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Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki, whose real name is Danylo Yavhusishyn, on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport.
Aonishiki becomes first Ukrainian to win sumo tournament
The 21-year-old won the Kyushu tournament after a tie-breaking victory over grand champion Hoshoryu from Mongolia.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki, whose real name is Danylo Yavhusishyn, on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u... "The number of international college students enrolling in their American schools for the first time decreased by 17 percent this fall"
New International Student Enrollments Plummeted This Fall, Survey Finds
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u... "The number of international college students enrolling in their American schools for the first time decreased by 17 percent this fall"
I didn't know the existence of Faroe Islands until this afternoon, but it was leading against Croatia until a few minutes ago, to qualify for men's football world cup. Where can I watch the game? The island has like 55000 people, and many of the team members are not professional football players.
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I didn't know the existence of Faroe Islands until this afternoon, but it was leading against Croatia until a few minutes ago, to qualify for men's football world cup. Where can I watch the game? The island has like 55000 people, and many of the team members are not professional football players.
On situations where Japan can militarily intervene in a Taiwan contingency, Japanese PM Takaichi on November 7 stated that "I believe it could be a case where a crisis situation threatening the nation's existence arises if it involves the use... www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
高市首相、台湾有事「存立危機事態になりうる」 認定なら武力行使も：朝日新聞
高市早苗首相は7日の衆院予算委員会で、台湾有事について、安全保障法制で集団的自衛権を行使できる「存立危機事態」にあたるかを問われ、「戦艦を使って、武力の行使も伴うものであれば、存立危機事態になりうる…
www.asahi.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
On situations where Japan can militarily intervene in a Taiwan contingency, Japanese PM Takaichi on November 7 stated that "I believe it could be a case where a crisis situation threatening the nation's existence arises if it involves the use... www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
The path to the Nobel Peace prize is through Darfur, not Nigeria.
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The path to the Nobel Peace prize is through Darfur, not Nigeria.
New publication! In this article, Kristin Grostad examines recent changes in Japan’s security policy, visible in its 2022 Japan National Security Strategy.
“All Politics is local”: the U.S.–China balance in the First Island Chain and Japan’s defense transformation
doi.org/10.1080/1479...
“All Politics is local”: the U.S.–China balance in the First Island Chain and Japan’s defense transformation
doi.org/10.1080/1479...
“All Politics is local”: the U.S.–China balance in the First Island Chain and Japan’s defense transformation
This article examines recent changes in Japan’s security policy, visible in its 2022 Japan National Security Strategy. It finds that the underlying driver for Japan’s military investments is a new ...
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
New publication! In this article, Kristin Grostad examines recent changes in Japan’s security policy, visible in its 2022 Japan National Security Strategy.
“All Politics is local”: the U.S.–China balance in the First Island Chain and Japan’s defense transformation
doi.org/10.1080/1479...
“All Politics is local”: the U.S.–China balance in the First Island Chain and Japan’s defense transformation
doi.org/10.1080/1479...
I just had an email exchange with a high school student headed to @bsog.be next year about my recent article with @luissimonn.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... She may have been being nice to her future academic advisor, but I'm still glad to see that open-access publications are
Levels of division: How wedge strategies shape international and domestic politics
States often seek to undermine their competitors in order to obtain a favorable balance of power. Yet, the literature on how they actually do that remains sparse and disconnected. We focus on how a...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I just had an email exchange with a high school student headed to @bsog.be next year about my recent article with @luissimonn.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... She may have been being nice to her future academic advisor, but I'm still glad to see that open-access publications are
With Trump approving nuclear-powered (albeit not nuclear-armed) submarines for South Korea, this piece by @doyoung-lee.bsky.social seems even more relevant to policymakers. muse.jhu.edu/article/973856. Great that @tnsr.org is an open-access journal! I'm not sure if the path for ROK nuclear sub is
Project MUSE - Growing Divergence: North Korea’s Evolving Nuclear Strategy and the US–South Korea Alliance
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October 31, 2025 at 7:46 AM
With Trump approving nuclear-powered (albeit not nuclear-armed) submarines for South Korea, this piece by @doyoung-lee.bsky.social seems even more relevant to policymakers. muse.jhu.edu/article/973856. Great that @tnsr.org is an open-access journal! I'm not sure if the path for ROK nuclear sub is
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This CSDS In-Depth Paper by Daniel Fiott analyses the prospects and limits of Europe–South Korea defence industrial cooperation through the frameworks of the EU and NATO, and offers ten targeted policy recommendations to advance it.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This CSDS In-Depth Paper by Daniel Fiott analyses the prospects and limits of Europe–South Korea defence industrial cooperation through the frameworks of the EU and NATO, and offers ten targeted policy recommendations to advance it.
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csds.vub.be/publication/...
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Who in North Korea are in their epistemic community on nuclear strategy? How did they learn nuclear strategy, and how do they update their thinking on the subject? Could they have academic/scientific exchange with American counterparts?
October 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Who in North Korea are in their epistemic community on nuclear strategy? How did they learn nuclear strategy, and how do they update their thinking on the subject? Could they have academic/scientific exchange with American counterparts?
