Neither Bolivarianism nor militarism

Growing militarism in some countries puts world peace in danger.

In German thinking, power became inextricably associated with nationalism and militarism.

Opposition to any perceived revival of Japanese militarism is hard wired in Northeast Asia.

Many Asians, including some Japanese, see this as a sign of new militarism.

The reinterpretation will almost certainly result in protests from China and South Korea against resurgent Japanese militarism.

The union managed to maintain its opposition to militarism, under the leadership of Armando Borghi and Alberto Meschi.

But Russia s return to militarism in Europe s east now seems to be bringing about a gradual shift.

Pethaps that too might happen in the event of a war in the Persian Gulf, but it will then be too late for tears and pacifist declarations.

But the circumstances under which Japan would use force are so restricted that a revival of militarism is still a very long way off.

Moreover, pacifism is deeply ingrained in the Japanese psyche, even among young people, largely owing to the painful legacy of Japan s prewar militarism.

For example, by stating their willingness to take any territorial disputes to the International Court of Justice, Japanese authorities could help to dispel perceptions of militarism.

By fueling Japanese insecurity, US policy risks bringing about the very outcome a return to militarism that it aims to prevent.

Despite growing Japanese militarism, Shidehara attempted to maintain a non interventionist policy toward China, and good relations with Great Britain and the United States, which he admired.

Starting November 25, campaign participants will highlight the systemic nature of gender based violence and militarism which encourages inequality and discrimination .

What needed to be purged instead, postwar reformers believed, was a specific form of Japanese militarism, rooted in emperor worship, the samurai tradition, authoritarian feudalism, and so on.

But America s neutrality on sovereignty disputes threatens to undermine its bilateral security alliances (which, by preventing countries like Japan from turning toward militarism, actually serve Chinese interests).

Chinese critics, in particular, have expressed concern that Japanese militarism could reemerge, though they neglect to mention that it is China s military buildup that prompted Japan s government to reassess its national defense policy.

The risks posed by increasing nationalism and militarism to regional peace have already been highlighted by the rise of a new Chinese dynasty of princelings, or sons of revolutionary heroes who have widespread contacts in the military.

He could not have been the bravest or most decisive man, given that he was unable to resist rising militarism. But to say that he was powerless (and thus blameless) or did nothing to oppose it would also be wrong.

For China and South Korea, the Yasukuni Shrine s inclusion of 14 Class A war criminals who were executed after World War II has made it a potent symbol of Japan s prewar militarism, and Abe had long refrained from visiting it including during his previous stint as prime minister.

But I do think we're on the verge of a period when, just as happened to the monarchy and, interestingly, the military too, the central position of finance capital is going to come to an end, and it's going to steadily move to the sides, the margins of our society, transformed from being a master into a servant, a servant to the productive economy and of human needs.

Having said this, I should like to express the hope that those who may vote against my amendments will not, while approving increased standards of environmental protection at Community level, at the same time seek to tolerate activities at national level because of pressure from the military and from arms sellers of a kind which run counter to environmental protection and to the peace and quiet of residents, and are a crude expression of unthinking militarism.