The West can’t blame China for its aggressive stance and whitewash its own imperialism.
Jean-Pierre Lehmann
The Collapse of the Global Trading System
The notion that trade per se fosters peace and prosperity is fanciful.
South Korea/Japan: “Comfort Women” as a Political Football?
The tragic case of Japan’s WWII sex slaves.
The Trump Effect on China
Donald Trump and prospects for democracy and xenophobic populism in China
The Resurgence of Japanese Nationalism
Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s military choice brings Asia closer to war.
United States: The Hypocritical Hegemon
Why the United States has lost the mantle of moral and geopolitical arbiter.
China: Peaceful Rise to Great Power Status Won’t Be Easy!
Can the West constructively encourage China’s peaceful rise?
TPP: Beware of the Japan Hype
Just as is the case in the US, there is very strong domestic opposition to TPP in Japan.
The Myth of Asia: The Absence of an Asian Intellectual Space
Asian nations must decrease their intellectual dependence on the West.