Japan’s strategic shift in diplomatic engagement
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Urs Schöttli
Urs Schöttli is a columnist for Die Neue Zürcher Zeitung, a Swiss newspaper, and is also an independent advisor on Asian affairs. He previously served as the paper’s correspondent in Delhi, Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo.
From 1990 to 1995 he was Iberia Representative of the German Friedrich-Naumann Foundation for Freedom, and from 1978 to 1991 he was secretary general and vice president of Liberal International in London.
He has published several books, the latest being “Die neuen Asiaten,” which deals with generational change in contemporary Asia. He lives in Tokyo and Mumbai.
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Russia’s long shadow over Japan
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Rethinking the Japanese economy
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The new geopolitics of trade in Asia
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Japan’s valuable footprint in Africa
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Australia’s foreign policy pivot
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The implications of a shrinking Asia
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Multitasking for Japan’s strategists
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Security implications of South Korea’s election
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Japan and Australia close ranks against China
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In a tense East Asia, Japan strives for continuity
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The danger of return to short-termism
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Singapore’s high-wire act in relations with China
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Signs of stability in East Asia
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Australia’s historic realignment
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Japan’s innovation struggle
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Shifting winds in the Far East
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South Korea points the way
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Covid-19: The impact on East Asia
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Japan opts for another round of fiscal stimulus
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Japan’s unique social contract
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Japan accelerates and expands its defense preparations
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Instability in East Asia: Trade clash between two U.S. allies
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Japan’s mercantilism in the spotlight again
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The enduring value of Japan’s emperor
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Carlos Ghosn and the rigor of the Japanese state
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Japan’s new outreach in Asia
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Japan’s growing concern about energy security
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Japan needs woman power
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The burgeoning India-Japan partnership
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The Trump-Kim summit: Japan’s perspective
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East Asia after the Pax Americana
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The dawn of a new age in Japan
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Will the South Korean success story continue?
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