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❗New Event❗
"Responses to a Triple Korean Peninsula-Taiwan-Europe Contingency"
🗓️ 21 October 2025
❗International Conference Hall, Seoul, ROK
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"Responses to a Triple Korean Peninsula-Taiwan-Europe Contingency"
🗓️ 21 October 2025
❗International Conference Hall, Seoul, ROK
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October 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
❗New Event❗
"Responses to a Triple Korean Peninsula-Taiwan-Europe Contingency"
🗓️ 21 October 2025
❗International Conference Hall, Seoul, ROK
⏰ 15:00-17:00
Register
csds.vub.be/event/respon... #SNU #KF
"Responses to a Triple Korean Peninsula-Taiwan-Europe Contingency"
🗓️ 21 October 2025
❗International Conference Hall, Seoul, ROK
⏰ 15:00-17:00
Register
csds.vub.be/event/respon... #SNU #KF
I read President Trump's executive order to guarantee security for Qatar: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential.... It looks significant, but is this an alliance? @bashleyleeds.bsky.social? Maybe I just haven't seen, but it seems to be a unilateral declaration and not signed by Qatar. Alliance agreements
Assuring the Security of the State of Qatar
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in recognition of the enduring alliance
www.whitehouse.gov
October 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I read President Trump's executive order to guarantee security for Qatar: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential.... It looks significant, but is this an alliance? @bashleyleeds.bsky.social? Maybe I just haven't seen, but it seems to be a unilateral declaration and not signed by Qatar. Alliance agreements
"Asked whether Pakistan would be obliged to provide Saudi Arabia with a nuclear umbrella under the pact, the official said: "This is a comprehensive defensive agreement that encompasses all military means."" www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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September 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
"Asked whether Pakistan would be obliged to provide Saudi Arabia with a nuclear umbrella under the pact, the official said: "This is a comprehensive defensive agreement that encompasses all military means."" www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
It looks like Australia and Papua New Guinea will sign a mutual defense treaty. I'm not familiar with the context, but I want to look at the treaty text at some point. www.pm.gov.au/media/press-...
Press conference - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: It's a great honour for me as Australia's Prime Minister to be here to celebrate 50 years of the birth of this great nation of Papua New Guinea. Prime Minister Marape gave a powerful and inspirational speech this morning where he spoke about the fact that the Australian flag 50 years ago was lowered, it wasn't torn down. Australia was partners in what was an effective and peaceful transition, to the great credit of those great leaders, led by Mr. Somare, of whom a statue is placed outside Parliament House here in Port Moresby.
www.pm.gov.au
September 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It looks like Australia and Papua New Guinea will sign a mutual defense treaty. I'm not familiar with the context, but I want to look at the treaty text at some point. www.pm.gov.au/media/press-...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u... "Within seconds, everyone on the North Korean boat was dead...the crew, which people briefed on the mission said numbered two or three people, had been civilians diving for shellfish. All were dead"
How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u... "Within seconds, everyone on the North Korean boat was dead...the crew, which people briefed on the mission said numbered two or three people, had been civilians diving for shellfish. All were dead"
Happy to have met a couple of alumni today. They seem to be doing very well. Their family must be proud, and I'm also proud to have played a small role in their education.
September 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Happy to have met a couple of alumni today. They seem to be doing very well. Their family must be proud, and I'm also proud to have played a small role in their education.
I came across this article about Rwanda and DRC
www.wsj.com/world/africa..., and it reminded me of my article with @luissimonn.bsky.social on wedge strategies. doi.org/10.1080/1352.... I have no expertise on the region, but it seems to make sense for Rwanda to engage in internal wedging against DRC.
www.wsj.com/world/africa..., and it reminded me of my article with @luissimonn.bsky.social on wedge strategies. doi.org/10.1080/1352.... I have no expertise on the region, but it seems to make sense for Rwanda to engage in internal wedging against DRC.
Decades After Genocide, Rwanda Emerges as Aggressive Regional Power
The tiny country has evolved from an object of sympathy into a controversial and feared powerhouse.
www.wsj.com
August 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I came across this article about Rwanda and DRC
www.wsj.com/world/africa..., and it reminded me of my article with @luissimonn.bsky.social on wedge strategies. doi.org/10.1080/1352.... I have no expertise on the region, but it seems to make sense for Rwanda to engage in internal wedging against DRC.
www.wsj.com/world/africa..., and it reminded me of my article with @luissimonn.bsky.social on wedge strategies. doi.org/10.1080/1352.... I have no expertise on the region, but it seems to make sense for Rwanda to engage in internal wedging against DRC.
I have been pleasantly surprised by the state of Japan-South Korea relations lately. Of course, there are many landmines that someone can step on any time, but that is always the case. President Lee's shift in his stance toward Japan is important, but public opinion in both countries are also very
August 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I have been pleasantly surprised by the state of Japan-South Korea relations lately. Of course, there are many landmines that someone can step on any time, but that is always the case. President Lee's shift in his stance toward Japan is important, but public opinion in both countries are also very
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"Voices unmuted: Youth shaping the future of internet governance"
Register for this BIG IDEAS dialogue, where @ntjahj.bsky.social will join UNU Senior Vice-Rector Prof. Sawako Shirahase to discuss the dynamic role of youth in Internet governance.
