Politics

  • The Deadlock in Myanmar—When Will It End?

    On February 1, 2023, the second anniversary of the coup, the State Administration Council (SAC), the top decision-making body of Myanmar’s military regime, announced extending the state of emergency.

    By Yoshihiro Nakanishi

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  • Discourage China from Invading Taiwan

    In early March 2021, Admiral Philip S. Davidson, then commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, sent shock waves in the U.S., Japan, and across the world by telling a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that China could invade Taiwan in the next six years.

    By Robert D. Eldridge

  • Fear of Decline That Haunts Xi Jinping

    Following the 2008 global financial crisis, Fu Ying, then spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, spread the phrase, “China is up, the U.S. is down” across the world with her fluent English.

    By Hiroshi Yuasa