JAPAN SHOULD TAKE HINT FROM BRITAIN’S NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
On April 17, Russia called on Ukrainian troops in besieged Mariupol to surrender by midday April 19. The threat from President Vladimir Putin was also dispatched to the US. In a diplomatic note a…
RECTIFYING DEFENSE-ONLY POLICY ALONE WILL NOT SAFEGUARD JAPAN’S SECURITY
The mindset of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is said to be explained by “MICE”—the acronym for Money, Ideology, Coercion, and Ego. The propensity to regard these factors as the principal power …
JAPAN MUST EXPEDITIOUSLY NORMALIZE CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS
The closer a nation is drawn toward a war, the more important become close civil-military relations that enable its political and military leaders to freely exchange views. Normal relations betwe…
ACCOUNTING FOR UKRAINE’S IMPRESSIVE STAND
The fourth round of face-to-face cease-fire talks is about to start in Istanbul, Turkey today (March 29) between representatives of Ukraine and Russia. Although there is no telling what will come…
LDP’S SECURITY RESEARCH COMMISSION MUST NOT BETRAY THE PEOPLE
Does the Security Research Commission (SRC) of the ruling Liberal-Democratic Party have tunnel vision about Japan’s security needs? Would it be impossible to expect the commission headed by forme…
