11/7 "Why Japan Is Gearing Up for Possible War With China" Hal Brands/ Kishida, once considered a dove, is carrying out the policies that his more hawkish predecessor, Shinzo Abe, envisioned — without provoking nearly as much blowback as the more polarizing Abe.
9/15 Wayne Hsieh /theGerman philosopher signed an open letter in the fall of2018calling for“an army for Europe”that would help “overcome the small-scale defense policies of nation states. . . .&since Europe’s armed forces are not directed against anyone, the creation of a European military(