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Brad Glosserman
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jul 20, 2020
New U.S. harder line doesn’t demand a military solution in the South China Sea
Washington must provide effective backing for rival claimants — not just military support but diplomatic and economic as well.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 15, 2020
This is the moment for Japan to rethink coal
The country's reliance on coal blackens its environmental credentials.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 13, 2020
Being 'offensive' in the digital era
There is no need to be scared off by going on the offensive, even in “defense-oriented” Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jul 8, 2020
A special ‘birthday gift’ for Hong Kong
China has forced a new national security law onto the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong. While the new law was anticipated, few thought it would be as draconian as it is, with unprecedented scope and reach. The legislation threatens fundamental freedoms that characterized life in Hong Kong and...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jul 6, 2020
What’s in a name? Princeton University faces its racist past
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's image as a promoter of democracy and equality is being replaced with that of a stone-cold racist, extreme even for his time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jul 1, 2020
Digital taxes are the latest trade war battleground
A failure to act collectively will produce another global patchwork of tax rules, which is bad for business, governments and consumers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 29, 2020
Confrontational approach to China: Emotionally satisfying, strategically shortsighted
Japan needs sophisticated thinking and a rich menu of options to deal with China: A purely hard-line approach is neither.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2020
A moment of truth for New Delhi and Beijing
The current crisis could prove to be a defining moment for Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 22, 2020
Japan's strike options assume new urgency
Strategists and military planners in Tokyo and Washington must rethink what is required to ensure that adversaries are deterred.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2020
Canceling Aegis Ashore raises problems — and hopes
The decision should galvanize bilateral cooperation, promoting still greater integration of the two countries' defense systems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2020
‘Who’s Zoomin’ Who?’ is now an ominous question
Zoom must do more to win back confidence
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2020
A ‘new normal’ in cyberwar should scare us to action
Cyber capabilities are much less expensive to develop and easier to acquire than traditional warfare — and can be just as destructive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 8, 2020
COVID-19 crisis could make Europe a real global force
The vicissitudes of U.S. policy make the EU-Japan partnership, and cooperation with other like-minded governments, ever more urgent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 3, 2020
Troubling trends demand that Japan take action at sea
The Maritime Self-Defense Force will likely be relegated to second place permanently within this decade if China's naval construction program maintains its current pace.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2020
Enough of the G7 — let’s try a G10
The G10's purpose is simple: promote strategic cooperation on global political and security issues and advance the norms and values of a liberal international order.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2020
Nuclear delusions fuel North Korean ambitions
Japan should be especially worried by Pyongyang's announcement that it is strengthening its 'nuclear war deterrence.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2020
Beijing draws the line with Hong Kong
The world can't afford to be indifferent to Chinese behavior that flouts international norms and ignores obligations that Beijing has accepted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
May 20, 2020
Sharpening the knives for Huawei
A thoughtful discussion about the risks and the opportunities created by the 5G world should be the cornerstone of the Japan-U.S. alliance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2020
At a critical moment, the WTO loses its leader
There is a powerful and growing need for an effective world trade body.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2020
Asia needs a megaphone
The region's rise demands attention to a broader cross section of its thinkers.

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