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Masahiro Matsumura

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Trump’s 'Gangster Diplomacy': The Political Economy of US-Japan Tariffs

Trump’s 'Gangster Diplomacy': The Political Economy of US-Japan Tariffs

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04.08.2026 50

E-International

Masahiro Matsumura

Don’t become a casualty in Beijing’s ‘history war’

At the recent Shangri-La Dialogue, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi delivered a blunt rebuttal to Meng Xiangqing, a professor at China’s PLA...

17.07.2026 90

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Masahiro Matsumura

Trump’s ‘Gangster Diplomacy’: The Political Economy of US-Japan Tariffs

Trump’s use of tariffs is framed as ideological warfare against globalism, making Japan – a liberal internationalist stronghold – a prime target.

10.08.2025 100

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Masahiro Matsumura

US Bombing of Iran and the Transition to a New International Legal Order

The choices made in response to the US action against Iran will determine whether power, not law, will define the contours of world politics in the...

18.07.2025 50

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Masahiro Matsumura