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Is China's "Great Power Status" a Plus or Minus?
By Daiju Wada | 24 December, 2025
It is a well-known fact that Japan, Taiwan, and Western nations are increasingly concerned about the rapid political, economic, and military rise of China—its attainment of ‘great power status’—which heightens security risks, particularly the prospect of a Taiwan contingency.
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'Silent Victim'? Interrogating the Ecological Implications of War
By Robert Mizo | 18 December, 2025
Rarely do analyses on wars consider the environment; it is presumed to be a ‘silent victim’, an unavoidable collateral of the human condition that is essentially conflictual.
Seeking Peace For Kanaky Amid Deepening Injustices and Insecurities
By Anna Naupa | 17 December, 2025
The 2025 Pacific Peoples’ Mission to New Caledonia reveals deepening injustices and insecurities in Kanaky New Caledonia.
The Danger of a Transactional Worldview
By Jordan Ryan | 11 December, 2025
On December 4, the Trump administration released its 2025 National Security Strategy, the document articulating America's approach to global security.
When Algorithms Rewrite History: Governing the Digital Erosion of Democratic Memory
By Jordan Ryan | 06 December, 2025
As Spain marked the fiftieth anniversary of Francisco Franco’s death in November 2025, the country’s reckoning with its past collided with social media platforms amplifying distorted versions of the dictatorship to millions of young Spaniards.
Japan Stumbles: The Taiwan Fiasco
By Masaru Tamamoto | 05 December, 2025
It was seemingly an unprepared remark and quite unnecessary. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that Japan will defend Taiwan if Beijing tries to reunify China by force.
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