JIIA Strategic Comments

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JIIA Strategic Comments (2026-15) Caught in the Crossfire: The Weaponization of Economic Interdependence and the Rise of Strategic Litmus Tests

Yoshiaki Takayama (Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

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Chapter 8: The Future of the Nuclear Order

Nobumasa Akiyama (Director, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology)

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Chapter 7: Economic Security: Current Situation, Outlook, and Recommendations

Yoshiaki Takayama (Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

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Chapter 6: Will Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Ever End? The Path of Ceasefire Negotiations and the Deepening Russia-North Korea Relationship

Michihiro Tajima (Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

#Europe #Americas #Security #JIIA Strategic Comments #Strategic Outlook 2026

Chapter 5: Europe’s “Strategic Autonomy”: The Intersection of Long-Term and Short-Term Perspectives

Asako Takashima (Senior Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

#Korean Peninsula #Russia, Central Asia & the Caucasus #China #Security #JIIA Strategic Comments #Strategic Outlook 2026

Chapter 4: The Korean Peninsula: The ROK and North Korea Seek to Expand Their “Survival Space” Amid Unrest in the International Order

Tomoki Iimura (Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

#Japan #Economy & Global Issues #JIIA Strategic Comments

JIIA Strategic Comments (2026-13) The Economic Impacts of the Japan-MERCOSUR EPA

Kenichi Kawasaki (Adjunct Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

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JIIA Strategic Comments (2026-14) Preserving the Nuclear Test Moratorium at the NPT Review Conference

Mao Takahata (Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

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Chapter 3: US-China Coexistence and the Taiwan Situation in a Period of Fragile Stability

Yumi Iijima (Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

#Americas #Indo-Pacific #Japan #Economic Security #JIIA Strategic Comments #Strategic Outlook 2026

Chapter 2: The Free Trade System at a Crossroads: Trade Strategy in the New Normal

Kensuke Yanagida (Senior Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

#Japan #China #Americas #Security #Strategic Outlook 2026 #JIIA Strategic Comments

Chapter 1: US Strategic Restraint and Japan’s Security

Tetsuo Kotani (Chief Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs/Professor, Meikai University)

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Introduction: A Strategic Perspective for 2026: Japan’s Strategic Autonomy and Indispensability in an Era of Uncertainty

Kenichiro Sasae (President, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

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JIIA Strategic Comments (2026-11) Changes and Challenges for the EU: Four Years Since the Ukraine Invasion

Chinatsu Yasuda (Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

#Americas #Middle East & Africa #Security #JIIA Strategic Comments #Study Group on Traditional Security Risks

JIIA Strategic Comments (2026-8) The US-Israel Attack on Iran and the Realignment of the Middle East Order: A New Phase of Regime Change and Regional Security

Koichi Nakagawa (Adjunct Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

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JIIA Strategic Comments (2026-7) “Forward Deterrence” and the New Age of France’s Nuclear Deterrence

Timothée Albessard（Special Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs. Graduated from The École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris, France）

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