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Brad Glosserman

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Will Trump sustain or squander Biden's Indo-Pacific gains?

Will Trump sustain or squander Biden's Indo-Pacific gains?
21.01.2025 20

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Now is not the time for ‘madmen’ theory in international relations

Now is not the time for ‘madmen’ theory in international relations
15.01.2025 40

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China’s EVs may change the world in unimaginable ways

China’s EVs may change the world in unimaginable ways

I was in China for a chunk of the holidays. My son was attending a baseball camp in Shanghai — a story in itself — and the rest of the trip was...

07.01.2025 30

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The world is ever more angry. That is not good.

A vacuum has emerged in politics around the world. Elections in democratic countries across the globe last year were marked by a decisive rejection...

31.12.2024 20

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The creep of national security threatens the WTO

Donald Trump "loves" tariffs. It’s “the most beautiful word in the dictionary” and “his favorite word.” In his mind, they are the cure-all...

24.12.2024 5

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Australia shows how smart diplomacy is done

Three cheers for Australia — really and literally. Last week, the Canberra government completed an impressive trifecta of diplomatic...

18.12.2024 3

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Here's to Yutaka Mataebara, the 'iron man' of The Japan Times

Yutaka Mataebara, the "iron man" of The Japan Times editorial pages, passed away on Oct. 21 at the age of 89. Mataebara was a pillar of the JT:...

13.12.2024 4

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U.S. wakes up to China’s growing presence in its ‘backyard’

The real sign of great power status is a sphere of influence. Nothing says hegemony like a geographic space that extends well beyond a country’s...

13.12.2024 30

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Autocrats challenge traditional geopolitics and strategic boundaries

Maybe distance isn’t so tyrannical after all. Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida liked to say that “Ukraine today is Asia tomorrow,” a...

27.11.2024 3

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Philippines uses the media spotlight to fight back against China

19.11.2024 2

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Who will step up if Trump steps back?

12.11.2024 10

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Regardless of election results, U.S. foreign policy is sure to trouble allies

06.11.2024 10

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This election won’t — can’t — solve U.S. foreign policy woes

31.10.2024 10

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What happens when China becomes the green tech superpower?

23.10.2024 20

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Japan should master, not resist, its demographic destiny

Everyone knows Japan’s demographic woes. Already the oldest, “grayest” nation on the planet, the nation’s population will plummet as fertility...

15.10.2024 1

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Japan needs more than mere economic strength

Few observers were surprised — or troubled — when Germany overtook Japan earlier this year as the world’s third-largest economy. The...

08.10.2024 2

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The China-Russia relationship once derided, now looks to endure

When Russian and Chinese jets violated Japanese airspace last month, many assumed that the actions were coordinated. A pillar of the “partnership...

02.10.2024 2

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Draghi warns Europe — and Japan — about the failure to innovate

The warning could not be clearer. Europe faces “an existential crisis.” “Over time, we will inexorably become less prosperous, less equal, less...

25.09.2024 2

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Southeast Asia untroubled by China’s nuclear modernization efforts

In a world marching ever closer to some form of nuclear conflict, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty should be an essential tool in efforts to...

18.09.2024 2

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A new ‘Cold War’ with China might be the best hope for the future

Have we commenced a new Cold War with China? While the question feels abstract, it has implications for foreign policy and has, as a result,...

10.09.2024 5

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The growing strategic race in emerging technologies

For most governments, the primary concern when thinking about new and emerging technologies is their potential defense applications and the fear...

13.08.2024 3

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Geopolitics threatens science and societal progress

International cooperation and collaboration is the backbone of modern science. It’s key to solving new and enduring problems in Japan and...

30.07.2024 9

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CrowdStrike meltdown and the price of real security

The “blue screen of death” that appeared last week on an estimated 8.5 million PCs and servers around the world running Microsoft software...

23.07.2024 3

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