Indo-Pacific
Geopolitics
Macro
Japan and US Prepare Nuclear Project for $550 Billion Infrastructure Deal
Tokyo's landmark investment package adds atomic power component, marking Japan's strategic reversal fifteen years after Fukushima as energy security trumps domestic opposition.
Geopolitics
The Shipyard Paradox: How Trump’s Maritime Plan Sidesteps the Industrial Collapse It Promised to Fix
Administration's blueprint emphasizes regulation and allied investment over recommendations to rebuild domestic capacity—leaving the U.S. with 232 times less shipbuilding tonnage than China.
Geopolitics
Japan Arms Island 110km From Taiwan in Historic Military Pivot
Type-03 air defense missiles headed to Yonaguni by 2031 as Tokyo abandons post-war restraint and locks in collective defense pact with Washington.