototyping
– a Proposal for Building a National Strategy

Jun Nagashima
The Ongoing Paradigm Shift under Shifting Geopolitics and Covid-19
2021/02/01

The Ongoing Paradigm Shift under Shifting Geopolitics and Covid-19

Noboru Yamaguchi
A New Threat in the Sea of Japan – Chinese Fishing Boats and Resource Depletion
2021/02/01

A New Threat in the Sea of Japan – Chinese Fishing Boats and Resource Depletion

Kentaro Furuya
“Thinking Machines” on the battlefield and Their Impact on Deterrence
2020/12/22

“Thinking Machines” on the battlefield and Their Impact on Deterrence

Junichi Fukuda
The China Coast Guard as a Part of the China Communist Party’s Armed Forces
2020/12/10

The China Coast Guard as a Part of the China Communist Party’s Armed Forces

Katsuya Yamamoto
75 Years from Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Japan’s Post-War Diplomacy and Nuclear Disarmament
2020/11/25

75 Years from Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Japan’s Post-War Diplomacy and Nuclear Disarmament

Takuya Yuasa
Transformation of NATO in Distress<br>- Challenges to Greater Interoperability -
2020/11/10

Transformation of NATO in Distress
- Challenges to Greater Interoperability -

Jun Nagashima
ASEAN’s Growing Concern About China’s Assertive Stance in the South China Sea
2020/10/06

ASEAN’s Growing Concern About China’s Assertive Stance in the South China Sea

Tomotaka Shoji
India at a Crossroads – Combatting the Coronavirus and the Chinese Offensive
2020/09/29

India at a Crossroads – Combatting the Coronavirus and the Chinese Offensive

Toru Ito
Challenges to Quantum Cryptography in Space and Japan’s Road to Cooperation with Five Eyes
2020/09/09

Challenges to Quantum Cryptography in Space and Japan’s Road to Cooperation with Five Eyes

Jun Nagashima
Russia and the World Order After the Coronavirus
2020/08/18

Russia and the World Order After the Coronavirus

Taisuke Abiru
The Militarization of Space and its Transformation into a Warfighting Domain
2020/07/17

The Militarization of Space and its Transformation into a Warfighting Domain

Jun Nagashima
International Cooperation in the COVID-19 Pandemic – Can Japan Play a Role in Pulling the Developed Countries Together?
2020/07/02

International Cooperation in the COVID-19 Pandemic – Can Japan Play a Role in Pulling the Developed Countries Together?

Ippeita Nishida
NATO’s Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic: Security Implication for Japan
2020/05/18

NATO’s Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic: Security Implication for Japan

Jun Nagashima
China’s Maritime Security Policy and the Coronavirus Outbreak: An Analysis of Chinese Activities
2020/05/01

China’s Maritime Security Policy and the Coronavirus Outbreak: An Analysis of Chinese Activities

Kentaro Furuya
The Security and Diplomatic Dimensions of COVID-19: The View from ASEAN
2020/04/30

The Security and Diplomatic Dimensions of COVID-19: The View from ASEAN

Tomotaka Shoji
Putting Seoul’s Difficult GSOMIA Choice in Perspective
2020/03/31

Putting Seoul’s Difficult GSOMIA Choice in Perspective

Noboru Yamaguchi
What to Make of South Korea’s Growing Defense Spending
2020/03/12

What to Make of South Korea’s Growing Defense Spending

Kohtaro ITO
Can Empowering Communities Help End Afghanistan’s Conflict?
2019/11/15

Can Empowering Communities Help End Afghanistan’s Conflict?

Nobutaka Miyahara
Japan’s Rationale for the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy [1]
2019/10/30

Japan’s Rationale for the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy [1]

Tsuneo "Nabe" Watanabe
US-led leadership can strengthen the United Nations Command, and ROK’s concerns<br>-A perspective from Japan- [1] [2]
2019/10/21

US-led leadership can strengthen the United Nations Command, and ROK’s concerns
-A perspective from Japan- [1] [2]

Kohtaro ITO
Re-assessing Australia’s Intra-alliance Bargaining Power in the Age of Trump
2019/08/21

Re-assessing Australia’s Intra-alliance Bargaining Power in the Age of Trump

Thomas Wilkins
Why a Constitutional Amendment Would Be a Good Idea：An Interview with Former GSDF Lieutenant General Noboru Yamaguchi
2019/06/06

Why a Constitutional Amendment Would Be a Good Idea：An Interview with Former GSDF Lieutenant General Noboru Yamaguchi

Noboru Yamaguchi
ASEAN’s Ambivalence toward the Vision of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”<br>Mixture of Anxiety and Expectation
2019/05/10

ASEAN’s Ambivalence toward the Vision of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”
Mixture of Anxiety and Expectation

Tomotaka Shoji
Toward a New Stage in the Relationship between the Pacific Island Countries and Japan 1: Significance of PALM 8 in Iwaki, Fukushima, on May 18-19, 2018
2019/05/10

Toward a New Stage in the Relationship between the Pacific Island Countries and Japan 1: Significance of PALM 8 in Iwaki, Fukushima, on May 18-19, 2018

Hideyuki Shiozawa
The Growing Militarization of the Indian Ocean Power Game and Its Significance for Japan
2019/03/27

The Growing Militarization of the Indian Ocean Power Game and Its Significance for Japan

Satoru Nagao
Is China’s Domination of Asia Inevitable?
2019/03/27

Is China’s Domination of Asia Inevitable?

Nobutaka Miyahara

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