Country Reports
Asia's Changing Power Dynamics
How Japan and India can Partner for Peace
On 05 December 2011 the internationally renowned Indian analyst on regional and security policy, Brahma Chellaney, author of the bestseller "Asian Juggernaut" (Harper 2010) and the newly released book "Water: Asia’s New Battleground" (Georgetown University Press 2011), on invitation of KAS Japan gave a presentation on "Asia's Changing Power Dynamics: How Japan and India Can Partner for Peace", which is summarized in this country report. more…
Japan's Defense and Security Policies
What's Old, What's New, What's Ahead
Analysis of the contents, changes and developments in Japan's defense policy since Tokyo adopted the so-called “National Defense Program Guidelines” (NDPG) in December 2010 by Prof. Dr. Axel Berkofsky, Professor and Gianni Mazzocchi Fellow at University of Pavia, Italy, and Senior Associate Research Fellow at the Institute for International Political Studies, Milan (ISPI). more…
Tokyo’s New Government - The End of Japanese Politics as We Know it?
‘Historic’, a ‘political earthquake’ or simply the ‘end of Japanese politics as we know it’ are amongst the attributes assigned to the crushing victory of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) over the incumbent Liberal-Democratic Party (LDP) in Japan’s Lower House elections on August 30. more…
Japan’s Security and Defence Policies: Issues, Trends and Prospects
Issues, Trends and Prospects
Is Japan planning to turn into a regional military hegemon prepared to defend its regional interests with military force if ‘necessary’ as it was feared amongst a minority of analysts and observers of Asian security in recent years? more…
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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is represented with its own office in around 70 countries on five continents. The foreign employees can give first-hand reports on current happenings and long-term developments in their respective countries. Their "country reports" offer visitors to the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung exclusive evaluations, background information and forecasts.
