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Brad Glosserman
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2020
The Mekong is the test of China’s leadership
To show real leadership, China must recognize the needs of downstream nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2020
Amid COVID-19 outbreak, old tensions rear their heads
Amid an all- consuming fight against the coronavirus, the U.S. and Japan must be ready for renewed tensions with China over Taiwan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2020
Setting ‘simple’ standards is critical diplomacy
China is trying to put its stamp on “standard setting,” a little understood and even less appreciated dimension of international engagement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2020
The price of ‘America First’ has become clear
The COVID-19 outbreak has just exposed, with remarkable clarity, the bankruptcy of U.S. President Donald Trump's “America First” agenda.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2020
NSC change prepares Japan for new global realities
Japan is moving toward a wiser decision-making process when it comes to key security questions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2020
The 2021 Olympic Games will be the greatest ever
The 2021 Olympic Games should be a celebration of a world that overcomes petty nationalisms, rather than one that reinforces them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2020
Is the pandemic a moment of promise or peril?
We are about to make a historical step — hopefully forward — as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2020
U.S.-China media war on truth and trust
China now has a global propaganda machine that can deliver the government's message on its terms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2020
Donald Trump and the great man theory of politics
Trump views foreign leaders who wield dominant power and authority as people who can help him solve international problems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2020
Egos and U.S. fracking trigger Russia-Saudi oil price war
The fight between Russia and Saudi Arabia looks like a personal struggle between the leaders of the two countries as well as a broadside at the U.S. fracking industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 11, 2020
Fighting COVID-19: It's the story, stupid
The Japanese government is failing to effectively combat infections and unable to win the confidence of publics at home and abroad.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2020
China loses a skirmish in fight for global influence
Beijing aims to increase its global influence by attaining leadership positions in international organizations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2020
Innovation: The front line of the new great power competition
The race to innovate is behind the new U.S.-China cold war.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 3, 2020
Episode 41: How can Japan's coronavirus response improve?
As Japan struggles to contain the outbreak of coronavirus, Brad Glosserman assesses the response so far and talks about where the country could and should be doing better. Hosted by Oscar Boyd.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2020
An end in sight to 'the forever war'?
The U.S. and its partners have invested too much in Afghanistan to walk away without a stable and peaceful future for the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2020
Words outpace reality in U.S.-India relationship
In many ways, Japan and India are more natural partners than are India and the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 25, 2020
COVID-19 crisis could get much worse
Failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak could trigger a global recession, which would have an outsize impact on Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 19, 2020
Changing attitudes, not regulations, is the key to Japan's future
There is little indication that the Japanese public will change and allow the reforms required to put Japan's economy on a more stable footing and facilitate growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 17, 2020
A new place for Tokyo on the international stage
The problems of international relations and foreign policy are too great to be left to governments alone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 12, 2020
Duterte poised to shake up the regional security order
Following through on his threat to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) could upend regional security arrangements — although not necessarily for the worse.

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