Essay: Understanding Japan’s Shifting Defense Policy
The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has proposed major changes in Japan’s defense policy, with strong implications for the…
A Look at China’s Growing International Arms Trade
This week’s visit by People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) to the Russian port of Novorossiysk comes amid reports Russia is…
Inside the New U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines
On Monday the United States and Japan agreed to the most sweeping changes to their bilateral alliance in more than…
Japan’s Emerging Defense Export Industry
The recent relaxation of Tokyo’s ban on arms exports has introduced Japan as a budding player in the international arms…
Russia Playing Politics With Alleged Submarine Confrontations
CORRECTION: This post has been amended to revise the description of the Oyashio-class submarine. A previous version of this post…
Japan’s ‘Increasingly Severe’ Security Environment
Japan’s security environment is “increasingly severe”, according to the Ministry of Defense released its annual defense policy white paper. The…
Peace Ark: Onboard China’s Hospital Ship
ONBOARD HOSPITAL SHIP PEACE ARK — In 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited the People’s Republic of China…
Marines Test Heavy Duty Landing Craft Prototype at RIMPAC
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, HAWAII — The Marine Corps recently tested a prototype for heavy-duty amphibious landing craft that…
Japanese Government Recommends Major Defense Policy Change
A government advisory panel, convened by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, recommended today that Japan make major changes to its…
Two Koreas, Three Navies
The Korean War of 1950-1953 was concluded by a cease-fire, not a peace treaty, and the three powers—South Korea, North…