By Ben Trammell & Sam Dantzler Richard Attias once said, "Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant." In this sense, sport undoubtedly helps shape the world around us, offering a rare commonality between diverse cultures; therefore, facilitating commonplace levers of international... Continue Reading →
By Sam Dantzler Japan is on the verge of a political milestone with the election of Sanae Takaichi as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), setting her up to become the country’s first female prime minister. At 64, the veteran lawmaker and follower of the late Shinzo Abe has long been one of the most... Continue Reading →
By Lexi Dean China continues to assert control over the South China Sea where around one-third ofglobal shipping occurs. Amidst growing Chinese aggression in regional countries’exclusive economic zones, Indo-Pacific countries continue to step up efforts to combatthis. This past week, Taiwan’s coast guard detained a Chinese-linked ship after itstopped near an undersea communication cable that... Continue Reading →
By Kevin Williams Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba raised the idea of an ‘Asian NATO’ to counter Chinese security challenges. Ishiba’s commentary with the Hudson Institute, a U.S. think tank, highlighted Japanese leadership’s increasing defense posture within East Asia. Ishiba stated, “The absence of a collective self-defense system like NATO in Asia means that wars... Continue Reading →
By Kevin Williams On September 20 the Chinese and Japanese governments announced an agreement to eventually restart Japanese seafood exports to China. This announcement marks progress in China’s easing opposition to Japan’s release of water from the Fukushima plant into the Pacific Ocean in 2023. Both China and Russia enacted seafood import bans on Japan... Continue Reading →
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