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Articles by Urs Schöttli
Japan embraces realism to face security threats
With China and North Korea making aggressive moves, Japan is awakening to the need for increased defense spending and reassessing its post-World War II pacifism. × In a nutshell Japan will seek to double annual defense spending by 2027 Its new security strategy loosens restrictions on military activity Some Japanese worry a tougher posture will endanger peace The world is facing the most significant and turbulent geopolitical shift since the end of World War II.
North Korea seeks return to global spotlight
Missiles launched by Pyongyang are forcing the United States and allies to reconsider strategies for a stable Korean Peninsula.
Pyongyang may conduct another nuclear weapon test
× Scenarios In its rhetoric, the North Korean regime relies on bellicose attacks against its foreign enemies, namely the U.S., South Korea and Japan, to rally the nation. But the full-fledged survival strategy of the regime is also based on domestic terror and nearly total control over the population. Expect a nuclear test Since the beginning of 2022, Pyongyang has conducted several highly provocative rocket tests.
How can Fumio Kishida defend new threats?- GIS Reports
New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hopes to continue his predecessors’ preference for stability. But evolving risks posed by China and North Korea, as well as receding American influence, mean that Tokyo must more actively flex its defensive capacities and regional military deployments.
Japan’s governance system has a big weakness
After the longest-ever tenure of Shinzo Abe, Japan faces a possible return to the era of short-term prime ministers. Whether or not Yoshihide Suga remains in charge after the upcoming elections, Tokyo must give more emphasis to future planning.
Japan: Will a strong leader emerge after Shinzo Abe?
Shinzo Abe has made a huge imprint on his country’s politics. His eventual successor will have a host of domestic challenges to overcome, including a growing demographic imbalance. The question is if the power brokers in Japan will allow a new strong leader to emerge after Abe.
Japan’s growing concern about energy security
Skip to content Safe for renewables, Japan is devoid of domestic energy sources. Since its nuclear power sector has been reduced to only a minor contributor to the energy mix, the country has had no choice but to increase its imports of hydrocarbons.
Air India to fly into pockets abandoned by SpiceJet
With cash-starved SpiceJet reducing its flights and closing operations to smaller towns, state-run Air India has charted out its plan to make most of the opportunity. It plans to pull out medium-capacity airplanes from metro routes and deploy them on short-haul routes. Besides, its wholly-owned subsidiary Alliance Air would be leasing a total of five ATR72 regional jets to serve smaller cities like Surat and Allahabad.
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