Briefing Memo

The purpose of this column is to respond to reader interests in security issues and at the same time to promote a greater understanding of NIDS.
A "briefing" provides background information, among others. We hope these columns will help everyone to better understand the complex of issues involved in security affairs.
Please note that the views in this column do not represent the official opinion of NIDS.

March 2011 (No.152)
- Regarding the National Defense Program Guideline and the Mid-Term Defense Program(PDF)
  TOMIKAWA Hideo
February 2011 (No.151)
- Local Defense Obligations after the Reversion of Okinawa(PDF)
  YAMAGUCHI Akikazu
January 2011 (No.150)
- The Japan-US Alliance Structure in the Eyes of China: Historical developments and the current situation (PDF)
  SUGIURA Yasuyuki
December 2010 (No.149)
- The Obama Administration's Asian Policy – US Participation in the East Asia Summit and Japan(PDF)
  ISHIHARA Yusuke
November 2010 (No.148)
- The Implications of the Uranium Enrichment Activities in Iran(PDF)
  SUE Shuji
October 2010 (No.147)
- Assessing the 2010 NPT Review Conference and a Vision towards "a World Free of Nuclear Weapons"(PDF)
  ICHIMASA Sukeyuki
August & September 2010 (No.146)
- The Background to and Outlook for Japan-Australia Security Cooperation(PDF)
  SATAKE Tomohiko
July 2010 (No.145)
- The New Trend of the Regulation and Administration of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) ? Toward the Establishment of a "Global Code of Conduct"(PDF)
  ONO Keishi
June 2010 (No.144)
- Revising the Japan-US Security Treaty(PDF)
  NAKAJIAMA Shingo
May 2010 (No.143)
- Nuclear Disarmament and North Korea(PDF)
  TAKESADA Hideshi
April 2010 (No.142)
- Recent Intelligence Reform in the United Kingdom(PDF)
  KOTANI Ken
February 2010 (No.140)
- Sino-Russian Strategic Partnership from the Perspective of Historical Factors in Russia’s Policy toward China(PDF)
  YAMAZOE Hiroshi
January 2010 (No.139)
- The Impact US-South Korea Missile Defense Cooperation Can Have on Regional Security -Expanding the Role of the Alliance-(PDF)
  WATANABE Takeshi
December 2009 (No.138)
- The Responsibility to Protect: Ideals and Reality(PDF)
  YAMASHITA Hikaru
November 2009(No.137)
- Ryotaro Shiba’s Clouds above the Hill (Saka no ue no Kumo) and the Russo-Japanese War: From a Researcher’s Perspective(PDF)
  KANNO Naoki
October 2009 (No.136)
- International Regulations on Cluster Munitions(PDF)
  KONO Keiko
August & September 2009 (No.135)
- The Relationship between the Financial Crisis and Security/Military Issues(PDF)
  ONO Keishi
June 2009 (No.133)
- Iraq Troop Surge of 2007 and the U.S. Civil-Military Relations(PDF)
  KIKUCHI Shigeo
May 2009 (No.132)
- EU Energy Security Policy.With a Viewpoint of Import Dependence on Russia -(PDF)
  AKIMOTO Shigeki
April 2009 (No.131)
- Frontiers of Strategic Studies: Current Status and Challenges in Britain and the U.S.(PDF)
  ISHIZU Tomoyuki
March 2009 (No.130)
- Forecasting the Obama Administration’s Policy towards North Korea(PDF)
  AKUTSU Hiroyasu
February 2009 (No.129)
- Three Factors Supporting Russia’s Assertive Diplomacy(PDF)
  HYODO Shinji
January 2009 (No.128)
- Alliance and Peacebuilding: Afghanistan as an “Out-Of-Area” Operation of NATO(PDF)
  YOSHIZAKI Tomonori
December 2008 (No.127)
- Outlook for the Japan-China Joint History Research Committee(PDF)
  SHOJI Jun’ichiro
November 2008 (No.126)
- The Nuclear Situation in the Middle East: Iran, Israel and Nuclear Terrorism(PDF)
  NISHINO Masami
October 2008 (No.125)
- China after the Beijing Olympics: Erupting Problems, Limited Reforms(PDF)
  MASUDA Masayuki
August & September 2008 (No.124)
- India’s Policy toward Africa(PDF)
  IZUYAMA Marie Yoshioka
July 2008 (No.123)
- Establishment of the Basic Space Law - Japan’s Space Security Policy(PDF)
  HASHIMOTO Nobuaki
June 2008 (No.122)
- Post-Conflict Reconstruction and the Private Security Company (PSC)(PDF)
  ONO Keishi
May 2008 (No.121)
- How Should We View the Lee Myung-bak Administration’s Policies?(PDF)
  TAKESADA Hideshi
April 2008 (No.120)
- ASEAN Charter as a Basis for Community Building(PDF)
  SHOJI Tomotaka
October 2007 (No.115)
- Redefinition of a US-ROK Alliance Constrained by Regional Awareness (PDF)
  Takeshi WATANABE
September 2007 (No.114)
- Emerging Missile Defense Issues(PDF)
  Sugio TAKAHASHI
May 2007 (No.111)
- Armed Force’s Contribution to Peace Support Operations(PSOs) Debates over’Oil-spot Strategy’(PDF)
  Keishi ONO
March 2007 (No.109)
- The New Armitage Report:Building a Desirable Regional Order in Asia in Response to a Rising China (PDF)
  Shigekatsu KONDO
February 2007 (No.108)
- Issues and Challenges of the "Japanese NSC"(PDF)
  Yasuhiro MATSUDA
January 2007 (No.107)
- Conflicting Memories:East Asia’s Search for a Common Perception of History(PDF)
  SHOJI Jun’ichiro
August & September 2006 (No.103)
- Structual Changes in US-China-Taiwan Relations(PDF)
  MATSUDA Yasuhiro
July 2007 (No.102)
- North Korea’s Missile Launches and Its Nuclear Strategy(PDF)
  TAKESADA Hideshi
June 2006 (No. 101)
- US-Russsia Relationship Approaching a Turning Point:Effect on Russia’s East Asia Diplomacy(PDF)
  HYODO Shinji
May 2006 (No. 100)
- Current State of Intelligence Issues in Japan(PDF)
  KOTANI Ken
April 2006 (No. 99)
- US National Security Strategy:War on International Terrorism and Expansion of Democracy(PDF)
  KONDO Shigekatsu
January 2006 (No. 96)
- Thoughts about the Japan-US Alliance after the Transformation With a Focus on International Peace Cooperation Activities(PDF)
  Noboru YAMAGUCHI
November 2005 (No. 94)
- Japan’s Responese to Today’s New Threats -NIDS/IDA Joint Seminar-(PDF)
  Yasuaki HASHIMOTO
September 2005 (No. 92)
- First Ever Sino-Russian Joint Millitary Exercises -Russia Rapidly Moving Closer to China-(PDF)
  Shinji HYODO
August 2005 (No. 91)
- Japan-China Relations at a Crossroad -From Contention to Cooperation-(PDF)
  Masayuki MASUDA
June 2005 (No. 89)
- Impact of Tsunami Disaster off Sumatra On The Regional Security(PDF)
  Jun TSUNEKAWA
April 2003 (No.64)
- A Nuclear Japan Revisited(PDF)
  Shinichi OGAWA

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