INSIGHTS – Assessing the Reliability of Abe and Trump’s Relationship in Light of Past Efforts and Future Uncertainties – Kawashima Shin It is said that the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is the political representative...
Memo of the annual seminar of the Observatory on Southeast Asia – Novembre 17th, 2017 Introduction Roundtable: Doubts and uncertainty over Chinese and American implications in Southeast Asia (and in the South China Sea)...
Summary – Avant-propos – – Edito – – Trends: THE TERRORISME CHALLENGE – China’s growing terrorist Threat and Response (Raffaello Pantucci) Islamic State and counter-terrorist Strategies in Southeast in Asia (Romain Brian Quivooij) The...
Summary – A CHINA RESET IN NORTHEAST ASIA – 1. China and Japan: Two steps back, one step forward? (François Prayas) 2. Is Russia driving a wedge between North Korea and China? (Angela Stanzel)...
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – 1. 18 months of Abenomics (Jean-Yves Colin) 2. Large-scale urban projects and ambitions of excellence: “Tokyo 2020”, an opportunity for Abe Shinzō’s government (Xavier Mellet) – POINTS...
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – 1. The Abe government and the gender equality issue: “towards a society where women shine” (Amélie Corbel) 2. Japan’s Revitalized Engagement with Africa: Key Issues and Challenges...
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – 1. Understanding the mistrust surrounding the law on protecting specific secrets (César Castellvi) 2.Electing Tokyo’s Governor: Hosokawa Morihiro and Koizumi Junichirō’s lost bet (Xavier Mellet) – POINTS...
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – 1. The Abe government and the thorny question of constitutional change: ambition mixed with prudence (Arnaud Grivaud) 2. The Jimintō’s (Liberal-Democratic Party) Constitutional amendment project (Amélie Corbel,...
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – 1. Japan’s moves towards creating a new Asia-Pacific security architecture (Antonin Francesch) – POINTS OF VIEW ON THE NEWS– Yoshimi Yoshiaki, “How are Hashimoto’s statements to be...
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – 1. Prime Minister Abe and the Japan-US Alliance: History is in the way again (Yann Favennec) 2. Abenomics: a return to traditional LDP policies or a new...
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – 1. “From concrete to human beings”: the Japanese Democratic Party’s desire to cut public expenditure (Nicolas Morishita) 2. The Tokyo Sky Tree: behind the symbolism, the interests...
Summary – SHOCKWAVES FROM THE CHINA/JAPAN ISLAND DISPUTE – 1. China needs new strategies to secure its maritime borders (Antoine Bondaz) 2. The Diaoyu islands crisis and Taiwan-China relations (Tanguy Le Pesant) 3. The...
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – 1. Impact of South Korean policy on Japanese policy (Yann Favennec) 2. Why are Japanese institutions not encouraging entrepreneurship and SMEs? – Institutional issues and problems of...
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – 1. Is the combined tax and social security reform project undertaken by the Noda’s government a real solution? (Nicolas Morishita) 2. Looking Back at the Split in...
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – 1. Japanese perceptions of the re-election of Vladimir Putin (Yann Favennec) 2. North Korea’s launching of the Unha-3 rocket in April 2012: the reactions of the Japanese...
