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Robert D. Eldridge.

Robert D. Eldridge.

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Why Denny Tamaki is unfit as Okinawa governor

Why Denny Tamaki is unfit as Okinawa governor

Serious observers of Okinawan affairs — not the radical and often violent anti-base activists or their sympathizers in the media and academia —...

10.09.2026 100

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Robert D. Eldridge

The Soviet defection that exposed Japan’s security conundrum

Fifty years ago this weekend, on Sept. 6, 1976, Lt. Viktor Belenko of the Soviet Air Defense Forces climbed into a MiG-25 “Foxbat” near...

02.09.2026 90

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Robert D. Eldridge

Silencing TaiwanPlus would weaken the island democracy

In an era when authoritarian states pour vast resources into global media empires to shape perceptions, Taiwan’s sole international English-language...

25.08.2026 90

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Robert D. Eldridge

The world should reject China’s latest maritime power grab

Earlier this month, Beijing designated the Taiwan Strait and several areas around Taiwan to be “coastal waters.” As many Japanese leaders and...

26.06.2026 100

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In trust’s name, disclose candidates’ prior citizenship

When Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi argued before the country’s parliament last month that requiring candidates to disclose prior citizenship would...

08.06.2026 100

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How the LDP-JIP coalition could hurt smaller parties

21.10.2025 100

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Robert D. Eldridge.

Precautionary Osprey landings signal safety, not alarm

14.08.2025 100

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Robert D. Eldridge.