All posts tagged "Trump"

• Sino-Japanese Review

  China’s CPTPP Accession Bid: A New Dilemma for Tokyo

  Welcome to installment XXXIV (October 2021) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on the major developments in relations between China and Japan....

• Politics

  How Culture Explains COVID

  Less than two months after issuing a state of emergency, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo declared victory over COVID-19. Abe was keen...

• Sino-Japanese Review

  Washington’s Role in the Delicate China-Japan Balance

  Welcome to installment XXII (October 2020) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...

• Politics

  Can Japan Weather a China-U.S. Cold War?

  The smartest thing Henry Kissinger wrote was that, in describing the Soviet Union and United States during the Cold War, “The superpowers...

• Politics

  Japan Can’t Count on a Return to Normal in the U.S. Election

  It’s almost impossible for Japanese observers to follow a presidential election in the United States without feeling that they have a stake...

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  Security

  Could Japan Get Caught in a U.S.-Iran Crossfire?

  Rising U.S. - Iran tensions create additional risk for a planned Japanese naval deployment to the region. Can Tokyo avoid being pulled...

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  Learning to Embrace an Unequal Alliance

  If the U.S.-Japan military alliance is to be effective in a new era of geopolitics, both sides need to be realistic about...

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  Economy

  The Case for Riding Out Trump’s Trade Storm

  As Donald Trump officially visits Emperor Naruhito, calls for Japan to do a quick trade deal with the U.S. have intensified -...

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  Politics

  Trump-Kim is Abe’s Nightmare Summit

  Shinzo Abe relies on the North Korean threat to argue for constitutional reform in Japan - which means the Trump-Kim summit may...

• Politics

  Can the Trump Summit Save Abe?

  Shinzo Abe returns to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President Donald Trump this week - but the high-level summit is unlikely to provide...

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  Japan, North Korea, and the Trump Shock

  Keeping Japan out of the loop as the United States engages with North Korea risks a deep and unpredictable impact on domestic...

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  Economy

  Can Japan Get the U.S. to Care about the Liberal Order Again?

  Donald Trump’s announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminum tariffs last week shouldn’t have been as much of a surprise as it...