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Brad Glosserman

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A technician handles a wafer on a production line at Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia in Hamburg, Germany, in June 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2026
Tech sovereignty is fantasy. Control over choices is not.
Sovereignty is a tough nut to crack in a deeply interconnected, digital world.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi meets with his Indian and American counterparts, S. Jaishankar and Marco Rubio, on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila on July 22.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2026
Reports of rising powers’ demise are premature
Shifts in global power may become less dramatic than in past centuries, but economic change and coalition-building still reshape hierarchies.
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the White House on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2026
U.S.-China relations: Avoiding the worst case isn’t good enough
More than a “nothing burger,” the Trump-Xi summit reflected a shift in the global balance of power.
A Ukrainian soldier tests a drone early in his nation's war with Russia. The West needs to wake up as China’s ability to mass?produce cheap drones at scale far outstrips the rest of the world. REUTERS
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2026
If Ukraine today is Asia tomorrow, there is real work to be done
Much that seemed unimaginable a few years ago is now the fodder of daily headlines.
Protesters in San Francisco march from OpenAI’s headquarters to xAI, calling for a pause in artificial intelligence development last March.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2026
Don’t hold your breath for AI agreements or arms control
There have been incidents in which AI has gone rogue, cajoling, flattering or even blackmailing human operators to attain some form of agency.
With Huawei’s history of security concerns in mind, China is causing concern as it pushes technologies that could lock other countries into long?term dependence on its infrastructure.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2026
Tiny technology deepens the geopolitical divide
Adoption of particular technologies — reflected to some degree in brands and standards — will determine with which side a country aligns itself.
Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, has warned that artificial intelligence poses a grave threat to humanity.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2026
When AI does the thinking, what could possibly go wrong?
Bill Gates’ message is simple: “Even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history.”
Addressing the China challenge requires fundamental changes in policy by both government and business, as well as behavioral changes by ordinary citizens.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2026
‘Tech-gemony’ will determine who shapes the next global order
Addressing the China challenge requires fundamental changes in policy by both government and business, as well as behavioral changes by ordinary citizens.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are welcomed by U.S. sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a visit to the U.S. Naval Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in October last year.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2026
A U.S. Indo-Pacific priority? Not so fast
Making sense of Trump’s inconsistency is the daily work of diplomats. For the rest of us, it’s a struggle that grows harder each day.
A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury’s attack on Iran from an undisclosed location on March 14.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2026
Are we on the verge of World War III?
Still, historians are quick to see parallels to the situation before 1914.
Institutions should draw on unconventional concepts to challenge entrenched assumptions to help navigate complex issues that leave policymakers stumped.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2026
New words to live by, new worlds to occupy
Institutions and policymakers should draw on unconventional concepts from diverse traditions to challenge entrenched assumptions and navigate complex change more creatively.
Google's new data center opens near Fredericia, Denmark, in November 2020.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2026
Read ‘Europe 2031’ and act now to avoid its grim predictions
A fictional account of Europe’s collapse warns of AI dependence.
A recent Pew Research Center report on global attitudes concludes that views of the U.S. worsened last year to the point where more people now view China with higher regard.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2026
Tumbling U.S. status in the world should be no surprise
A recent Pew Research Center report on global attitudes concludes that views of the U.S. worsened last year to the point where more people now view China with higher regard.
An honor guard presents the flags of Japan and the United States during a welcoming ceremony attended by then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ahead of a bilateral meeting in Tokyo in March 2021.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 14, 2026
Long-held strategic assumptions no longer hold
For Japan, then, any real discussion of security must start with questions about the U.S. commitment to the region.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Malaysia’s then-international trade and industry minister, Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, speak at a news conference during the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur in May 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2026
In a moment of transition, Southeast Asia steps up
The APR is probably the best single opportunity to get the regional zeitgeist on issues of geopolitics and economics.
A Spirit AI Moz1 humanoid robot is demonstrated at the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum, a technology and innovation conference, in Beijing on March 25.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2026
China shock 2.0 is a real economic earthquake
Without a holistic response, China’s tsunami of exports will continue.
China's new supply-chain regulations could force multinational companies to choose between complying with foreign laws and avoiding legal liability in China.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2026
Nobody noticed, but China just rewrote the rules of global business
At first glance, the two regulations feel like one more step in the steady escalation of trade sanctions between China and the United States.
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota sails off the coast of Western Australia on March 16, 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2026
Hard scrutiny of AUKUS won’t scuttle that deal
Power and passion won’t overcome the strategic logic of Australia’s sub ambitions.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump give an address aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a visit to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in October.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 3, 2026
A ‘Golden Age’ for Japan-U.S. relations? Not quite.
Calls for increased defense spending are one thing; doubts about America’s commitment to the security alliance are another.
Then-U.S. Vice President Mike Pence inspects a Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor in Tokyo in February 2018. U.S. production bottlenecks are now slowing weapons deliveries and complicating 91AV原创 efforts to modernize its defense capabilities.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 28, 2026
Indo-Pacific deterrence rests on allied industrial coordination
The decline of the U.S. defense industrial base is not a new story, but it has assumed new urgency with the Iran war.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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