Mike Bosack
@mikebosack.bsky.social
International Negotiator, Peacebuilder, War-tested Leader・Special Advisor, YCAPS・Founder, Parley Policy Initiative • All views my own
Want to know more about #Japan's planned "National Intelligence Bureau?"
I lay it out--the background, the proposal, and the challenges for implementation--via the @japantimes.co.jp ⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
I lay it out--the background, the proposal, and the challenges for implementation--via the @japantimes.co.jp ⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
What will Japan’s planned intelligence bureau look like?
Ultimately, this is an evolutionary measure that seeks to break down government intelligence silos and improve the information being provided to the highest levels of government.
www.japantimes.co.jp
December 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Want to know more about #Japan's planned "National Intelligence Bureau?"
I lay it out--the background, the proposal, and the challenges for implementation--via the @japantimes.co.jp ⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
I lay it out--the background, the proposal, and the challenges for implementation--via the @japantimes.co.jp ⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
With #NorthKorea's 9th Party Congress forthcoming, I'll be posting information to help make sense of this important event.
Day 1:
• What is a "Party Congress" in North Korea?
• Plenum vs. Congress vs. Conference
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Day 1:
• What is a "Party Congress" in North Korea?
• Plenum vs. Congress vs. Conference
If you find this content useful, please like, follow, & share!
December 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
With #NorthKorea's 9th Party Congress forthcoming, I'll be posting information to help make sense of this important event.
Day 1:
• What is a "Party Congress" in North Korea?
• Plenum vs. Congress vs. Conference
If you find this content useful, please like, follow, & share!
Day 1:
• What is a "Party Congress" in North Korea?
• Plenum vs. Congress vs. Conference
If you find this content useful, please like, follow, & share!
As a #negotiator, whenever someone asked me what should be done about #NorthKorea’s nuclear weapons program, my first question to them was, “What is your biggest fear about #DPRK nukes?”
I explain why in my latest for Parley Policy⬇️ www.parleypolicy.com/post/the-six...
I explain why in my latest for Parley Policy⬇️ www.parleypolicy.com/post/the-six...
The six fears associated with North Korean nukes
What are the fears that drive policies towards North Korean denuclearization? Understanding these fears is essential for developing policy designs and approaches to negotiation with the Kim Jong Un re...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
As a #negotiator, whenever someone asked me what should be done about #NorthKorea’s nuclear weapons program, my first question to them was, “What is your biggest fear about #DPRK nukes?”
I explain why in my latest for Parley Policy⬇️ www.parleypolicy.com/post/the-six...
I explain why in my latest for Parley Policy⬇️ www.parleypolicy.com/post/the-six...
What should we make of #LeeJaeMyung's 2 December policy pronouncement on #NorthKorea & inter-Korean initiatives?
I answer that question in my latest for The Diplomat ⬇️
thediplomat.com/2025/12/lee-...
I answer that question in my latest for The Diplomat ⬇️
thediplomat.com/2025/12/lee-...
Lee Jae-myung’s Latest Policy Signals to North Korea
Lee has downgraded “denuclearization” as a goal. Will it be enough to attract interest from Pyongyang?
thediplomat.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
What should we make of #LeeJaeMyung's 2 December policy pronouncement on #NorthKorea & inter-Korean initiatives?
I answer that question in my latest for The Diplomat ⬇️
thediplomat.com/2025/12/lee-...
I answer that question in my latest for The Diplomat ⬇️
thediplomat.com/2025/12/lee-...
📣Announcement:
I find it fitting that my ceremonial last day with the UN Command Military Armistice Commission falls on Veteran's Day/Armistice Day. Here, I share my thoughts about the past 6 years in Korea and offer insight into what comes next for me⬇️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/leavin...
I find it fitting that my ceremonial last day with the UN Command Military Armistice Commission falls on Veteran's Day/Armistice Day. Here, I share my thoughts about the past 6 years in Korea and offer insight into what comes next for me⬇️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/leavin...
On leaving the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission
The time has come: six and a quarter years after starting my work as the Deputy Secretary of the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC), I now say farewell to my teammates and t...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📣Announcement:
I find it fitting that my ceremonial last day with the UN Command Military Armistice Commission falls on Veteran's Day/Armistice Day. Here, I share my thoughts about the past 6 years in Korea and offer insight into what comes next for me⬇️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/leavin...
