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Tokyo is not discarding its post-war caution. It is adapting it to a region where missiles, maritime pressure and economic exposure now shape national security.

Global Issues 2026-03-25

Myanmar junta touts surrender of over 500 rebel fighters

A reported mass surrender in Myanmar raises questions, as opposition forces dispute the scale and authenticity of the event.

Tokyo is not discarding its post-war caution. It is adapting it to a region where missiles, maritime pressure and economic exposure now shape national security.

Global Issues 2026-03-17

EU chief, French president say Mideast war exposes Europe's energy vulnerability

Europe’s leaders are pushing nuclear power back to the center of the energy debate, arguing the Middle East war has exposed the dangers of relying on imported fossil fuels.

Tokyo is not discarding its post-war caution. It is adapting it to a region where missiles, maritime pressure and economic exposure now shape national security.

Global Issues 2026-03-10

Russia-Iran drone axis fuels global instability

Russian factories are churning out thousands of Iranian drones every month, turning Gulf skies into new battlegrounds and exposing an axis that threatens stability from the Baltics to the Black Sea.

Tokyo is not discarding its post-war caution. It is adapting it to a region where missiles, maritime pressure and economic exposure now shape national security.

Global Issues 2026-03-06

Pyongyang’s 'Saeppyol Street' hints at cost of fighting for Russia

The new housing district in Pyongyang for the families of 'martyrs' killed in overseas operations is a clear acknowledgment of the casualties North Korea is suffering in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Tokyo is not discarding its post-war caution. It is adapting it to a region where missiles, maritime pressure and economic exposure now shape national security.

Global Issues 2026-02-28

Russian intelligence operatives target 'ally' Serbia

GRU operatives are quietly infiltrating Belgrade's independent civil society, monitoring communications and gathering intelligence on policy experts engaging with Western partners.

Tokyo is not discarding its post-war caution. It is adapting it to a region where missiles, maritime pressure and economic exposure now shape national security.

Global Issues 2026-02-27

Hong Kong's crackdown extends to family members of activists

Hong Kong’s crackdown is widening: an activist's father was convicted over insurance funds, the first such case of targeting of a wanted individual's family member.

Tokyo is not discarding its post-war caution. It is adapting it to a region where missiles, maritime pressure and economic exposure now shape national security.

Global Issues 2026-02-26

Nigeria's growing violence: a nation under siege

Despite ongoing military operations, nearly 200 people were killed in recent attacks, revealing glaring security lapses and the inability of law enforcement to prevent such atrocities.

Tokyo is not discarding its post-war caution. It is adapting it to a region where missiles, maritime pressure and economic exposure now shape national security.

Global Issues 2026-02-19

Russian ghost tankers in English channel pose growing threat to Europe

Russia's shadowy fleet of sanctioned tankers are infiltrating the English Channel, exploiting legal loopholes to fund Moscow's war machine.

Tokyo is not discarding its post-war caution. It is adapting it to a region where missiles, maritime pressure and economic exposure now shape national security.

Global Issues 2026-02-16

North Korea's crypto-to-weapons pipeline creates tangible geopolitical risk

From billion-dollar exchange heists to 'digital laundromats' that blur the trail, Pyongyang has built a pipeline that turns hacked tokens into cash and critical resources for its weapons programs.

Tokyo is not discarding its post-war caution. It is adapting it to a region where missiles, maritime pressure and economic exposure now shape national security.

Global Issues 2026-02-13

Poland opens an Epstein probe that points at Russia

Poland's government says it will probe whether Russia's secret services exploited Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal network as a pipeline for kompromat.