2012/05/30 | AJISS-Commentary
[PDF version]The US-Japan 2+2 Joint Statement on April 27th has offered new initiatives proposed by Japan, one of which, most significantly, is helpin...
2012/05/23 | AJISS-Commentary
[PDF version]On May 7, 2012 Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a third term as president. Utilizing the "All-Russian People's Front" formed in May of las...
2012/05/11 | AJISS-Commentary
[PDF version]My first visit to Myanmar was in 2000, as an NHK correspondent based in Bangkok. When I checked in at the hotel, I noticed that there was...
2012/04/25 | AJISS-Commentary
[PDF version]The US Department of Defense (DoD) released a new defense strategic guidance titled "Sustaining US Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st...
2012/03/29 | AJISS-Commentary
[PDF version]The sovereign debt crisis in Europe has unmistakably changed the way policy options are debated in Japan. Excessive selling of government...
2012/03/08 | AJISS-Commentary
[PDF version]I guess it was around 2001 or 2002. We were engaged in a heated discussion on how huge American liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports might...
2012/03/02 | AJISS-Commentary
[PDF version]In November, India and Pakistan saw a major breakthrough in their fragile relationship. Pakistan finally announced that it would grant In...
2012/02/17 | AJISS-Commentary
[PDF version]Cyber-attacks are hitting the headlines almost every day. Crackers, or black hat hackers, are trying to access sensitive defense industry...
2012/02/10 | AJISS-Commentary
[PDF version]Panasonic ShockIn 1986, Panasonic Corporation made headlines by hiring four non-Japanese engineers. The number of foreign employees at th...
2012/01/30 | AJISS-Commentary
[PDF version]From November 28 through December 11 last year, the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Chan...