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Stephen R. Nagy

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Memo to Takaichi: Reject the temptations of populism

Memo to Takaichi: Reject the temptations of populism

In this era of renewed great power competition, the U.S.-Japan alliance remains the indispensable geopolitical linchpin of the Indo-Pacific. Yet the...

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Takaichi needs a new blueprint for a lasting U.S. alliance

Takaichi needs a new blueprint for a lasting U.S. alliance

When Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives in Washington this month to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, she will face the most complex...

13.03.2026 60

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Canada has an opportunity to redefine its role in the Pacific

As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney touches down in Tokyo this week, he steps onto a geopolitical chessboard that has been radically reconfigured...

05.03.2026 80

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Keeping the Chinese ‘tiger’ and U.S. ‘wolf’ at bay

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s impressive victory in this month’s general election signifies a pivotal moment in the maturation of the Japanese...

27.02.2026 90

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In a new Cold War, Japan-U.S. ties grow in importance

20.02.2026 70

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Takaichi’s big win: A major victory for hard-nosed realism

10.02.2026 60

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Memo to middle powers: Time for a reality check

06.02.2026 60

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The cost of silence: Japan’s diminishing relevance

30.01.2026 50

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‘Carney Doctrine’ seeks refuge in Beijing’s embrace

23.01.2026 80

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Canada undermines its own China engagement

14.01.2026 100

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Trump’s Venezuela coup, Taiwan and lessons for China

06.01.2026 100

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Memo to liberal democracies: Beware ‘security autism’

30.12.2025 100

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Good riddance to the year of the serpent that roared

26.12.2025 90

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Tokyo’s Musashi moment: Become America’s indispensable ally

18.12.2025 90

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Survival in Trump, Xi and Putin’s ‘great power’ world

12.12.2025 30

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Why Takaichi must stand up to Beijing’s bullying

04.12.2025 100

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The Chinese Communist Party's ‘Inverted World’

26.11.2025 80

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Beware China’s strategic distortion of reality

18.11.2025 90

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How Takaichi should navigate Beijing’s diplomatic threats

13.11.2025 70

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What the U.S.-China summit means for Japan

05.11.2025 80

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China is winning the global ‘narrative war’

30.10.2025 90

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When media distortion threatens democratic stability

24.10.2025 50

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Takaichi’s choice: revolution, reform or regression

21.10.2025 50

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Japan’s opposition coalition is a recipe for paralysis, not progress

14.10.2025 60

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Will Takaichi become the prime minister Japan needs?

09.10.2025 60

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Will Takaichi become the prime minister Japan needs?

08.10.2025 60

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Japan’s foreign policy faces uncharted waters

24.09.2025 70

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Japan and India must anchor America in the Indo-Pacific

19.09.2025 30

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International relations analysis needs to grow up

11.09.2025 50

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The disturbing message behind China’s ‘grand parade’

03.09.2025 60

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Japan must prepare for a post-American Indo-Pacific

28.08.2025 50

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Continued demands for an apology ignore Japan’s postwar progress

18.08.2025 50

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Japan’s strategic blind spot in the heart of Europe

31.07.2025 70

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Performative ‘elections’ expose a sad lack of vision

20.07.2025 60

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Canada's middle power myths give way to harsh realities

29.06.2025 60

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Trump, the death of multilateralism and the ‘rise of the rest’

26.06.2025 30

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In its relationship with China, Canada is behaving like an abuse victim

11.06.2025 80

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Will Canada find its path again after the election?

23.04.2025 40

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Missteps highlight Ishiba’s foreign policy challenges

Shigeru Ishiba’s tenure as prime minister thus far has been marked by foreign policy fumbles, verbal gaffes and problematic shifts away from the...

08.01.2025 40

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