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Mina Pollmann
Mina Pollmann is an associate political scientist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation.
Mina Pollmann is an associate political scientist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from MIT, and her BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. Her research interests focus on Japan’s security and diplomacy, the U.S.-Japan alliance, U.S. foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific, alliance politics, the domestic and local politics of alliance management, and security cooperation.
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March 27, 2015
Will Japan Cooperate With China's Infrastructure Bank?
By Mina Pollmann
As countries line up to join China's AIIB, Japan has a decision to make.
March 20, 2015
3 Japanese Dead in Tunisia Attack
By Mina Pollmann
Once again, Japanese nationals abroad fall victim to a terrorist group.
March 18, 2015
4 Years Later, What Japan Can Teach the World About Disaster Preparedness
By Mina Pollmann
While hosting a UN Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Japan shares hard lessons from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
March 17, 2015
What Can Japan Really Learn From Germany?
By Mina Pollmann
Angela Merkel's visit to Japan reignited the old comparison of Japan and Germany's post-war actions.
March 04, 2015
Financial Scandals in Japan Could Force Shake-Up in Abe's Cabinet
By Mina Pollmann
Alleged violations of the Political Funds Control Law are reverberating through the LDP and DPJ alike.
March 04, 2015
Japan and India's Warming Defense Ties
By Mina Pollmann
From defense sales to joint exercises, Tokyo and New Delhi are expanding the scope of military cooperation.
March 03, 2015
Japan Nixes Plan to Send Troops to Join Ebola Fight
By Mina Pollmann
Japan misses a chance to demonstrate the softer side of the SDF.
February 28, 2015
Japan’s Defense Ministry Seeks to Roll Back Civilian Control
By Mina Pollmann
New reforms would give Japan's SDF personnel increased say over military decisions.
February 25, 2015
Japan Troop Deployment Near Taiwan Clears Major Hurdle
By Mina Pollmann
Residents on Yonaguni Island voted in favor of a proposed base housing SDF troops.
February 18, 2015
Could Japan Go Minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz?
By Mina Pollmann
PM Abe's LDP and the Komeito Party debate whether minesweeping operations qualify as collective self-defense.
February 18, 2015
Japanese PM Abe Urges Most Drastic Reforms Since WW2
By Mina Pollmann
Shinzo Abe called on Japan's Diet to push through structural reforms in the coming year.
February 13, 2015
Japan Mulls Creating Its Own CIA
By Mina Pollmann
After the Islamic State hostage crisis, Japan wants to beef up its intelligence apparatus.