Articles-query word : PoliticsJapan, Russia, and the Future of Nuclear Energy (2)In the second half of this two-part series, the author explores the complex interrelationship between nuclear energy cooperation and nuclear nonproliferation and argues that relations between the United States, Russia, and Japan are the key to progress in both areas. Read More …Japan, Russia, and the Future of Nuclear Energy (1)With energy demand soaring and global temperatures rising, nuclear power is poised to make a dramatic worldwide comeback. Japanese industry could be a huge beneficiary of this trend, but only if it can address a critical capability gap. This is what makes nuclear energy cooperation with Russia so important. Read More …Postal Reform and the Fiscal Investment and Loan Program: Toward Democratic Control of Government Finances (3)Because Japan's postal savings system plays a major role in financing government programs, proposed changes to the privatization plan adopted in 2005 raise important issues of fiscal control and accountability in a democratic nation. In the final installment in this three-part series, the author explains why the government's latest postal reform bill threatens to "turn back the clock 100 years." Read More …The Upper House Vote and the Process of “Creative Destruction”The Democratic Party of Japan’s setback in the July 11 House of Councillors election has produced “a political gridlock worse than anything Japan has experienced in half a century,” notes Gerald Curtis, a Tokyo Foundation senior fellow and the Burgess professor of political science at Columbia University. This is part of a process of “creative destruction,” though, that Japan must pass through to create an effective and responsive government. Read More …The Changing Face of the Obama Administration at Home and Abroad (3)In the final installment of this three-part series, I will look at the achievements and assessments of the Obama administration’s foreign policy. The success of any diplomatic interactions inevitably depends to a considerable extent on luck. Summing up Obama’s diplomacy concisely is made particularly difficult by the fact that the administration’s policies are currently in a state of flux. Read More …Document Actions |
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