In October I visited Indiana University to deliver a talk (an ongoing research project) on “China’s Challenge to the Postwar World Order.” Will China be a “status-quo” power, or will it seek to revise the[…]
Shinzo Abe’s Balancing Act
We see lots of negative reaction to Abe’s 70th anniversary statement, both from the media and from Japan’s neighbors. But this ‘glass half-empty’ verdict “ignores the other half of a very interesting glass.” My op-ed[…]
News roundup
On the August 15 anniversary of 70 years after the end of World War II, Abe issued his much-anticipated statement. I talked with the New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today about the event.[…]