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Shinzo Abe and Japan's Role in the World

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Cécile Shea joined the BBC to discuss the assassination of Shinzo Abe and how important he was to Japan's modern identity.

Cécile Shea speaks on BBC. Global Politics

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Assassinated

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CBC
Cécile Shea

Nonresident Fellow Cecile Shea reflects on her close work with the Abe administration as a senior embassy official in Tokyo with CBC’s Aarti Pole.

Screenshot of Cecile Shea and Aarti Pole on CBC. Global Politics

The Global Impact of the Assassination of Former PM Shinzo Abe

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CBS
Cécile Shea

What will former Prime Minister Abe’s death mean for the internal and international politics of Japan? Nonresident Senior Fellow Cecile Shea weighs in on CBS.

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The Shifting Power Dynamics of a Post-Abe World

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CNN
Cécile Shea

Cecile Shea joins CNN to discuss the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and what comes next for Japan.

A portrait of Shinzo Abe placed in front of Yamato-Saidaiji Station on July 10, 2022.
Reuters
Global Politics

Japan Prepares for Its First Post-Abe Election

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Abe Shinzo’s assassination shocked the nation. Will constitutional revision be on the post-election agenda?

Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo campaigning
Reuters
Global Politics

The Quad Mourns Shinzo Abe

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NBC
Cécile Shea

On NOW Tonight with Joshua Johnson, Cécile Shea shares her thoughts on Shinzo Abe's assassination and what it means for the world.

Cécile Shea in an interview on NBC on July 8, 2022. Global Politics

South Korea Blasts off into Space without Clear Vision

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NK News: SK Pro
Karl Friedhoff

"Despite ambitions to explore final frontier, Seoul’s investment into its space program lags far behind," writes Karl Friedhoff.

South Korea launches their domestic space rocket Nuri on June 21, 2022, from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province.
Reuters
Defense and Security

Abandoning Phaseout, South Korea Moves to Get Nuclear Exports Back on Track

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NK News
Karl Friedhoff

Karl Friedhoff examines President Yoon Suk-yeol’s promise to restore the country’s nuclear energy industry to its past glory.

Smokestacks at a thermal power plant in Inchon, west of Seoul, February 1, 2007
Reuters
Tech and Science

Biden's Taiwan "Gaffe" Just Said the Quiet Part out Loud

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Paul Poast argues that President Biden's declaration that the US would defend Taiwan if it were attacked by China deserves a serious look.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Quad leaders’ summit, in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2022.
Reuters
Global Politics

South Korea's Nascent Aircraft Carrier on Chopping Block

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NK News
Karl Friedhoff

Identifying North Korea as a “main enemy” will likely require South Korean President Yoon to cut naval spending, argues Karl Friedhoff in NK News.

 South Korean Air Force's F-15K fighters performing an elephant walk at an unspecified air base on May 24, 2022, to show the country's combat readiness.
Reuters
Defense and Security