AJISS-Commentary

AJISS Commentary aims to present a variety of Japanese views on international relations to international intellectuals interested in Japanese external policy. For these purposes, AJISS-Commentary invites a wide range of Japanese thinkers and practitioners to express their views. AJISS-Commentary is an occasional op-ed type publication. The views expressed are the authors' own and should not be attributed to the Association of Japanese Institutes of Strategic Studies.

#Indo-Pacific#Europe#Russia, Central Asia & the Caucasus#Security #AJISS-Commentary

The impact of the war in Ukraine on the global system

Hiroshi Nakanishi (Professor, Kyoto University)
29.09.2022
#Indo-Pacific#Korean Peninsula #AJISS-Commentary

Seize the Opportunity to Improve Japan-South Korea Relations

Junya Nishino (Professor, the Faculty of Law, Keio University)
16.09.2022
#Indo-Pacific#China#Europe#Russia, Central Asia & the Caucasus#Security #AJISS-Commentary

The lessons of the Ukraine war for the Indo-Pacific Region: a preview of, rather than a change in, what we will face in 10-15 years

Masafumi Ishii (Special adjunct professor, the Faculty of Law, Gakushuin University/ Former Ambassador of Japan to Indonesia)
31.08.2022
#Indo-Pacific#Economy & Global Issues #AJISS-Commentary

RCEP's Great Impact on Japan and East Asian Economies

Kazushi Shimizu (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kyushu University)
02.08.2022
#Indo-Pacific#Economy & Global Issues #AJISS-Commentary

Simultaneous application for CPTPP membership by China and Taiwan: A valuable platform for dialogue with China?

Toshiya Tsugami (Adjunct Fellow, the Japan Institute of International Affairs)
04.02.2022
#Indo-Pacific#Security#Economy & Global Issues #AJISS-Commentary #Science and Technology #CDAST

Japan's Economic Security and Semiconductor Industry

Kazuto Suzuki (Professor of the Graduate School of Public Policy at The University of Tokyo)
03.02.2022
#Indo-Pacific#China#Americas#Security#Economy & Global Issues #AJISS-Commentary

Japan's foreign and national security policy under Kishida: challenges and opportunities

Yuki Tatsumi (Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Program and Director of the Japan Program at the Stimson Center)
13.12.2021
#Indo-Pacific#Security #AJISS-Commentary

AUKUS and Japan

Nobukatsu Kanehara (Professor, Doshisha University/Adjunct Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)
09.12.2021
#Indo-Pacific#Economy & Global Issues #AJISS-Commentary

Supply Chains Survived COVID-19

Fukunari Kimura (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University/ Chief Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA))
08.12.2021
#Economy & Global Issues #AJISS-Commentary

The Special Account for Post-COVID-19 Crisis Reconstruction and a Contingency Plan to Redeem COVID-19-related Public Debt

Motohiro Sato (Professor, Hitotsubashi University)
06.07.2021
#Indo-Pacific#China#Security #AJISS-Commentary

The Coast Guard Law: China's Readiness for a Maritime Military-Civil Fusion Strategy

Chisako T. Masuo (Associate Professor, Kyushu University/ Adjunct Fellow, the Japan Institute of International Affairs)
30.04.2021
#Indo-Pacific#Security #AJISS-Commentary

JMSDF Activities in the Indo-Pacific Region

Tokuhiro Ikeda (Director, National Security Institute, Fujitsu System Integration Laboratories Ltd./ Former Commandant, Kure District /VADM, JMSDF (Ret.))
05.04.2021
#Economy & Global Issues #AJISS-Commentary

An Assessment of Abenomics and Challenges for the Suga Administration

Shin-ichi Fukuda (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
12.02.2021
#Indo-Pacific#China#Security #AJISS-Commentary

A Security Policy for Japan to Deal with China's Active Strategy

Bonji Ohara (Senior Fellow, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation)
02.02.2021
#Indo-Pacific #AJISS-Commentary

A New Phase of Indo-Pacific Economic Connectivity and Governance

Saori N. Katada (Professor of international relation at the University of Southern California)
14.01.2021