Mireya Solis
@mireyasolis.bsky.social
Director, Center for Asia Policy Studies
Knight Chair in Japan Studies
The Brookings Institution
Views are my own
Knight Chair in Japan Studies
The Brookings Institution
Views are my own
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President Trump’s recent foreign policy moves have sent shockwaves across the international community.
Scholars from across Brookings unpack how these actions are disrupting long-established norms—and what that means for the U.S. and international order.
Scholars from across Brookings unpack how these actions are disrupting long-established norms—and what that means for the U.S. and international order.
Is Trump reshaping the world order? | Brookings
Brookings scholars examine how President Trump's recent foreign policy moves mean for the United States and the international order.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
President Trump’s recent foreign policy moves have sent shockwaves across the international community.
Scholars from across Brookings unpack how these actions are disrupting long-established norms—and what that means for the U.S. and international order.
Scholars from across Brookings unpack how these actions are disrupting long-established norms—and what that means for the U.S. and international order.
Japanese politics moving at dizzying speed: asia.nikkei.com/politics/jap...
Japan key opposition forces register new 'Centrist Reform Alliance' party
CDP, Komeito to unify candidates in snap election to counter ruling coalition
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January 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Japanese politics moving at dizzying speed: asia.nikkei.com/politics/jap...
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TOKYO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament next week and call a snap general election, the secretary general of her ruling party said on Wednesday.
January 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
TOKYO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament next week and call a snap general election, the secretary general of her ruling party said on Wednesday.
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Always a live possibility but I figured she would give it a few months.
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Always a live possibility but I figured she would give it a few months.
More concerning news about Chinese implementation of export restrictions vis-a-vis Japan: asia.nikkei.com/business/mar...
China now curbs civilian-use rare-earth exports to Japan
Export permits are also being stalled as Beijing-Tokyo tensions simmer
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January 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
More concerning news about Chinese implementation of export restrictions vis-a-vis Japan: asia.nikkei.com/business/mar...
China’s Threat to Block Rare Earths Has Put Japan on High Alert www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
China’s Threat to Block Rare Earths Has Put Japan on High Alert
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January 7, 2026 at 2:27 PM
China’s Threat to Block Rare Earths Has Put Japan on High Alert www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
Major step up in China's pressure campaign on Japan: asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...
China bans exports of dual-use items for military purposes to Japan
Beijing's response to Tokyo's comments on Taiwan intensifies tensions
asia.nikkei.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Major step up in China's pressure campaign on Japan: asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...
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From the Baltic and North Seas to the South China Sea and waters around Taiwan, threats to subsea cables - data or electricity - are mounting. My Foreign Affairs piece examines what’s needed to secure subsea infrastructure - lifelines shaping the balance of power above.
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The New Arteries of Power
Subsea Cables Are This Century’s Hidden Battleground
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January 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
From the Baltic and North Seas to the South China Sea and waters around Taiwan, threats to subsea cables - data or electricity - are mounting. My Foreign Affairs piece examines what’s needed to secure subsea infrastructure - lifelines shaping the balance of power above.
bit.ly/4spiRWx
@brookings.edu
bit.ly/4spiRWx
@brookings.edu
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The world is less bound by law, less anchored in US-led alliances, & more unpredictable as the power balance shifts. I joined the World Economic Forum's #RadioDavos to discuss Trump 2.0, US-China, UN reform & what gives me hope. Tks @robinpomeroy.bsky.social @aloraibi.bsky.social
📺: bit.ly/3JPcmLk
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Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0
How does the superpower rivalry between the US and China dictate international relations more broadly? And what does it mean for the future of trade, security and development?
