Friends, foes, and situationships in U.S. foreign policy Alexandra Guisinger, Katja Kleinberg, and Anna Rowland - November 20, 2024 How scholars and the U.S. public characterize China, the European Union, and India today.
Shinzo Abe’s death reveals complex story of discrimination and xenophobia Michael Orlando Sharpe - July 27, 2022 In forging a new Japanese identity after the war, the government excluded some groups — and embraced conservative religious organizations
Shinzo Abe gave Japan far more than ‘Abenomics’ Phillip Y. Lipscy - July 9, 2022 His predecessors struggled to govern. Abe helped transform Japanese politics.
What Shinzo Abe’s assassination means for Japanese politics Daniel Smith - July 9, 2022 Abe stepped down as prime minister in 2020, but never stepped away
Nobody can go to the Tokyo Olympics. So why is the government going ahead with them? Phillip Y. Lipscy and Daniel Smith - July 18, 2021 The political stakes are high, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga must face voters in a general election this fall
Japan’s prime minister is resigning. This is how Abe transformed Japanese politics. Phillip Y. Lipscy - September 2, 2020 Abe was a remarkably strong prime minister. Future leaders will seek to emulate his model.
75 years later, Japan and South Korea have yet to fully reconcile their wartime and colonial history Tom Le and David Yu - August 13, 2020 This research explains why anniversary events tend to dredge up painful memories
No, Trump probably won’t start a war to distract from his difficulties. Here’s what he’ll do instead. Valerie Morkevičius and Danielle Lupton - October 16, 2019 Expect an even more chaotic foreign policy
Japan claims it’s restricting exports to South Korea because of ‘national security.’ Here’s the real reason why. Celeste Arrington - July 18, 2019 By squeezing Korea’s electronics industry, Japan hopes to get concessions on forced labor lawsuits
The G-20 is discussing the ‘international liberal order.’ That’s a bad place to start a debate. Charles Glaser - June 28, 2019 Talk about the ‘liberal order’ ducks the real disagreements in the Pacific