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⏰ 11:00 CEST | 18:00 JST
🗓️ 21 August
Register for this BIG IDEAS dialogue, where @ntjahj.bsky.social will join UNU Senior Vice-Rector Prof. Sawako Shirahase to discuss the dynamic role of youth in Internet governance.
💻 Online
⏰ 11:00 CEST | 18:00 JST
🗓️ 21 August
Voices Unmuted: Youth Shaping the Future of Internet Governance
ONLINE: On 21 August 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Nadia Tjahja, PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS.
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August 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
"Voices unmuted: Youth shaping the future of internet governance"
Register for this BIG IDEAS dialogue, where @ntjahj.bsky.social will join UNU Senior Vice-Rector Prof. Sawako Shirahase to discuss the dynamic role of youth in Internet governance.
💻 Online
⏰ 11:00 CEST | 18:00 JST
🗓️ 21 August
Register for this BIG IDEAS dialogue, where @ntjahj.bsky.social will join UNU Senior Vice-Rector Prof. Sawako Shirahase to discuss the dynamic role of youth in Internet governance.
💻 Online
⏰ 11:00 CEST | 18:00 JST
🗓️ 21 August
I enjoyed reading this thoughtfully-designed survey experiment paper (OPEN ACESS) by @yasukikudo.bsky.social and @ncviethung.bsky.social : "Does the US Really Embolden its Allies? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Japan." doi.org/10.1177/0022.... The paper shows that US signals of security
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August 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I enjoyed reading this thoughtfully-designed survey experiment paper (OPEN ACESS) by @yasukikudo.bsky.social and @ncviethung.bsky.social : "Does the US Really Embolden its Allies? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Japan." doi.org/10.1177/0022.... The paper shows that US signals of security
This is an interesting article. But I would like to add a few important details from the US-ROK mutual defense treaty.
www.chosun.com/english/nati.... The treaty doesn't cover just anywhere in the Pacific (unlike a broader interpretation of the US-PH MDT...
www.chosun.com/english/nati.... The treaty doesn't cover just anywhere in the Pacific (unlike a broader interpretation of the US-PH MDT...
Exclusive: Washington presses Seoul to expand defense treaty into Indo-Pacific
Exclusive: Washington presses Seoul to expand defense treaty into Indo-Pacific Trump administration seeks South Korean commitment in US-China flashpoints
www.chosun.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is an interesting article. But I would like to add a few important details from the US-ROK mutual defense treaty.
www.chosun.com/english/nati.... The treaty doesn't cover just anywhere in the Pacific (unlike a broader interpretation of the US-PH MDT...
www.chosun.com/english/nati.... The treaty doesn't cover just anywhere in the Pacific (unlike a broader interpretation of the US-PH MDT...
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Here is my brief take on the new president of South Korea.
➡️ What factors determined Lee Jae-myung's election?
➡️Who is the new president?
➡️What can the election results mean for South Korea’s domestic politics and its foreign policy?
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➡️ What factors determined Lee Jae-myung's election?
➡️Who is the new president?
➡️What can the election results mean for South Korea’s domestic politics and its foreign policy?
👉 pism.pl/publications...
June 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Here is my brief take on the new president of South Korea.
➡️ What factors determined Lee Jae-myung's election?
➡️Who is the new president?
➡️What can the election results mean for South Korea’s domestic politics and its foreign policy?
👉 pism.pl/publications...
➡️ What factors determined Lee Jae-myung's election?
➡️Who is the new president?
➡️What can the election results mean for South Korea’s domestic politics and its foreign policy?
👉 pism.pl/publications...
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❗New Korea Chair Explains❗
"President Lee Jae-myung: the United States’ Perspective", by Henry Haggard for CSDS.
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"President Lee Jae-myung: the United States’ Perspective", by Henry Haggard for CSDS.
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June 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
❗New Korea Chair Explains❗
"President Lee Jae-myung: the United States’ Perspective", by Henry Haggard for CSDS.
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"President Lee Jae-myung: the United States’ Perspective", by Henry Haggard for CSDS.
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❗New Korea Chair Explains❗
"The Election of President Lee Jae-myung and China", by Maximilian Ernst for CSDS.
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... @maximilianernst.bsky.social
"The Election of President Lee Jae-myung and China", by Maximilian Ernst for CSDS.
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June 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
❗New Korea Chair Explains❗
"The Election of President Lee Jae-myung and China", by Maximilian Ernst for CSDS.
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... @maximilianernst.bsky.social
"The Election of President Lee Jae-myung and China", by Maximilian Ernst for CSDS.
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❗New Korea Chair Explains❗
"New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japan", by Tongfi Kim for CSDS.
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... @tongfi-kim.bsky.social
"New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japan", by Tongfi Kim for CSDS.
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June 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
❗New Korea Chair Explains❗
"New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japan", by Tongfi Kim for CSDS.
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... @tongfi-kim.bsky.social
"New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japan", by Tongfi Kim for CSDS.
Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... @tongfi-kim.bsky.social