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Jason Miks

Senior Editor, Center for International Relations

Jason Miks is a Tokyo-based writer and Senior Editor at the Center for International Relations.
Articles by Jason Miks
A Conversation with Bjorn Lomborg
30 Nov 2024

Five years after his best-selling book The Skeptical Environmentalist was released, Bjorn Lomborg reflects on what we could be doing to help people and the environment... and why he's writing a new book about climate change.
'I Buy Goods From Poorer Countries'
07 Sep 2024
'If we want to help lift countries out of poverty we need to be encouraging them to trade more.' An interview with Madsen Pirie.
Give Japan a Seat
28 Aug 2024
Japan's better-late-than-never visits around the world mark the beginning of a new charm offensive aimed at improving links with UN General Assembly members, in order to secure support for Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Yes NATO... But NAATO?
01 Aug 2024
The need for an Asian security body is increasingly clear.
Tokyo Drift?
11 Jul 2024
Will the return of financial scandals derail Japan's road to recovery?
Identity Crisis and Schools
29 Jun 2024
Many Japanese are beginning to long for what they see as a pre-war (WWII) focus on tradition, community and patriotic values.
After the Taliban, Look East
15 Jun 2025
TCS Asia-Pacific Interview with H. E. Haron Amin, Afghani Ambassador to Japan.
Constitutional Obstacles?
31 May 2025
Can Japan become a "normal country" and come out of its military isolation?
Koizumi's Legacy
15 May 2025
Junichiro Koizumi is now the third-longest serving Japanese Prime Minister in the post WWII period. What is his legacy starting to look like?
Nationalism on the Rise?
02 May 2025
A recent spat between Japan and South Korea reveals the dangerous mix of territorial disputes, old grudges, and new nationalisms is bubbling in Asia.
The Land of Ozawa?
11 Apr 2025
It's not often that a candidate campaigns to lead his party on a promise to change himself.
"The Cautious Seldom Err"
29 Mar 2025
Taiwan's more forceful approach is straining relations with the US.
Nippon to Stand Alone?
23 Mar 2025
What was good for a time of crisis is no longer so necessary.
Life After Koizumi
14 Mar 2025
Just six months after securing a surprisingly comprehensive victory in last year's general election, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is already having to contemplate life after Junichiro Koizumi.
The L Word
07 Mar 2025
Britain's Liberal Democrats should pursue a classical liberal strategy.
Non-Aligned No More?
08 Feb 2025
India, a budding superpower, is beginning to assert itself in the realm of foreign policy. What might the implications be?
Allowing Time to Heal This Wound
01 Feb 2025
The issue of visits to the Yasukuni Shrine has once again reared up.
Japan's Constitutional Destiny
17 Jan 2025
Japan has not changed its constitution in 60 years, since it was drawn up by MacArthur's US commission. That may be about to change.
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