The article outlines how a successful modern foreign policy career requires blending traditional diplomatic expertise with private sector acumen. Juster's career trajectory—from international law to high-stakes diplomacy (e.g., the Gulf War) and subsequently to the technology sector—demonstrates this synthesis. Key evidence includes his work managing complex negotiations under duress and his involvement in co-founding the U.S.-India High Technology Group. The implication for policy is that effective geopolitical strategy must actively integrate private sector knowledge and technological considerations to manage modern economic and security challenges.
Japan’s National Security Reckoning
English Summary
The article examines the historical security architecture built around Japan, which has relied on the US-led post-WWII international system for stability and global trade. While this system has successfully maintained norms against outright conquest, the core finding is that global security leaders recognize this established framework is not guaranteed to endure. This suggests that Japan and its allies must prepare for potential shifts or breakdowns in the long-standing security assurances provided by the United States. Consequently, Japan's national security strategy must account for a future where the current multilateral guarantees are unstable.
中文摘要
本文檢視了圍繞日本建立的歷史安全架構，該架構一直依賴美國主導的戰後國際體系來維持穩定和全球貿易。儘管該體系成功地維持了防止赤裸裸征服的規範，但核心發現是，全球安全領導人普遍認為，這一既有的框架無法保證持續。這暗示著日本及其盟友必須為美國提供的長期安全保障可能出現的轉變或崩潰做好準備。因此，日本的國家安全戰略必須考慮到一個當前多邊保障體系可能不穩定的未來。
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