I find it fitting that my ceremonial last day with the UN Command Military Armistice Commission falls on Veteran's Day/Armistice Day. Here, I share my thoughts about the past 6 years in Korea and offer insight into what comes next for me⬇️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/leavin...
PM Sanae #Takaichi made headlines when she mentioned that #Japan could declare a "Survival Threatening Situation" in the event of a #Taiwan contingency.
What does that mean?
Here's an evergreen explainer I wrote a while back to make sense of it all:
www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021...
What does that mean?
Here's an evergreen explainer I wrote a while back to make sense of it all:
www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021...
What can Japan do in a Taiwan-China clash?
In the “two-plus-two” meeting that took place last week, the Japanese and U.S. governments unequivocally called out China, highlighting the country's unilateral and unlawful attempts to change the sta...
www.japantimes.co.jp
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
PM Sanae #Takaichi made headlines when she mentioned that #Japan could declare a "Survival Threatening Situation" in the event of a #Taiwan contingency.
What does that mean?
Here's an evergreen explainer I wrote a while back to make sense of it all:
www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021...
What does that mean?
Here's an evergreen explainer I wrote a while back to make sense of it all:
www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021...
There has been some media attention on the fact that newly minted PM #Takaichi has been heckled during her #Diet addresses.
I'm no fan of the practice, but it's commonplace, along with a few other odd behaviors.
I explained more in an evergreen piece here ⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020...
I'm no fan of the practice, but it's commonplace, along with a few other odd behaviors.
I explained more in an evergreen piece here ⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020...
Ox walking, heckling and other strange Diet practices
Understanding Japanese politics, as with many things in Japanese society, is often an exercise of scratching beneath the surface to discover the true meaning.
www.japantimes.co.jp
November 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
There has been some media attention on the fact that newly minted PM #Takaichi has been heckled during her #Diet addresses.
I'm no fan of the practice, but it's commonplace, along with a few other odd behaviors.
I explained more in an evergreen piece here ⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020...
I'm no fan of the practice, but it's commonplace, along with a few other odd behaviors.
I explained more in an evergreen piece here ⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020...
Not every day you have to rescue a feral #kitten from a ditch, but the poor thing was trapped under a heap of chaff and crying out for help.
Took a little while to get the burrs and brambles off, but he's right as rain now and back home with his litter.
Took a little while to get the burrs and brambles off, but he's right as rain now and back home with his litter.
November 2, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Not every day you have to rescue a feral #kitten from a ditch, but the poor thing was trapped under a heap of chaff and crying out for help.
Took a little while to get the burrs and brambles off, but he's right as rain now and back home with his litter.
Took a little while to get the burrs and brambles off, but he's right as rain now and back home with his litter.
At first glance, deploying 2 people for a 1 month training mission doesn't seem like a big deal.
However, the SDF's participation in the #demining capability #coalition for #Ukraine is another milestone in #Japan's evolving security practice.
More here⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
However, the SDF's participation in the #demining capability #coalition for #Ukraine is another milestone in #Japan's evolving security practice.
More here⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
Japan’s demining deployment is a security milestone
This deployment is the latest in demining support that Japan has delivered to Ukraine since Russia’s full scale invasion began in February 2022.
www.japantimes.co.jp
October 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM
At first glance, deploying 2 people for a 1 month training mission doesn't seem like a big deal.
However, the SDF's participation in the #demining capability #coalition for #Ukraine is another milestone in #Japan's evolving security practice.
More here⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
However, the SDF's participation in the #demining capability #coalition for #Ukraine is another milestone in #Japan's evolving security practice.
More here⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
#Protip: whenever you are stumped while doing any kind of analysis, stop and deliberately take stock of what you know and what you don't.
It is helpful to approach the problem like you're putting together a puzzle but you don't have all the pieces, and you don't...
It is helpful to approach the problem like you're putting together a puzzle but you don't have all the pieces, and you don't...
October 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#Protip: whenever you are stumped while doing any kind of analysis, stop and deliberately take stock of what you know and what you don't.
It is helpful to approach the problem like you're putting together a puzzle but you don't have all the pieces, and you don't...
It is helpful to approach the problem like you're putting together a puzzle but you don't have all the pieces, and you don't...
#Japan's Ministry of Defense has begun coordination for deployment of Self Defense Forces to respond to the country's mounting #bear attacks (news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/n...)
In recent years, the number of bear-related incidents has increased significantly, and the current death count for...
In recent years, the number of bear-related incidents has increased significantly, and the current death count for...
