In Japan, An Assassination Amid an Inflection Point
Japanese society is reeling from the news that former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo had been assassinated. Political violence of this type is exceedingly rare in modern Japan, as are gun-related [...]
Money for Nothing at the End of the World
The Japanese yen is at its weakest point in two decades. A year ago, the dollar was worth 110 yen. Now it is worth 135. Japan’s central bank is increasingly hearing calls to hike up interest [...]
A Failure of Leadership, Part I: A Look Around the World
Read Part 2 and Part 3 The past few weeks have been…eventful. I make my living anticipating and explaining and projecting change, with an unfortunate emphasis on destabilizing and disintegrative [...]
The Cutting Room Files, Part 4: The Future of Japan
This piece is part of the Cutting Room Files, portions of the upcoming Disunited Nations text that were cut for length. Disunited Nations is available for pre-Order now onAmazon.com, Harper [...]
The American Retreat, Part II: Soldiers of Fortune
by Peter Zeihan and Melissa Taylor President Donald Trump has a knack for making Prime Ministers and Presidents hope to remain unnoticed. It’s a stunning ability given that national leaders [...]
I Think They Get It Now, Part Roku: Japan
Jump to other parts of this series: Intro, France, Germany, UK, Italy, and Canada. Japan was a latecomer to the modern world. The Home Islands are rugged [...]
