Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. A Shift in Defense Posture 362 October 21, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Japan Times (Japan) on 14 October 2014 by (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:defenseforeign policyJapan Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Japan: The ICC and US-Japan: The Missing Element in the Prime Minister’s Speech September 30, 2026. Published in Tokyo ShimbunIf Japan truly takes the rule of law seriously, it must coordinate with Europe and other nations to restrain Trump's reckless behavior. 0 Ghana: Can You Be Better Than America as an Individual and State? October 2, 2026. Published in GhanaWebYou can gratefully learn from the mistakes of America. 0 Poland: Courtesy on Display, Tough Bargaining behind the Scenes: Superpower Truce Holds October 3, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita[N]either Trump nor Xi has made any major concessions to the other. They only confirmed that they will not further escalate tensions. Only that. 0 Saudi Arabia: The ‘Israeli Question’ and American Politics October 2, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe most active figures among the neoconservatives were a group of strategists associated with the Jewish right. 0 Australia: The Reserve Bank of Australia Has No Choice but To Hike Rates as US Currency Crown Slips September 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Topics Austria: Iran Gives Trump No Respite before the Midterm Elections October 3, 2026. Published in Der Standard[T]he more the screws are tightened, the more Tehran views a expanded round of the war as the only way out of the situation. 0 Poland: Courtesy on Display, Tough Bargaining behind the Scenes: Superpower Truce Holds October 3, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita[N]either Trump nor Xi has made any major concessions to the other. They only confirmed that they will not further escalate tensions. Only that. 0 Egypt: Does the Trump-Xi Summit Lay the Foundations for a US-China Accommodation? October 2, 2026. Published in Ahram Online 0 Saudi Arabia: The ‘Israeli Question’ and American Politics October 2, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe most active figures among the neoconservatives were a group of strategists associated with the Jewish right. 0 Ghana: Can You Be Better Than America as an Individual and State? October 2, 2026. Published in GhanaWebYou can gratefully learn from the mistakes of America. 0 Canada: Trump Finds Gangsterism Doesn’t Always End Well October 2, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Canada: Trump’s Trade War Is Already Hurting Canadian Workers. I Went to New York To Stand Up for Them October 2, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Australia: Iraq ‘Excursion into Hell’ May Be Over, but There’s No End in Sight for Today’s Worsening Conflicts October 2, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Related Articles Japan: The ICC and US-Japan: The Missing Element in the Prime Minister’s Speech September 30, 2026. Published in Tokyo ShimbunIf Japan truly takes the rule of law seriously, it must coordinate with Europe and other nations to restrain Trump's reckless behavior. Iraq: US and Its Imagined Enemy September 26, 2026. Published in AzzamanIt was a grand illusion, one that had taken root in the minds of the U.S. administration’s decision-makers. United Kingdom: So That We Stop Underestimating Trump September 21, 2026. Published in ALArabi AlJadeed[I]f Trump truly wants the Republican Party to win — then he is relying on cheating, fraud and overturning the results, not on popular sentiment. South Africa: Why the 2026 Yen Intervention Matters for Gold, Bitcoin and the Dollar September 9, 2026. Published in Business Day Austria: Trump Is Holding the Iranian People Responsible for His Failure September 6, 2026. Published in Der Standard Previous articleNow It’s a Threat?Next articleUS Midterm Elections, Bankruptcy of the Capitalist System LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment