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 16 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 Hong Kong: From Harvard to West Point — The Underlying Logic of Trump’s Regulation of University Education June 7, 2025. Published in TakungpaoNot only does [Trump] want to transform the Republican Party, he wants to use the opportunity of being in power to transform all of American society. 0 Germany: Trump’s Tariff Policy: ‘Dealmaker’ under Pressure June 5, 2025. Published in Frankfurter RundschauSo the world needs to brace itself for more confusion and unpredictability in U.S. trade policy. 0 Germany: Horror Show in Oval Office at Meeting of Merz and Trump June 7, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau[T]here is only one word to describe this first visit by the new German government leader with the U.S. president: depressing. In every respect. 0 Germany: Friedrich Merz’s Visit to Trump Succeeded because It Didn’t Fail June 9, 2025. Published in Der Spiegel 0 Canada: He Can’t Quit Him — Easily. Why SpaceX Could Complicate the Trump-Musk Split June 9, 2025. Published in CBC 0 Topics Germany: Peace Report 2025: No Common Ground with Trump June 9, 2025. Published in TazEurope will have to take greater responsibility for its own security in the future. 0 Australia: America’s Economic and Political Chaos Has Implications for Australia June 9, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Ireland: Irish Examiner View: Trump Is Escalating Tensions in California for His Own Political Ends June 9, 2025. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on Turmoil in Los Angeles: a Key Test of Trump’s Power June 9, 2025. Published in Irish Times 0 Germany: Friedrich Merz’s Visit to Trump Succeeded because It Didn’t Fail June 9, 2025. Published in Der Spiegel 0 Canada: He Can’t Quit Him — Easily. Why SpaceX Could Complicate the Trump-Musk Split June 9, 2025. Published in CBC 0 Russia: This Can’t Go On Forever* June 9, 2025. Published in Kommersant 0 Germany: Horror Show in Oval Office at Meeting of Merz and Trump June 7, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau[T]here is only one word to describe this first visit by the new German government leader with the U.S. president: depressing. In every respect. 0 Related Articles Venezuela: Trump’s Foreign Policy June 2, 2025. Published in Analítica[A]cademics and intellectuals ... speak of a resurgence of the Monroe Doctrine [in] the American Mediterranean. Japan: Trump’s 100 Days: A Future with No Visible Change So Far May 16, 2025. Published in Kobe Shimbun Japan: US Administration Losing Credibility 3 Months into Policy of Threats April 26, 2025. Published in Tokyo Shimbun India: World in Flux: India Must See Bigger Trade Picture April 26, 2025. Published in Deccan ChronicleThe India-U.S. trade deal, titled BTA, is taking aim at being mutually beneficial while focusing on the welfare of the people. Ukraine: Trump’s Quiet War with Truth: Why He Won’t Call Out Putin April 17, 2025. Published in The New Voice of UkraineTrump’s supposed 'peace efforts' are a farce. You don’t get peace by coddling war criminals. 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