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Takaichi’s strengths and the need for ‘strategic signaling’

yesterday 32

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Ken Jimbo

Trump is putting Venezuelan democracy on hold

yesterday 24

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Piotr H. Kosicki

Takaichi’s bad tax plan isn’t worth this freak-out

yesterday 39

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Gearoid Reidy

R-E-S-P-E-C-T – What does it mean to Trump?

yesterday 29

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Brad Glosserman

Fair trade: Jimmy Lai’s freedom for China’s very big U.K. Embassy

previous day 46

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Mark L. Clifford

ChatGPT's AI health care push has a fatal flaw

tuesday 48

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Parmy Olson

Prime Minister Takaichi’s gambit: A test of leadership

tuesday 42

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Michael Macarthur Bosack

K-pop stars should be allowed to love

19.01.2026 56

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Juliana Liu

Will Japan become the world’s next leader in AI?

19.01.2026 55

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Mickey Mikitani

This is not the way to make housing more affordable

19.01.2026 49

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Conor Sen

The cautionary tale of Yoon Suk Yeol and the ‘abuse of power’

19.01.2026 58

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Michael Macarthur Bosack

So what does it mean to be properly English?

19.01.2026 57

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Rosa Prince

Komeito and CDP form new party, but doubts linger over political viability

18.01.2026 49

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Edo Naito

China proves skeptics right about export controls

18.01.2026 62

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Brad Glosserman

The ‘Great Game’ enters uncharted territory

17.01.2026 65

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Kuni Miyake

Why the challenge to Iran’s regime is different this time

16.01.2026 52

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Vali Nasr

Why is Putin silent on the capture of Maduro?

16.01.2026 40

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Japan is right to rethink its immigration approach

16.01.2026 48

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Gearoid Reidy

Feminism’s failures and the secret to Takaichi’s success

16.01.2026 59

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Waka Ikeda

Can Japan’s popular new leader beat the heat with a snap election?

15.01.2026 41

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Gearoid Reidy

Silence won’t protect the Bank of Japan’s independence

15.01.2026 46

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Kumiharu Shigehara

Japan can keep calm and carry on decoupling from China

14.01.2026 68

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Gearoid Reidy

Simple reforms could help prevent the next ICE shooting

14.01.2026 68

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Erika D. Smith

Canada undermines its own China engagement

14.01.2026 73

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Stephen R. Nagy

Why Takaichi would call a snap election

13.01.2026 69

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Michael Macarthur Bosack

The U.S. sphere of influence is bigger than it looks

13.01.2026 68

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John Authers

Japan can no longer afford strategic confusion

13.01.2026 56

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Taniguchi Tomohiko

The economic roots of Iran’s unrest

13.01.2026 75

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Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

Artificial intelligence, robots and Silicon Valley’s top-down socialism

12.01.2026 76

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Noreena Hertz

Takaichi’s twin challenges: Economic growth and security

12.01.2026 74

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Kazuto Suzuki

Wealth taxes don’t work no matter where they’re imposed

12.01.2026 60

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Allison Schrager

The precedents to Trump’s Venezuela operation

11.01.2026 63

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Timothy Snyder

America's Venezuela playbook won't work in Iran

11.01.2026 64

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Marc Champion

China is overplaying its rare-earth hand in Japan

11.01.2026 66

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David Fickling

Takaichi-Meloni summit signals new era, stronger ties

09.01.2026 74

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Maria Mezzetti

The year of the right is looming in Latin America

09.01.2026 69

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Juan Pablo Spinetto

The Greenland alarm is sounding — Europe needs to hear it

09.01.2026 81

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Marc Champion

A decisive year for ocean conservation

08.01.2026 78

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Peter Thomson

The top 10 surprises for the Year of the Fire Horse

08.01.2026 70

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Jesper Koll

College cancel culture is getting worse

08.01.2026 64

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Mary Ellen Klas

Japan needs fiscal transparency more than ever

08.01.2026 68

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Sayuri Shirai

When trying to understand Venezuela, all answers are unsatisfying

07.01.2026 54

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Brad Glosserman

Takaichi’s political landscape for 2026

07.01.2026 88

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Michael Macarthur Bosack

Six unresolved AI questions heading into 2026

07.01.2026 63

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Catherine Thorbecke

Will stablecoins preserve dollar dominance?

06.01.2026 63

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Barry Eichengreen

Trump’s Venezuela coup, Taiwan and lessons for China

06.01.2026 94

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Stephen R. Nagy

Japan’s long return to artificial intelligence

06.01.2026 74

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Songruowen Ma And Kenddrick Chan

What happens when the last hibakusha is gone?

05.01.2026 84

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Melanton Hendra Siregar

America’s year of health care chaos will have consequences

05.01.2026 68

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Lisa Jarvis

‘The West’ is near death. It’s also worth fighting for.

05.01.2026 57

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Marc Champion