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Takaichi tries to have it both ways in Hiroshima
Scott Foster reports that Sanae Takaichi is formally affirming Japan’s Three Non-Nuclear Principles while leaving room to revise the ban on nuclear weapons entering Japan. Public opposition remains strong, but her government has time and parliamentary power to push the debate forward.
Germany’s last growth industry is the state
Diego Faßnacht argues that Germany’s modest GDP growth masks a deeper transformation, with industrial employment shrinking while public services, bureaucracy and debt-financed rearmament become the main sources of demand. Defense firms may prosper, but that does not amount to an economic recovery.
Ukraine’s drone war meets Russia’s war of economic attrition
James Davis reports that Ukraine’s drone strikes are creating disruption inside Russia, but Moscow’s campaign against ports, railways and logistics is imposing far greater economic pressure on Ukraine. Russia retains the battlefield initiative while the war increasingly reshapes both Ukraine’s economy and Russia’s political system.