クマ被害深刻の秋田県 自衛隊が派遣に向けた調整 県と開始 | NHKニュース
【NHK】クマによる深刻な被害を受けて、秋田県の鈴木知事が28日午前に防衛省を訪れ、小泉防衛大臣に自衛隊の支援を求めました。これを
news.web.nhk
October 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#Japan's Ministry of Defense has begun coordination for deployment of Self Defense Forces to respond to the country's mounting #bear attacks (news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/n...)
In recent years, the number of bear-related incidents has increased significantly, and the current death count for...
In recent years, the number of bear-related incidents has increased significantly, and the current death count for...
"Dad, what movie should we watch today?"
There are many good answers to that question, and then there are great ones⬇️
There are many good answers to that question, and then there are great ones⬇️
October 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
"Dad, what movie should we watch today?"
There are many good answers to that question, and then there are great ones⬇️
There are many good answers to that question, and then there are great ones⬇️
For those who are interested, here's the link to the transcript of Prime Minister #Takaichi's first policy address to the #Diet⬇️
www.kantei.go.jp/jp/104/state...
www.kantei.go.jp/jp/104/state...
令和7年10月24日 第２１９回国会における高市内閣総理大臣所信表明演説 | 総理の演説・記者会見など | 首相官邸ホームページ
総理の演説や記者会見などを、ノーカットの動画やテキストでご覧になれます。
www.kantei.go.jp
October 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
For those who are interested, here's the link to the transcript of Prime Minister #Takaichi's first policy address to the #Diet⬇️
www.kantei.go.jp/jp/104/state...
www.kantei.go.jp/jp/104/state...
What a wonderful & moving gift. A dear friend & former colleague of mine translated my entire book, "Negotiate: A Primer for Practitioners" into #Korean.
He's also given me permission to share the digital version of the translation online, which I look forward to doing soon!
He's also given me permission to share the digital version of the translation online, which I look forward to doing soon!
October 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
What a wonderful & moving gift. A dear friend & former colleague of mine translated my entire book, "Negotiate: A Primer for Practitioners" into #Korean.
He's also given me permission to share the digital version of the translation online, which I look forward to doing soon!
He's also given me permission to share the digital version of the translation online, which I look forward to doing soon!
What should you know about Sanae #Takaichi's cabinet picks?
Cabinet appointments are key indicators for assessing a new administration, so examining them offers a better understanding of the political landscape.
I break down #Takaichi's picks here⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
Cabinet appointments are key indicators for assessing a new administration, so examining them offers a better understanding of the political landscape.
I break down #Takaichi's picks here⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
Breaking down Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet picks
Takaichi only appointed two women in the Cabinet, which was identical to the previous Shigeru Ishiba administration.
www.japantimes.co.jp
October 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
What should you know about Sanae #Takaichi's cabinet picks?
Cabinet appointments are key indicators for assessing a new administration, so examining them offers a better understanding of the political landscape.
I break down #Takaichi's picks here⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
Cabinet appointments are key indicators for assessing a new administration, so examining them offers a better understanding of the political landscape.
I break down #Takaichi's picks here⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
There was a flurry of political #negotiations in #Tokyo over the past week to establish a new ruling coalition & secure #Takaichi's prime ministership. What happened, and why does it matter for #Japan?
I detail the outcomes of those negotiations here⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
I detail the outcomes of those negotiations here⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
The winners and losers after Japan’s political shakeup
The country’s ruling coalition has many issues to overcome before proving its long-term viability, but they have time before any national level elections to work through them.
www.japantimes.co.jp
October 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
There was a flurry of political #negotiations in #Tokyo over the past week to establish a new ruling coalition & secure #Takaichi's prime ministership. What happened, and why does it matter for #Japan?
I detail the outcomes of those negotiations here⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
I detail the outcomes of those negotiations here⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
History, folks.
The moment when #Japan's Lower House announced its selection of the country's first female prime minister, Sanae #Takaichi⬇️
The moment when #Japan's Lower House announced its selection of the country's first female prime minister, Sanae #Takaichi⬇️
October 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
History, folks.
The moment when #Japan's Lower House announced its selection of the country's first female prime minister, Sanae #Takaichi⬇️
The moment when #Japan's Lower House announced its selection of the country's first female prime minister, Sanae #Takaichi⬇️
Conflict often bears witness to a battle of narratives--competing stories that seek to define the meaning of a conflict, to justify actions, and to influence domestic & international audiences.
