Wanting War over Taiwan: Australia’s Gang of Five

Wanting War over Taiwan: Australia’s Gang of Five

Diligently, obediently and with a degree of dangerous imbecility, a number of Australian media outlets are manufacturing a consensus for war with a country that has never been a natural, historical enemy, nor sought to be.  But as Australia remains the satellite of a Sino-suspicious US imperium, its officials and their dutiful advocates in the…

Is Japan Willing to Cut Its Own Throat in Sacrifice to the U.S. Pivot to Asia?

Is Japan Willing to Cut Its Own Throat in Sacrifice to the U.S. Pivot to Asia?

Japan’s economy does not require a prophet or crystal ball to tell you what lies ahead in its very near future: that is, that Japan has become the ticking time bomb for the world economy. In case you haven’t been able to hear under all the media thunder of doomsday prophesying by so-called “experts” on…

Japan’s Responses to Chinese Grey-Zone Tactics: Giving Southeast Asia a Leg-up

Japan’s Responses to Chinese Grey-Zone Tactics: Giving Southeast Asia a Leg-up

The Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute between Japan and China provides important lessons for Southeast Asian countries dealing with Beijing’s growing assertiveness, particularly in the South China Sea. In the East China Sea, Japan has accumulated much experience, being at the receiving end of China’s salami tactics to undermine its control of the islands. Tokyo, already a long-standing…

Will Japan and India become Permanent Members of the UN Security Council?

Will Japan and India become Permanent Members of the UN Security Council?

On December 12, 2022 in London, during a meeting of the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, its head, James Cleverly, said that he was in favor of expanding the number of permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) by including Japan, India, Brazil and Germany. The British diplomat believes that the current world…