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Journal articles

George Mulgan AD, 2016, ''International Law Won’t Stop China in the South China Sea'', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/international-law-wont-stop-china-in-the-south-china-sea/

George Mulgan AD, 2016, ''Loosening the Ties That Bind: Japan’s Agricultural Policy Triangle and Reform of Cooperatives (JA)'', The Journal of Japanese Studies, 42, pp. 221 - 246, http://muse.jhu.edu/issue/33965

George Mulgan AD, 2016, ''Japan’s Double Standard on Freedoms and Rule of Law'', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/japans-double-standard-on-freedoms-and-rule-of-law/

George Mulgan AD, 2016, ''Examining Japan's Lost Decades'', Australian Outlook Reading Room, http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australian_outlook/examining-japans-lost-decades/

George Mulgan AD, 2016, ''Japan: Shinzo Abe’s Upcoming Election Test'', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/japan-shinzo-abes-upcoming-election-test/

George Mulgan AD, 2016, ''China’s Rise as a Predator State'', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/chinas-rise-as-a-predator-state/

George Mulgan AD, 2016, ''What does Amari’s resignation mean for Abenomics?'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/02/25/what-does-amaris-resignation-mean-for-abenomics/

George Mulgan AD, 2016, ''Japan’s TPP agriculture spending a return to business as usual'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/01/08/japans-tpp-agriculture-spending-a-return-to-business-as-usual/

George Mulgan AD, 2016, ''Much Ado About Something? The Abe Government’s Reform of Japan’s Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)'', Japanese Studies, 36, pp. 83 - 103, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10371397.2016.1189311

George Mulgan AD, 2015, 'Abe Touts the TPP in Battle To Define the Regional Order', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/abe-touts-the-tpp-in-battle-to-define-the-regional-order/

George Mulgan AD, 2015, 'What does the TPP mean for Japan's agricultural sector?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/11/19/what-does-the-tpp-mean-for-japans-agricultural-sector/

George Mulgan AD, 2015, ''Abe looks to reassure farmers on TPP'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/10/15/abe-looks-to-reassure-farmers-on-tpp/

George Mulgan AD, 2015, ''Chinese Perspectives on the Abe-Obama Summit'', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/chinese-perspectives-on-the-abe-obama-summit/

George Mulgan AD, 2015, ''Shinzo Abe's Glass Jaw' and Media Muzzling in Japan'', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/shinzo-abes-glass-jaw-and-media-muzzling-in-japan/

George Mulgan AD, 2015, ''Japan's agricultural reforms watered down but still significant'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/05/07/japans-agricultural-reforms-watered-down-but-still-significant/

George Mulgan AD, 2015, ''The Abe administration outmanoeuvres JA in Japan's local elections'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/04/29/the-abe-administration-outmanoeuvres-ja-in-japans-local-elections/

George Mulgan AD, 2015, ''The Empire Strikes Back: Reforming Japan's agricultural co-ops and the local elections'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/04/09/the-empire-strikes-back-reforming-japans-agricultural-co-ops-and-the-local-elections/

George Mulgan AD, 2015, ''The Abe push behind the Australian sub deal'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/03/16/the-abe-push-behind-the-australian-sub-deal/

George Mulgan AD, 2015, 'How will Japan's new agriculture minister influence the TPP negotiations?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/03/04/how-will-japans-new-agriculture-minister-influence-the-tpp-negotiations/#more-45434

George Mulgan AD, 2015, 'What the TPP portends for Japan-Australia agricultural trade', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/02/12/what-the-tpp-portends-for-japan-australia-agricultural-trade

George Mulgan AD, 2015, 'Japanese Election: Abe's Mandate?', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2015/01/japanese-election-abes-mandate/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'The Japanese Election and the Farm Vote', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2014/12/the-japanese-election-and-the-farm-vote/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'After Japan's status quo election, where will opposition come from?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/12/23/after-japans-status-quo-election-where-will-opposition-come-from/#more-44662

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'An election manifesto for the status quo on Japanese agriculture', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/12/11/an-election-manifesto-for-the-status-quo-on-japanese-agriculture/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, ''Money Politics' in Japan', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2014/11/money-politics-in-japan/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'Japan's unnecessary election', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/11/25/japans-unnecessary-election/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'Abe's Humiliation in Beijing', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2014/11/abes-humiliation-in-beijing/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'Ishihara's Stealth Attack on the Japanese Constitution', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2014/11/ishiharas-stealth-attack-on-the-japanese-constitution

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'Can Nishikawa resolve Japan's TPP agricultural impasse?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/09/09/can-nishikawa-resolve-japans-tpp-agricultural-impasse/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'Why the US struggles against Japan in TPP negotiations', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/08/27/why-the-us-struggles-against-japan-in-tpp-negotiations/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'Abe's New Regional Security Strategy for Japan', Australian Outlook, http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australian_outlook/abes-new-regional-security-strategy-for-japan/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'Drop the Double Standard on Japanese Defense', The Diplomat, http://thediplomat.com/2014/06/drop-the-double-standard-on-japanese-defense/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'International and Domestic Roadblocks to Japanese Collective Defence', Australian Outlook, http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australian_outlook/international-and-domestic-roadblocks-to-japanese-collective-defence/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'China responds to Japan-US 'sushi' diplomacy'', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/05/17/china-responds-to-japan-us-sushi-diplomacy

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'Japan and Australia 'beef up' relations', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/04/15/japan-and-australia-beef-up-relations/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'Can Abe's third arrow pierce Japan's agricultural armour?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/04/06/can-abes-third-arrow-pierce-japans-agricultural-armour/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, 'Abe puts personal interests ahead of Japan's at Yasukuni', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/01/01/abe-puts-personal-interests-ahead-of-japans-at-yasukuni/

George Mulgan AD, 2014, ''Bringing the Party Back In: How the DPJ Diminished Prospects for Japanese Agricultural Trade Liberalization under the TPP'', Japanese Journal of Political Science, 15, pp. 1 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1468109913000327

George Mulgan AD, 2014, ''LDP's farm tribe: Still veto players on FTAs?'', The Oriental Economist Report, 82, pp. 6, 17 - 18

George Mulgan AD, 2013, 'China's ADIZ risks conflict with Japan', East Asia Forum

George Mulgan AD, 2013, 'Can Japan defend the Senkakus?', East Asia Forum

George Mulgan AD, 2013, 'Japan's Entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Domestic Priorities and Regional Dynamics', National Bureau of Asian Research

George Mulgan AD, 2013, 'Abe's 'growth' strategy for agriculture in Japan', East Asia Forum

George Mulgan AD, 2013, 'Abe rocks Japan's constitutional boat', East Asia Forum

George Mulgan AD, 2013, 'Japan, US and the TPP: The view from China', East Asia Forum

George Mulgan AD, 2013, 'Japan's TPP 'shock'', East Asia Forum

George Mulgan AD, 2013, 'Will Prime Minister Abe's TPP strategy be successful?', East Asia Forum

George Mulgan AD, 2013, 'From people to concrete: reviving Japan's 'construction state' politics', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2013/02/26/from-people-to-concrete-reviving-japans-construction-state-politics/#more-33875

George Mulgan AD, 2013, 'What can we expect from Japan's new prime minister Abe on the TPP?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2013/01/15/what-can-we-expect-from-japans-prime-minister-abe-on-the-tpp/

George Mulgan AD, 2013, ''China mulls joining TPP: Japan's entrance creates dilemma'', The Oriental Economist Report, 81, pp. 12 - 14


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