Intelligence Analysis

メインビジュアル
Here we present English translations of reports published irregularly in Japanese on particularly noteworthy information related to security, policy, and diplomatic issues related to maritime affairs, international treaties and arrangements, maritime industry, marine resources, the oceanic environment, and other issues.

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Recent Trends Regarding each actor's “Indo-Pacific Policy“ and FOIP

1. IntroductionIt has been more than three years since Japan promoted the "Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)" concept and it became well known. Althou …
Read More 2021.08.31

[Special Edition] Interview with Kazumine Akimoto (Senior Research Fellow, OPRI-SPF), "The future of climate security and pandemic security"

RADM (JMSDF (Retired)) Kazumine Akimoto (Senior Research Fellow, OPRI-SPF) discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic may reshape globalization in the modern …
Read More 2021.03.11

Prospects for Maritime Security in East Asia in the Wake of the U.S. Presidential Election

1. Introduction2020 was a remarkable year for maritime security in East Asia, not just because it was the year of the U.S. presidential election, a ma …
Read More 2021.02.26

A New Security Outlook Claimed by the COVID-19 Crisis

    According to the 3,300 years old “Gilgamesh Epic,” Gilgamesh, the king of the ancient city Uruk of Mesopotamia, with the help of his allied friend …
Read More 2020.05.07

The Philosophy and Practice of the"Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy (FOIP) " decoded from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website

Preface　Since the autumn of 2017, the"Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy (FOIP) " has been attracting broad attention in Japan and around the world. …
Read More 2018.09.14

Maritime Security Initiatives in Japan and Future Challenges

1. Introduction　The Basic Act on Ocean Policy enacted on April 27, 2007 states "The purpose of this Act is, with regard to the oceans, to stipulate th …
Read More 2018.09.14

Introduction to the Principles for Building Confidence and Security in the Exclusive Economic Zones of the Asia-Pacific

This article introduces the Principles for Building Confidence and Security in the Exclusive Economic Zones of the Asia-Pacific, compiled by the Ocean …
Read More 2014.06.11

US-2: The JMSDF Air-Sea Rescue Flying Boat

Kazumine Akimoto, Senior Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research FoundationYuko Takada, Maritime Affairs Division, Ocean Policy Research Foundation* * …
Read More 2014.04.23

Chinese J-15 fighter succeeded in taking off from and landing on China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning

American experts on Chinese military affairs, Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collin contributed an article titled “China Aircraft Carrier Style!” to the Ame …
Read More 2013.07.01

Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia up to the third quarter of 2012

In the end of October 2012, the Information Sharing Center (ISC) of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against S …
Read More 2013.07.01