Learn more about this critical information battleground here:
www.parleypolicy.com/post/the-bat...
Learn more about this critical information battleground here:
www.parleypolicy.com/post/the-bat...
The battle of narratives in modern conflict
In modern warfare, the struggle to win hearts and minds often manifests as a battle of narratives—competing stories that seek to define the meaning of a conflict, to justify actions, and to influence ...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Conflict often bears witness to a battle of narratives--competing stories that seek to define the meaning of a conflict, to justify actions, and to influence domestic & international audiences.
Learn more about this critical information battleground here:
www.parleypolicy.com/post/the-bat...
Learn more about this critical information battleground here:
www.parleypolicy.com/post/the-bat...
Looking to make sense of the political #negotiations that are taking place in #Tokyo right now?
I offer insights on the stakes, interests, and negotiating approaches at play⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
I offer insights on the stakes, interests, and negotiating approaches at play⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
A negotiator’s nightmare in Nagatacho
The LDP has since pushed back the date to vote for the next prime minister to Oct. 21.
www.japantimes.co.jp
October 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Looking to make sense of the political #negotiations that are taking place in #Tokyo right now?
I offer insights on the stakes, interests, and negotiating approaches at play⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
I offer insights on the stakes, interests, and negotiating approaches at play⬇️
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
When many practitioners build their teams, they search for people who look a certain way, who have a particular background, or who’ve “checked the right boxes.”
Instead, the best teams I've ever built focused on different core qualities.
Learn more here:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/build-...
Instead, the best teams I've ever built focused on different core qualities.
Learn more here:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/build-...
Build your island of misfit toys
Major League, The Replacements, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ocean’s Eleven, Moneyball, and The Island of Misfit Toys. There is no shortage of films that tell the story of a ragtag group of atypical indiv...
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October 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM
When many practitioners build their teams, they search for people who look a certain way, who have a particular background, or who’ve “checked the right boxes.”
Instead, the best teams I've ever built focused on different core qualities.
Learn more here:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/build-...
Instead, the best teams I've ever built focused on different core qualities.
Learn more here:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/build-...
Humbled to have received a first-of-its-kind award from the NZ Defence Force Commander of Joint Forces. As I remarked during the ceremony, I am grateful to #NewZealand for its continued contributions to the Korean Peninsula. It's been an honor serving alongside my Kiwi teammates.
October 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Humbled to have received a first-of-its-kind award from the NZ Defence Force Commander of Joint Forces. As I remarked during the ceremony, I am grateful to #NewZealand for its continued contributions to the Korean Peninsula. It's been an honor serving alongside my Kiwi teammates.
#WeekendReading
Really looking forward to reading "No Names, No Pack Drill" by Steve MacBeth. It's been 13 years since my last deployment to #Afghanistan, and I can't think of a more effective way of revisiting my own memories of my time there than through this oral history.
Really looking forward to reading "No Names, No Pack Drill" by Steve MacBeth. It's been 13 years since my last deployment to #Afghanistan, and I can't think of a more effective way of revisiting my own memories of my time there than through this oral history.
September 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
#WeekendReading
Really looking forward to reading "No Names, No Pack Drill" by Steve MacBeth. It's been 13 years since my last deployment to #Afghanistan, and I can't think of a more effective way of revisiting my own memories of my time there than through this oral history.
Really looking forward to reading "No Names, No Pack Drill" by Steve MacBeth. It's been 13 years since my last deployment to #Afghanistan, and I can't think of a more effective way of revisiting my own memories of my time there than through this oral history.
As important as strategies are, there are many common mistakes that practitioners make when building them.
Here are ten mistakes to avoid when crafting and implementing a #strategy⬇️
www.parleypolicy.com/post/common-...
Here are ten mistakes to avoid when crafting and implementing a #strategy⬇️
www.parleypolicy.com/post/common-...
Common mistakes in strategy building
What are the most common mistakes people make when building a strategy?
There are several, but Parley Policy highlights ten in particular to avoid when developing and implementing strategies.
www.parleypolicy.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
As important as strategies are, there are many common mistakes that practitioners make when building them.
Here are ten mistakes to avoid when crafting and implementing a #strategy⬇️
www.parleypolicy.com/post/common-...
Here are ten mistakes to avoid when crafting and implementing a #strategy⬇️
www.parleypolicy.com/post/common-...