Preparing for the Actual Worst: Supporting Japanese Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) From Okinawa
READ THE REPORT Report Summary This report analyzes Japan’s preparations to evacuate and support internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Okinawa prefecture in the event of a Taiwan Strait contingency. It finds three major weaknesses in current Government of Japan (GOJ) civil protection planning: Drawing on lessons from the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, […]
Beyond Isolation: The Rising DPRK-Russia Collaboration and Its Global Ripple Effect
Read the report By Elena Guido, Eric Siyi Zhang & Christopher Green. Supported by the Russia and Eastern Europe Knowledge Alliance. This report analyzes the rapidly intensifying strategic partnership between North Korea (DPRK) and Russia since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, explaining how this alignment has evolved from a transactional wartime arrangement into a broader, potentially […]
Shaping a New Alliance: Japan’s Defense Evolution and Strategic Shift towards NATO and Europe
READ THE REPORT By Anoma van der Veere. In recent years, Japan has identified several major risks to its national security and perceives its strategic environment as becoming increasingly unstable. As a result, Japan has enacted transformative defense reforms, including the 2022 National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, and Defense Buildup Plan. These call for […]