Nationalism
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Business
From Abe to Outer Space, Can Japan’s Military Techno-Nationalism Survive?
Japan has often been regarded as the forerunner and indeed the very apogee of techno-nationalism in Asia. In the Meiji, Taishō and Shōwa eras, Japan was the first Asian state to industrialize and rise to great-power status, largely due to national policies encouraging importation, indigenization and wielding modern technologies. In…
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East Asia
Techno-Nationalism vs. the Fourth Industrial Revolution
What is the impact of techno-nationalism on global innovation? Does it advance, protect or impede it? Over the coming two decades, the answers may determine the economic success, competitiveness and geostrategic position not only of Asian nations but much of the world. We are at a historical inflection point.…
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East Asia
Globalisation, Nationalism and the Future
The Trump era is raising many questions worldwide. It is also becoming increasingly evident that people are looking more within that without their own nation—claiming the need to return to a so-called “nationalism”. Based on this trend, a “clash of civilizations” seems imminent. Few continue to be interested in the…
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