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Tokyo itches to take on pirates
Tokyo itches to take on pirates, Kosuke Takahashi, Asia Times, 21 November 2008 “This is a matter of criminal activities, requiring a policing role coupled with other forms of policy intervention, not a war matter, requiring a primarily military response,” Professor Richard Tanter, senior research associate at the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability and […]
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Japanese opposition puts stranglehold on parliament, Asia Pacific, Radio Australia, ABC, 20 November 2008 LAM: And, Richard, as you mentioned, one of the key votes is on this Japanese naval mission supporting the US-led operations in Afghanistan. The Opposition seems to think that Afghanistan is an American war. Is that a view that’s widely shared […]
Go to the articleKarzai peace initiative rejected by Taliban leader
Karzai peace initiative rejected by Taliban leader, Paul Woodward, The National (UAE), 18 November 2008 In Japan Focus, Richard Tanter wrote: “By virtually every yardstick, the war in Afghanistan is getting much worse for both the western coalition and for the Afghani civilian population. The Afghanistan War is now the Afghanistan-Pakistan War. Unless western coalition […]
Go to the articleNorth Korea to Close Southern Border
North Korea to Close Southern Border, Sen Lam, Scott Bruce, Connect Asia, Radio Australia, ABC, 13 November 2008 SEN LAM: Scott, how much of a blow is this to South Korea’s attempts at improving ties with its northern cousin? SCOTT BRUCE: Well, this is a setback but it’s not the end of North/South relations. You […]
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Obama Foreign Policy in Asia, Worldview, Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ 91.5 FM, 5 November 2008. “The US has the potential to end North Korea’s ability to produce plutonium to make nuclear weapons… To do this though the President-Elect will need a clear policy on how to deal with the North that will resolve the political […]
Go to the articleA World of Possibilities
A World of Possibilities, 20 October 2008 “These [ROK and DPRK] groups are having a discussion on which way would be good for us… this is just the first step… we have to design our road map for reunification.”
Go to the articleConflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest, 1 October 2008 Channel 31’s Conflict of Interests hosts Greg Barns and Peter Faris speak with Richard Tanter, Professor from RMIT on the war in Afghanistan and why Australia is still there…: episode one, episode two.
Go to the articleGaffe costs Japan’s transport minister his job
Gaffe costs Japan’s transport minister his job, Sonja Heydeman, Radio Australia, ABC, 29 September 2008 “The Japanese transport minister, Nariaki Nakayama has resigned. less than a week after taking the job. He’s been criticised for a series of remarks – such as calling Japan’s largest teachers’ union “a cancer”, and referring to campaigners opposed to […]
Go to the articleLowy poll shows drop in Afghanistan war popularity
Lowy poll shows drop in Afghanistan war popularity, Ashley Hall, World Today, Radio national, ABC, 29 September 2008 “I think that the problem is that the way we are going about the so-called job to be done is making things much, much worse. So I think the question is now, what is the way out […]
Go to the articleNothing Succeeds Like Succession
Nothing Succeeds Like Succession, Scott Bruce, Asia Times, 27 September 2008 “As interesting as speculation on the future of North Korea may be, the real issue remains the country’s nuclear program. It is possible to end in a matter of months the country’s ability to produce plutonium. Policy-makers in the US and North Korea can […]
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