Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Feb 15, 2018 (Thu)

【#496】U.S. Has Reliable Security Strategy

February 13, 2018 　　　　　The U.S. Trump administration released the National Security Strategy (NSS) in December, the National Defense Strategy (NDS) in January and the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) ...

Feb 07, 2018 (Wed)

【#495】No Long-term China Strategy Found in Trump’s Address

February 5, 2018 　　　　　In his State of the Union address on January 30, U.S. President Donald Trump cited “rogue regimes” of North Korea and Iran, “terrorist groups” such as the Islamic State and “...

Feb 01, 2018 (Thu)

【#494(Special)】Military Parade Trap Set by Pyongyang

January 29, 2018 　　　　　Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced he would visit South Korea to attend an opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games on February 9. He will hold talks wi...

Feb 01, 2018 (Thu)

【#493】Focus on TPP-11 without Being Bewildered by U.S.

January 29, 2018 　　　　　In an interview with CNBC television on January 25 and his subsequent address at an annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 26, U.S. Pres...

Jan 25, 2018 (Thu)

【#492】North’s Olympic Participation Represents Moon’s Betrayal

January 22, 2018 　　　　　North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympic Games, which begin on February 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, has been decided. The decision came as South Korea’s Moon Jae ...

Jan 18, 2018 (Thu)

【#491】Be Alert to Chinese Active Military Operations

January 15, 2018 　　　　　On January 11, a submarine of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy submerged in a contiguous zone near Taisho Island of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, acco...

Jan 11, 2018 (Thu)

【#490(Special)】Learn from Foregoers’ Wisdom to Mark 150th Year of Meiji

January 10, 2018 　　　　　The new year 2018 will be a major turning point not only for Japan but also for the whole world. Traditional U.S. values will compete with Chinese values more notably. In fro...

Jan 10, 2018 (Wed)

【#489】Democracies’ Solidarity Required to Counter China Risk

January 9, 2018 　　　　　At the beginning of 2018, Western media are filled with predictions on the new year’s international situation. One of focuses in these predictions is China’s growing influence...

Jan 04, 2018 (Thu)

【#488(Special)】A Nuisance Review of Comfort Women Accord

December 28, 2017 　　　　　On December 27, the South Korean foreign minister’s task force for reviewing the comfort women agreement with Japan on December 28, 2015, released its report describing the ...

Dec 27, 2017 (Wed)

【#487】Friendly, Objective Study Required for Ally

December 25, 2017 　　　　　This year’s international situation featured North Korea’s reckless nuclear and missile tests, China’s unhesitant, dangerous rise and U.S. President Donald Trump’s unpredict...