Jacob Mardell
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Fringe voices even float revising China’s no-first-use doctrine towards Japan.
Most mainstream pieces still argue for sustained, rules-based escalation to convince Japanese elites an anti-China line isn’t sustainable.
Most mainstream pieces still argue for sustained, rules-based escalation to convince Japanese elites an anti-China line isn’t sustainable.
November 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Fringe voices even float revising China’s no-first-use doctrine towards Japan.
Most mainstream pieces still argue for sustained, rules-based escalation to convince Japanese elites an anti-China line isn’t sustainable.
Most mainstream pieces still argue for sustained, rules-based escalation to convince Japanese elites an anti-China line isn’t sustainable.
TL;DR:
– continuity: hard-right remilitarisation, not a one-off
– confidence: Japan seen as a declining spoiler
– policy menu: ‘legal diplomacy’, calibrated pressure, and the ‘Ryukyu card’.
– continuity: hard-right remilitarisation, not a one-off
– confidence: Japan seen as a declining spoiler
– policy menu: ‘legal diplomacy’, calibrated pressure, and the ‘Ryukyu card’.
November 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
TL;DR:
– continuity: hard-right remilitarisation, not a one-off
– confidence: Japan seen as a declining spoiler
– policy menu: ‘legal diplomacy’, calibrated pressure, and the ‘Ryukyu card’.
– continuity: hard-right remilitarisation, not a one-off
– confidence: Japan seen as a declining spoiler
– policy menu: ‘legal diplomacy’, calibrated pressure, and the ‘Ryukyu card’.