【#551(Special)】Expectation for New U.S. Diplomatic Team
October 22, 2018 David Stilwell, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, was finally selected as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs. As a strategy expert with...
【#550】South Korea on a Path to National Suicide
October 22, 2018 In the October 1 “Speaking Out” column, I pointed out the dangerousness of the military agreement between North and South Koreas that is set to take effect on November 1. As ...
【#549】U.S. Politicians Share Tough Stance against China
October 15, 2018 On October 10, a U.S. bipartisan congressional commission that monitors human rights conditions in China released an annual report denouncing the Chinese government’s repress...
【#548】Be Prepared for New U.S.-China Cold War
October 9, 2018 The Trump administration’s foreign policy indicates that the United States is prepared for a new cold war with China over security and trade issues. It may be reasonable to co...
【#547(Special)】North-South Military Accord Criticized by Experts
October 1, 2018 A military agreement issued by the North and South Korean defense ministers on the occasion of a bilateral summit in Pyongyang in September has come under growing fire from th...
【#546】U.S.-Japan Joint Statement Comes Up with Coalition against China
October 1, 2018 The Japanese government had tried to keep away from entering negotiations with the United States on a bilateral free trade agreement before a U.S.-Japan summit on September 26...
【#545】Challenges for Abe Elected LDP Head for 3rd Term
September 25, 2018 Once reelected, a U.S. president tends to become a lame duck. After a midterm congressional election in the middle of the second four-year presidential term, the tendency a...
【#544】Is Putin Really a Bachelor of Law?
September 18, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to sign a peace treaty with Japan within this year without any preconditions at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok where Ja...
【#543(Special)】Putin’s Imperial Diplomacy
September 13, 2018 An imperial diplomacy typically features the cunning of sweetening foreign countries with smiles while rattling sabers. Exactly, Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed J...
【#542】Global Warming Has Stopped
September 10, 2018 Many people may wonder if summer heat waves this year, floods accompanying typhoons and other abnormal climatic or environmental changes might have resulted from global war...