Pictured: President Ma Ying-Jeou of Taiwan meets with President Xi Jinping in 2015. The recent Taiwanese elections have reignited international political discourse on the possibility of war in the Taiwan Strait. Given the historical complexities of Taiwan-China relations and the role they play in U.S. foreign policy, many U.S. foreign policy (USFP) experts are predicting […]
The Use of Digital Technology in Japan’s Local Governments: Trends and Features
Japan’s economic stagnation, often referred to as the “Lost 30 Years,” has been partially a consequence of its lagging investment in digital technologies. As a result, since the late 2010s, Japan’s public administration has been increasingly focused on digital transformation, a critical factor missing from the nation’s economic trajectory in the Heisei era (1989-2019). Although the […]