Month: January 2026

In early January, several currency trackers briefly displayed the Iranian rial’s value as “$0.00,” unable to process the speed and scale of the depreciation, making it unexchangeable on important international…

As modern warfare shifts toward attrition, China’s push for cheaper munitions raises a sharper question: can its missile industry sustain the scale and tempo a Taiwan war would demand? This…

Under Japan’s newly tightened business immigration rules, that “try first, grow later” logic is increasingly out of place. The minimum capital for Japan’s Business Manager visa (経営・管理) was raised from…

Trump’s second-term foreign policy presents a complex picture when evaluated against classical realist principles. While certain elements align with realist thinking—particularly its emphasis on power politics and national interest—others reveal…