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Shisaku: What Has Been The Abe Cabinet's *Real* Popularity?

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Marginalia on Japanese politics and society. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. What Has Been The Abe Cabinet's *Real* Popularity? Dr Scalise argues that despite the conflagration, Abe himself is in no danger. As compared to his predecessors, he is still enjoying significant levels of popularity, at least as measured by voter support for his Cabinet. Monthly pol, with a smattering of Asahi data thrown in:. MT @Paul J Scalise. 8212; Daniel P. Aldrich (@DanielPAldrich) July 21, 2015. Partly in response in my opinin...

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Grand Logistics: A New American Destroyer : Part 1

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Tuesday, 5 June 2012. A New American Destroyer : Part 1. As we mentioned in earlier posts. Words like "destroyer","cruiser" and "frigate" can mean different things to different navies. The meaning of these words has also changed over time. No where is this more the case than in the United States' Navy. To take just one example,the Leahy class. Originally,a frigate was a cruising ship,or cruiser. Today the United States' Navy considers frigates,cruisers and destroyers to be different kinds of ships. These...

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Grand Logistics: Harrier,Storm Shadow And Brimstone

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Saturday, 14 April 2012. Harrier,Storm Shadow And Brimstone. There are many people who believe that the Harrier aircraft could not carry the Storm Shadow and Brimstone missiles. Chief of the Air Staff,Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton. Pilot) said the following to the. Royal Aeronautical Society on the 13th of April 2011. The Tornados have delivered [MBDA] Storm Shadows to penetrate hardened buildings and the dual-mode Brimstone,neither of which could have been delivered by the. The Ministry of Defenc...

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Grand Logistics: The Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers

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Wednesday, 4 November 2009. The Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers. The aircraft carrier is the last true capital ship of any navy's surface fleet. While most of a navy's ships are primarily of use in war at sea,the aircraft carrier is equally powerful in air wars and land wars. Although the aircraft carrier is the most expensive ship in any surface fleet,it is also the vessel which is most useful most often,and hence most resource effective. The aircraft carrier's large internal volume allows it to...

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Grand Logistics: Littoral Warfare

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Thursday, 22 October 2009. The phrase "littoral environment" is often taken to mean "low threat environment" when in fact it is the highest threat environment a warship could find itself in. This is what littoral combat looks like:. The Americans seem to be particularly confused in this regard. The United States Marine Corps bases it's entire amphibious doctrine around Over The Horizon (O.T.H.) assault in order to keep it's troop packed ships beyond the reach of littoral threats. Firstly,the submarine th...

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Grand Logistics: Lessons Of The Falklands War

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Friday, 18 February 2011. Lessons Of The Falklands War. We covered the British combat aircraft fleet during the Falklands War in a recent post. The above illustration shows the number of Royal Navy Sea Harriers and Royal Air Force Harriers with the British task force during the war. Much of the discussion of the conflict centres on the use of the Sea Harrier fighters and Harrier ground attack aircraft as well as the Vulcan bombers. Throughout the war there was a significant shortage of combat aircraft.

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Observing Japan: The real problem with Asō's gaffe

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Friday, August 2, 2013. The real problem with Asō's gaffe. After the uprising of the 17th of June. The Secretary of the Writers' Union. Had leaflets distributed in the Stalinallee. Stating that the people. Had forfeited the confidence of the government. And could win it back only. Would it not be easier. In that case for the government. To dissolve the people. Bertolt Brecht, "Die Lösung". That's from a translation by Peter Durfee; the full text of his remarks can be found here. Jp) to retract his remark...

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Observing Japan: 11/01/2010 - 12/01/2010

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010. The wages of uncertainty. The exchange of fire between the North and South Korean militaries that left two ROK Marines dead and at least a dozen wounded (see the roundup at Wired’s Danger Room blog. Following closely on the heels of revelations regarding a new North Korean uranium reprocessing facility. Can we really draw a straight line from regional instability to closer security cooperation between the US and Japan? Meanwhile, to be a realist in Japan means much the same as...

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Observing Japan: Will nuclear restarts derail Abe? (Probably not.)

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Sunday, July 7, 2013. Will nuclear restarts derail Abe? Say what you will about the LDP, but the party has been fairly open about its preference for nuclear energy and restarting Japan's idled reactors as soon as possible. The party may be about to get its wish. On July 8th, four regional power companies will apply. The NRA is central to the LDP's and Abe's soft-pedaling of the nuclear issue. Lest the Abe government be faced with this. Asia and Japan Watch, 30 June 2012. And again this year. Meanwhile, b...