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Scholz in China – Big Gestures, Small Effects?

22 April 2024 No Comments

PDF Our German intern, Pauline Geyer, sheds light on the recent visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to China, offering fresh perspectives and insights. «Chancellor Scholz’s recent visit to

G2: as simple as a phone call ?

4 April 2024 No Comments

PDF Jean-François Di Meglio shares a new analysis about the Sino-American discussion, April the 2nd. « April 2nd’s telephone call with president Joe Biden fortified the mutual tone of respect

[DiploMatrix Q1 2024] • Comparative analysis of the China-Philippines and China-Vietnam pairs • François Issard and Élodie Papin

11 March 2024 No Comments

PDF DiploMatrix ranks the Philippines in the top 10 countries with the highest tensions with China. In contrast to the deterioration in China-Philippines relations illustrated by the “DiploMatrix” tool, a

JA 18 – Reinforcing Political Leadership – March 2010

The Hatoyama government is undertaking major institutional reforms in order to increase the influence of politicians in the decision- making process. Among the commitments set out in its manifesto, the Democratic Party Japan (Minshutô) has expressed its aim of bringing about a political structure in which “politicians will shoulder their responsibilities instead of delegating them to the civil service” and “the national interest will be safeguarded by the executive, rather than ministers’ interests being defended by their respective branches of the civil service”. The government has begun to implement this programme; bills have been drafted and should be put to the vote before the end of the parliamentary session.

Summary

– ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AFFAIRS –

Strengthening the political leadership (Guibourg Delamotte)

The proposed reform to the Japanese civil code: should the age of majority be 18? (Isabelle Konuma)

– POINTS OF NEWS –

Yamaguchi Jirô, “The democratisation of the Japanese Democratic Party”, Sekai (translated by Pierre Fauquet)

Wada Haruki, Fujiwara Kiichi, and Kan San-jung, “The reality of Japan’s colonisation of Korea”, Sekai (translated by Guibourg Delamotte)

Takahashi Tetsuya, “Discussing Japan’s wartime responsibility in 2010”, Sekai (translated by Guibourg Delamotte)

by Guibourg Delamotte