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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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January 14, 2015
Who Will Lead Japan's Opposition?
By Mina Pollmann
Japan's largest opposition party, the DPJ, is in the midst of a close race for party president.
December 18, 2014
Japan's Troubling State Secrets Law Takes Effect
By Mina Pollmann
The state secrets law, passed despite public opposition, provides little oversight or accountability.
November 05, 2014
Okinawan Politics Back in International Spotlight
By Mina Pollmann
Local politicians are again drawing attention to a key U.S. foothold in East Asia.
July 23, 2014
The TPP and Japanese Agriculture
By Mina Pollmann
The farm sector’s influence is on the wane in Japan, although you wouldn’t know it from the TPP talks.
July 10, 2014
Government Narratives in Maritime Disputes
By Mina Pollmann
Malaysia and Vietnam show the role politicians can play in ratcheting up or down tensions.
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