Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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China’s Jamaica Policy: A Less Clumsy Alternative to U.S.-Taiwan Relations
…On July 8, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced a $2 billion sale of weapons to Taiwan , including M1A2T Abrams tanks, Hercules armored vehicles, and heavy…
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Challenging China’s Dominance: Japan’s Grand Strategy for Africa
…Japan’s collaborative investments in African markets are set to increase as the country attempts to offset the dominance of Chinese economic involvement on the continent. The Japanese government…
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Abe’s Strategy in the Trump Era: Uncertainty in U.S. Policy Toward Japan
…Despite the much-publicized special relationship of U.S. President Donald Trump with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who have met about nine times (and shared three rounds of golf) since…
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Japan in the Indo-Pacific: Investing in Partnerships in South and Southeast Asia
...Executive Summary: China’s engagement in the Southeast Asian region has been a fulcrum for change. Tokyo perceives Chinese behavior to be a threat to the rules-based order that has...
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New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North
…Russian Arctic, a $27 billion project aiming to overtake Qatar’s leadership in the gas sector. The biggest industrial project in the region, the plant is operated by Novatek, Russia’s largest…
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China’s Ivory Trade Ban: A Silver Lining for the African Elephant?
…On December 31, 2017, China’s domestic ivory market was officially shut down. Considering that the trade accounted for more than half of worldwide ivory consumption, Beijing´s decision is seen…
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Moon’s Delicate Balancing Act
…Less than five months ago, South Korean president Moon Jae-in gave a speech at the UN General Assembly in which he outlined his dream of welcoming North Korean athletes…
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New Year’s Thaw on the Korean Peninsula: Will It Last?
…The meeting between high-level North and South Korean officials on January 9 was the first inter-Korean dialogue since December 2015. Following months of escalating tensions over North Korea’s nuclear…
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Cryptocurrencies: Terrorism’s Next Frontier?
…systems of regular banks. But while the technology behind these cryptocurrencies seems to be revolutionizing international banking, virtual currencies may also pose acute security risks. Indeed, the fact that cryptocurrencies…