Ken Jimbo

Nov 1, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Ken Jimbo

The worldview shaped by the “unipolar moment” — the period after the Cold War when the United States wielded overwhelming influence over the international community — has changed dramatically over the past decade.

Aug 12, 2024 | rand.org | Ken Jimbo |Christopher Johnstone |Emily Cloke |Francis Maynard S

RAND, Japan House Los Angeles, and Japan's Consulate General of Los Angeles hosted an event to explore such questions as "How do American and Japanese experts assess their countries' free and open Indo-Pacific strategies?" "How are regional states pursuing their own strategic engagement?" and "How might the situation evolve moving forward?" This conference gathered U.S. and Japanese specialists along with representatives of other countries.

Mar 31, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Ken Jimbo

Today’s international security environment indicates that what political scientist Walter Russel Mead called “the return of geopolitics” has become the rule of the game. For about two decades after the end of the Cold War, there was a more-or-less global consensus about the direction of the world order. Even when actions were taken to undermine it, the international community maintained its support for a free and open international order. Now, however, these premises have been mainly lost.

Mar 31, 2024 | qoshe.com | Ken Jimbo

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Aug 15, 2023 | japantimes.co.jp | Ken Jimbo

The essential part of a state’s national security lies in how it manages the dynamics of the use of force — its defense capability. At the core of this defense capability is the defense equipment that guarantees the fundamental functions of national defense — including preventing, deterring, coercing and countering national security threats — and solidifies diplomacy to create a desirable national security environment for a country.