Lee Kuan Yew, Chair in ...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The world is less bound by law, less anchored in US-led alliances, & more unpredictable as the power balance shifts. I joined the World Economic Forum's #RadioDavos to discuss Trump 2.0, US-China, UN reform & what gives me hope. Tks @robinpomeroy.bsky.social @aloraibi.bsky.social
📺: bit.ly/3JPcmLk
📺: bit.ly/3JPcmLk
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Wrapping up a rich day of discussions with the panel “Asia and the Future for the Global Trade Order”, chaired by Françoise Nicolas (Ifri), featuring Deborah Elms (Hinrich Foundation), @mireyasolis.bsky.social (@brookings.edu) and Joanna Szychowska (@ec.europa.eu). 🌏
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wrapping up a rich day of discussions with the panel “Asia and the Future for the Global Trade Order”, chaired by Françoise Nicolas (Ifri), featuring Deborah Elms (Hinrich Foundation), @mireyasolis.bsky.social (@brookings.edu) and Joanna Szychowska (@ec.europa.eu). 🌏
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As President Trump heads to the APEC summit, decisions on the U.S.–South Korea alliance will shape broader Indo-Pacific strategy.
Andrew Yeo examines Seoul’s evolving role amid tensions with China and North Korea.
Andrew Yeo examines Seoul’s evolving role amid tensions with China and North Korea.
How Trump and Lee can ‘modernize’ the US-South Korean alliance | Brookings
The direction of U.S.-South Korea alliance modernization will test where Trump stands on prioritizing the Indo-Pacific.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
As President Trump heads to the APEC summit, decisions on the U.S.–South Korea alliance will shape broader Indo-Pacific strategy.
Andrew Yeo examines Seoul’s evolving role amid tensions with China and North Korea.
Andrew Yeo examines Seoul’s evolving role amid tensions with China and North Korea.
APEC 2025: What’s at stake? www.brookings.edu/articles/ape...
APEC 2025: What’s at stake? | Brookings
The annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, or APEC, starts October 31 in South Korea. Leaders from the twenty-one Pacific Rim economies are expected to attend. In this episode o...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
APEC 2025: What’s at stake? www.brookings.edu/articles/ape...
Trump Is Forcing the World Into a New Era of Disorder www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Forcing the World Into a New Era of Disorder
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October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Trump Is Forcing the World Into a New Era of Disorder www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
What’s at stake during Trump’s visit to Asia? www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
What’s at stake during Trump’s visit to Asia? | Brookings
Brookings scholars assess what is at stake in Trump's upcoming visit to the Asia-Pacific region.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
What’s at stake during Trump’s visit to Asia? www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
Good thread illustrating the plastic moment in Japanese politics⬇️
Friends in Soka Gakkai have been circulating this analysis by Ide Eisaku, Keio University economist, which breaks down policy resonances between Komeito, Soka Gakkai, Japan's most powerful union, and opposition parties (thread to follow):
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October 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Good thread illustrating the plastic moment in Japanese politics⬇️
What a day! First the ruling coalition in Japan splits up and now we are gearing back to full trade-export control war on U.S.-China relations 🍿🍿: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
In Retaliatory Move, Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Chinese Goods
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October 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
What a day! First the ruling coalition in Japan splits up and now we are gearing back to full trade-export control war on U.S.-China relations 🍿🍿: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
Politics in disarray with key economic challenges ahead and a busy diplomatic calendar around the corner: asia.nikkei.com/politics/jap...
Japan's Komeito withdraws from ruling coalition with Takaichi's LDP
Quarter-century of formal partnership comes to end over political funding scandal
asia.nikkei.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Politics in disarray with key economic challenges ahead and a busy diplomatic calendar around the corner: asia.nikkei.com/politics/jap...
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Trump to Visit South Korea for Just 12 Hours on 10/29, Skipping APEC Leaders' Meeting www.chosun.com/english/nati...
U.S. President Donald Trump Visits South Korea, Skips APEC Leaders' Meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump Visits South Korea, Skips APEC Leaders Meeting Trump to Attend APEC Business Summit, Hold U.S.-China Summit with Xi Jinping Before Departing
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October 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Trump to Visit South Korea for Just 12 Hours on 10/29, Skipping APEC Leaders' Meeting www.chosun.com/english/nati...