Uncategorized ‘Japan is back’: but which Japan? May 23, 2018 0 Written by Lionel Fatton. Freshly elected for a second term as Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe declared in early 2013, “Japan is back”. The obvious question…
Uncategorized Will the Izumo-class be Japan’s aircraft carrier for the 21st-century? April 11, 2018 0 Written by Ben Ho. Japan’s controversial Izumo-class helicopter destroyers have been under the spotlight recently. Last month, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party suggested converting the platform…
Uncategorized Japan not China is Asia's premier maritime power February 26, 2018 0 Written by Kyle Mizokami. The best navy in Asia has a total of 114 warships and 45,800 volunteer personnel. It has a large fleet of…
China Testing boundaries: Doklam, East Asia, and Beijing’s dangerous strategy November 13, 2017 0 Written by Yvonne Chiu. The recent nearly three-month military standoff between India and China in the Doklam area of the Himalayas, which is contested by…
China Caught between Trump and North Korea, Japan is nervous and alone September 11, 2017 0 Written by Taku Tamaki. North Korea’s nuclear test, by far its largest, came less than a week after it test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that flew…
South China Sea India’s growing influence and ambition August 30, 2017 0 Written by Sylvia Mishra. China’s growing naval presence in the Indian Ocean and assertiveness in maritime territorial disputes in East and South China Sea has…
South China Sea Japan's growing role in the South China Sea July 17, 2017 1 Written by Reinhard Drifte. Last month, it was reported that Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force`s (MSDF) largest warship, the Izumo helicopter carrier (19,500 t), together with…
Security China’s M503: Salami slicing the status quo April 10, 2015 0 Written by Michal Thim. China officially launched the new M503 commercial flight route on March 29 — right in the centre of the Taiwan Strait.…
China and the Arctic The inevitable dilemma of China’s Arctic adventure March 19, 2015 0 Written by Jingchao Peng. The number of seats in the Arctic Council expanded in 2013, when China and five other states (Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea…
US in the Asia-Pacific U.S. in the Asia Pacific: Towards More Effective Asia Strategy January 30, 2015 2 Written by Michael Mazza. Now in its fourth year, the Obama administration’s pivot to Asia remains beset by a problem of perception. Those countries in…
