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)
- February 2011 (No.151)
- Local Defense Obligations after the Reversion of Okinawa(PDF)
YAMAGUCHI Akikazu
- Local Defense Obligations after the Reversion of Okinawa(PDF)
- January 2011 (No.150)
- December 2010 (No.149)
- November 2010 (No.148)
- October 2010 (No.147)
- August & September 2010 (No.146)
- The Background to and Outlook for Japan-Australia Security Cooperation(PDF)
SATAKE Tomohiko
- The Background to and Outlook for Japan-Australia Security Cooperation(PDF)
- July 2010 (No.145)
- June 2010 (No.144)
- Revising the Japan-US Security Treaty(PDF)
NAKAJIAMA Shingo
- Revising the Japan-US Security Treaty(PDF)
- May 2010 (No.143)
- Nuclear Disarmament and North Korea(PDF)
TAKESADA Hideshi
- Nuclear Disarmament and North Korea(PDF)
- April 2010 (No.142)
- Recent Intelligence Reform in the United Kingdom(PDF)
KOTANI Ken
- Recent Intelligence Reform in the United Kingdom(PDF)
- February 2010 (No.140)
- January 2010 (No.139)
- December 2009 (No.138)
- The Responsibility to Protect: Ideals and Reality(PDF)
YAMASHITA Hikaru
- The Responsibility to Protect: Ideals and Reality(PDF)
- November 2009(No.137)
- October 2009 (No.136)
- International Regulations on Cluster Munitions(PDF)
KONO Keiko
- International Regulations on Cluster Munitions(PDF)
- August & September 2009 (No.135)
- June 2009 (No.133)
- Iraq Troop Surge of 2007 and the U.S. Civil-Military Relations(PDF)
KIKUCHI Shigeo
- Iraq Troop Surge of 2007 and the U.S. Civil-Military Relations(PDF)
- May 2009 (No.132)
- EU Energy Security Policy.With a Viewpoint of Import Dependence on Russia -(PDF)
AKIMOTO Shigeki
- EU Energy Security Policy.With a Viewpoint of Import Dependence on Russia -(PDF)
- April 2009 (No.131)
- March 2009 (No.130)
- Forecasting the Obama Administration’s Policy towards North Korea(PDF)
AKUTSU Hiroyasu
- Forecasting the Obama Administration’s Policy towards North Korea(PDF)
- February 2009 (No.129)
- Three Factors Supporting Russia’s Assertive Diplomacy(PDF)
HYODO Shinji
- Three Factors Supporting Russia’s Assertive Diplomacy(PDF)
- January 2009 (No.128)
- Alliance and Peacebuilding: Afghanistan as an “Out-Of-Area” Operation of NATO(PDF)
YOSHIZAKI Tomonori
- Alliance and Peacebuilding: Afghanistan as an “Out-Of-Area” Operation of NATO(PDF)
- December 2008 (No.127)
- Outlook for the Japan-China Joint History Research Committee(PDF)
SHOJI Jun’ichiro
- Outlook for the Japan-China Joint History Research Committee(PDF)
- November 2008 (No.126)
- The Nuclear Situation in the Middle East: Iran, Israel and Nuclear Terrorism(PDF)
NISHINO Masami
- The Nuclear Situation in the Middle East: Iran, Israel and Nuclear Terrorism(PDF)
- October 2008 (No.125)
- China after the Beijing Olympics: Erupting Problems, Limited Reforms(PDF)
MASUDA Masayuki
- China after the Beijing Olympics: Erupting Problems, Limited Reforms(PDF)
- August & September 2008 (No.124)
- India’s Policy toward Africa(PDF)
IZUYAMA Marie Yoshioka
- India’s Policy toward Africa(PDF)
- July 2008 (No.123)
- Establishment of the Basic Space Law - Japan’s Space Security Policy(PDF)
HASHIMOTO Nobuaki
- Establishment of the Basic Space Law - Japan’s Space Security Policy(PDF)
- June 2008 (No.122)
- May 2008 (No.121)
- How Should We View the Lee Myung-bak Administration’s Policies?(PDF)
TAKESADA Hideshi
- How Should We View the Lee Myung-bak Administration’s Policies?(PDF)
- April 2008 (No.120)
- ASEAN Charter as a Basis for Community Building(PDF)
SHOJI Tomotaka
- ASEAN Charter as a Basis for Community Building(PDF)
- October 2007 (No.115)
- Redefinition of a US-ROK Alliance Constrained by Regional Awareness (PDF)
Takeshi WATANABE
- Redefinition of a US-ROK Alliance Constrained by Regional Awareness (PDF)
- September 2007 (No.114)
- Emerging Missile Defense Issues(PDF)
Sugio TAKAHASHI
- Emerging Missile Defense Issues(PDF)
- May 2007 (No.111)
- March 2007 (No.109)
- February 2007 (No.108)
- Issues and Challenges of the "Japanese NSC"(PDF)
Yasuhiro MATSUDA
- Issues and Challenges of the "Japanese NSC"(PDF)
- January 2007 (No.107)
- Conflicting Memories:East Asia’s Search for a Common Perception of History(PDF)
SHOJI Jun’ichiro
- Conflicting Memories:East Asia’s Search for a Common Perception of History(PDF)
- August & September 2006 (No.103)
- Structual Changes in US-China-Taiwan Relations(PDF)
MATSUDA Yasuhiro
- Structual Changes in US-China-Taiwan Relations(PDF)
- July 2007 (No.102)
- North Korea’s Missile Launches and Its Nuclear Strategy(PDF)
TAKESADA Hideshi
- North Korea’s Missile Launches and Its Nuclear Strategy(PDF)
- June 2006 (No. 101)
- May 2006 (No. 100)
- Current State of Intelligence Issues in Japan(PDF)
KOTANI Ken
- Current State of Intelligence Issues in Japan(PDF)
- April 2006 (No. 99)
- January 2006 (No. 96)
- November 2005 (No. 94)
- Japan’s Responese to Today’s New Threats -NIDS/IDA Joint Seminar-(PDF)
Yasuaki HASHIMOTO
- Japan’s Responese to Today’s New Threats -NIDS/IDA Joint Seminar-(PDF)
- September 2005 (No. 92)
- August 2005 (No. 91)
- Japan-China Relations at a Crossroad -From Contention to Cooperation-(PDF)
Masayuki MASUDA
- Japan-China Relations at a Crossroad -From Contention to Cooperation-(PDF)
- June 2005 (No. 89)
- Impact of Tsunami Disaster off Sumatra On The Regional Security(PDF)
Jun TSUNEKAWA
- Impact of Tsunami Disaster off Sumatra On The Regional Security(PDF)
- April 2003 (No.64)
- A Nuclear Japan Revisited(PDF)
Shinichi OGAWA
- A Nuclear Japan Revisited(PDF)
