Political Science prof @MIT practicing history w/o a license. Teach about Japan, Asian Security, wargaming. Wrote books on local gov't, energy policy, tech and nat'l security, leadership, Japanese grand strategy, 3.11, & Japan's intelligence community
Dick Samuels
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And China's response? Wait for it... www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05...
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And the alliance managers' responses? www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05...
Hard to be sure what Xi thought he might accomplish with a "diatribe" here. For a sense of how very much the world has changed, compare Trump's reply to Xi's reported "diatribe" with Nixon's "cap in the bottle" response to Mao and Zhou back in the day. www.ft.com/content/70e9...
No time wasted after Japan changed its export laws. Big deal, this: Massive frigate buy from Japan jolts Australian warship program www.defensenews.com/global/asia-...
Recall when France was the "go to" comparison for Japan among comparativists who seized upon their shared preference for a "strong state?" It was a theory. Now, their common concern about wobbly US global leadership may be driving them closer as a matter of fact. asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...
All ten of our articles are freely available now: @ejisbisa.bsky.social. All new work on politicized captivity from @toddhall.bsky.social @daniellegilbert.bsky.social @minseonku.bsky.social @rogerpetersen1.bsky.social @profgustafsson.bsky.social Jade McGlynn, Simon Koschut, Barak Kushner,
A training tragedy that could have an outsized impact in Japan as security debates intensify. www.voiceofemirates.com/en/news/2026...
www.ft.com/content/f21a... Perhaps PM Takaichi’s new supermajority and the absence of any looming national election will see her through to a “yes” that Trump will embrace. Still, a hell of a test looms for Japan’s relatively inexperienced leadership. (Looking at you, Shinjirō-sensei)
Pleased to speak with @financialtimes.com regarding Iran's threat to the Strait of Hormuz
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Tokyo will send four officers to the NATO Security Assistance and Training Organization for Ukraine to help coordinate planning and arrange the delivery of security assistance.
USJF is accepting nominations for the 2026 Richard J. Samuels Dissertation Award in Japanese Studies, honoring excellence in social sciences research on Japan.
Negative views of the Trump administration might have contributed to the decline, particularly following its military strikes on Iran and the resulting energy crisis.
🌎 NEW: "Kidnapping politics: The sorcerer’s apprentice effect", from Nick Ackert and @rjsamuels.bsky.social, looks at how leaders manipulate public emotions during kidnapping crises to advance political goals - and how it can become a trap.
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