Adam P. Liff

A live tank firing competition of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is held at the Hokkaido Great Maneuvering Ground in Eniwa City, Hokkaido prefecture, northern Japan, on October 24, 2022. A total of 144 Type 90 and Type 10 tanks participate in the drill to compete for accurate shooting ability by bombarding targets about 2 kilometers ahead. The competition will be held until 27th.( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

No, Japan is not planning to “double its defense budget”

Monday, May 22, 2023

Lots of tourists visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture on May 18, 2023. G7 summit will be held from May 19th to 21st in Hiroshima City.( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Around the halls: Japan hosts the G-7 summit

Pavel K. Baev, Jessica Brandt, Daniel S. Hamilton, Patricia M. Kim, Adam P. Liff, Natalie Sambhi, and David G. Victor

Friday, May 19, 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is seen at the meeting with Mateusz Morawiecki (not in view) in Warsaw. In Warsaw, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with Polands Prime Minister for talks about the regions security and bilateral relations a day after he made a surprise visit to Kyiv. (Photo by Attila Husejnow / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Kishida the accelerator: Japan’s defense evolution after Abe

The Washington Quarterly Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) visits the Ground Self-Defense Force's Asaka base straddling Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture on Nov. 27, 2021. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)==KyodoNO USE JAPAN

Japan’s new security policies: A long road to full implementation

Adam P. Liff and Jeffrey W. Hornung

Monday, March 27, 2023

Military helicopters carrying tremendous Taiwan flags conduct a flyby rehearsal ahead of National Day celebration, near Taipei 101 , amid escalating tensions between Taipei and Beijing, China, in Taipei, Taiwan 7 October 2021. Taiwan has been constantly building fosters with the US, Japan, Australia, UK, and some other European countries such as Poland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, France and Germany, with China increasing military pressure on Taiwan. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Japan, Taiwan, and the “One China” framework after 50 years

The China Quarterly Monday, September 26, 2022

People are seen protesting against China’s aggression towards Taiwan in East Asia outside Chinese consulate in New York City, USA on September 17, 2022. (Photo by John Nacion/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

The “One China” framework at 50 (1972–2022): The myth of “consensus” and its evolving policy significance

Adam P. Liff and Dalton Lin

The China Quarterly Monday, September 26, 2022

Reassessing Seoul’s “One China” policy: South Korea-Taiwan “unofficial” relations after 30 years (1992-2022)

Adam P. Liff and Chaewon Lee

Journal of Contemporary China Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers take part in a military demonstration in front of V-22 Osprey during the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2022 (PALS22) at JGSDF Kisarazu base in Kisarazu, east of Tokyo, Japan June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato - RC2TSU9C6OYL

The U.S.-Japan alliance and Taiwan

Asia Policy Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his policy speech during a ordinary parliamentary session at the National Diet in Tokyo, Japan on January, 17, 2022. (Photo Motoo Naka/AFLO) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Japan-Taiwan relations: A look back on 2021 and look ahead to 2022

Adam P. Liff and Ryan Hass

Thursday, January 20, 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks on the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific strategy at the Universitas Indonesia, in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 14, 2021. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS

10 years after ‘the pivot’: Still America’s Pacific century?

Zack Cooper and Adam P. Liff

October 2021