Nautilus in the News

Guam being used by US as political pawn with Japan, Campbell Cooney, Radio Australia News, ABC, 22 October 2009 The United States’ Defence Secretary Robert Gates has threatened to stop the move of US marines from Okinawa in Japan to the US Pacific territory of Guam. One of the first actions of Japan’s new government […]

Japan hesitates over US base moves, Radio Australia News, ABC, 22 October 2009 Japan’s Government says it cannot sign off on a planned reorganisation of US bases on Okinawa before President Barack Obama visits Tokyo next month. The statement came after America’s visiting Defence Secretary Robert Gates bluntly called for the deal to be implemented. […]

Seoul’s veteran law revision causes Vietnam’s ire , Kim Ji-hyun, The Korea Herald, 15 October 2009. Tim Savage, Deputy Director of the ROK Office of the Nautilus Institute, discussed a recent diplomatic squabble with between the ROK and Vietnam noting, “South Korea definitely needs to get more involved with the ASEAN nations… One of the […]

Asian leaders call for quick restart of North Korea nuclear talks, Connect Asia, Radio Australia News, ABC, 12 October 2009 Scott Bruce, Director of US Operations for the Nautilus Institute, discussed the North Korean nuclear issue with ConnectAsia noting, “what North Korea is trying to do here, is shift the onus to compromise away from […]

Should we be building a war in Afghanistan instead of fighting one?, The Wire, 23 September 2009 The Australian government has announced it won’t send more troops to Afghanistan, but is considering increasing civilian support. This includes rebuilding infrastructure destroyed in battles and improving the operations of the Afghani police. But will it make a […]

Japan’s new Prime Minister sworn in, Karen Snowdon, Connect Asia, Radio Australia, ABC, 17 September 2009 Richard Tanter, North Asia Security analyst with the Nautilus Institute, says the Minister will push the new government’s demand a more equal partnership with the US and will have to tackle the question of Japan’s deployment in Afghanistan. TANTER: […]

NKorea says it is testing uranium enrichment process, David Chen with Peter Hayes and Rory Medcalf, Connect Asia, ABC, 9 September 2009 Peter Hayes, Executive Director of the Nautilus Institute states, “My own guess is there is a more than 50 per cent chance that they will conduct a nuclear test before the end of […]

Uncharted territory for Australia’s relationship, Daniel Flitton, The Age, 1 September 2009 Richard Tanter, Director of the Australian Office of the Nautilus Institute, discussed the implications of recent elections in Japan noting, “They [the DJP] are likely to break up… The Democratic Party is indeed a strange mix of diverse opinion, united only in opposition […]

Regional policy shifts loom if Japan changes gov’t, Liam Cochrane, Aiji Tanaka, Connect Asia, Radio Australia, ABC, 28 August 2009 The Japanese lower-house election is expected to bring a “political tsunami” that will wipe out the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Radio Australia takes an in-depth look at the the main players, the issues and the […]

North Korean defectors network fears crackdown, John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times, 23 August 2009 Scott Bruce, Director of US Operations for the Nautilus Institute, expressed concern for the network of DPRK defectors in China after the capture of two US journalists noting, “people in this network face dire consequences if discovered… China has engaged […]