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Mina Pollmann

Mina Pollmann

Dr. Mina Pollmann is a researcher focused on Japan’s security and diplomacy, the U.S.-Japan alliance, alliance politics, and Indo-Pacific security.

Dr. Mina Pollmann was most recently a Presidential Management Fellow with the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Japanese Affairs. Previously, she was an Associate Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation. She has also held visiting research appointments with the Harvard Kennedy School and University of Tokyo, and worked as a News Producer for the Washington Bureau of TV Tokyo.

She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from MIT, and a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. Her research interests are Japan’s security and diplomacy, the U.S.-Japan alliance, alliance politics, and Indo-Pacific security.

Posts by Mina Pollmann
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July 13, 2017

Abe's Nordic Tour and Japan's Arctic Ambitions

By Mina Pollmann
Japan's Nordic diplomacy is falling behind China's outreach to Arctic countries.
July 07, 2017

Abe's LDP Loses Big in Tokyo Metropolitan Elections: Why That Matters

By Mina Pollmann
Governor Yuriko Koike's new Tokyo Citizens First party takes a big majority in Japan's capital.

June 29, 2017

Toshiba's Chip Unit Saga Drags on

By Mina Pollmann
Opposition to the sale from a partner is keeping Toshiba from sealing the deal.

June 14, 2017

Will Japan Join China's Belt and Road Initiative?

By Mina Pollmann
Shinzo Abe expresses cautious interest, but Japan wants potential concerns addressed first.

June 13, 2017

Japan Shops Maritime Arms to Southeast Asia

By Mina Pollmann
At the Maritime Air Systems and Technologies Asia exhibition, Japan hopes to lure in Southeast Asian buyers.
June 02, 2017

Tokyo's Governor Throws in With a New Political Party

By Mina Pollmann
Yuriko Koike has officially withdrawn from the LDP to head the new Tomin First no Kai.

May 29, 2017

What Next for Japan-South Korea Relations?

By Mina Pollmann
A reopening (yet again) of the comfort women issue could threaten cooperation on defense issues.
May 11, 2017

The Asian Development Bank Adjusts to the Age of AIIB and Trump

By Mina Pollmann
First, China's challenger bank arose. Now, Japan has to deal with lack of U.S. interest in the ADB.

May 04, 2017

What's New in Japan-Russia Relations?

By Mina Pollmann
A recent summit had little to offer on a thorny territorial dispute, but added North Korea to the agenda.

October 27, 2016

Japan's New Security Laws Could See First Test in South Sudan

By Mina Pollmann
A GSDF unit joining UN peacekeepers in South Sudan could be the first authorized to use force beyond self defense.

October 26, 2016

Duterte's Anti-US Rhetoric Throws Japan for a Loop

By Mina Pollmann
Japanese officials must sort out the Philippine president's intentions during his visit to Tokyo.
October 13, 2016

Why Japan's Upcoming Polls Matter

By Mina Pollmann
“It would be appropriate to say the wind of an election has now started blowing.”

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