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Masahiro Matsumura

Masahiro Matsumura

The Japan Times

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Don’t become a casualty in Beijing’s ‘history war’

Don’t become a casualty in Beijing’s ‘history war’

At the recent Shangri-La Dialogue, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi delivered a blunt rebuttal to Meng Xiangqing, a professor at China’s PLA...

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The Japan Times

Masahiro Matsumura

Trump’s ‘Gangster Diplomacy’: The Political Economy of US-Japan Tariffs

Trump’s use of tariffs is framed as ideological warfare against globalism, making Japan – a liberal internationalist stronghold – a prime target.

10.08.2025 90

E-International

Masahiro Matsumura

US Bombing of Iran and the Transition to a New International Legal Order

The choices made in response to the US action against Iran will determine whether power, not law, will define the contours of world politics in the...

18.07.2025 40

E-International

Masahiro Matsumura