Lionel Fatton

Asian security dynamics + Neoclassical Realism | ME of Asian Security | Author of {Japan's Rush to the Pacific War}:

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

Excellent article @swissinfo_fr, which partly builds on a piece @GranoSimona & I published last year on Switzerland’s expertise gap in Asia studies (link in the article).
I believe we need a serious discussion about the bottom‑up principle of @SBFI_CH.
https://t.co/uR2WANim60

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

Took part yesterday in a stellar workshop on the globalization of NCR, where I presented on Japan’s balancing patterns & structural modifiers. Collegial atmosphere & stimulating discussions.
Thanks to Luíza Cerioli, @michielfoulon & @thomasjuneau for putting this together!

[ChinaObservers @chinaobservers]

⚡Then we experienced a city-wide electricity blackout! Ass. Prof. @LionelFatton (Webster University, Meiji University), delivered his lecture on Japan's Indo-Pacific Playbook in a very unique outside setting.

[Stephen Nagy @nagystephen1]

数週間前、@CAGlobalAffairs を通じて @ChinaDaily からオピニオン記事の執筆依頼がありましたが、丁重に辞退しました。理由は単純です。なぜ #China の #CCP（中国共産党）のプロパガンダ機関に寄稿する必要があるのでしょうか？以下は、CCPのメディア部門が発信するプロパガンダと偽情報の一例です。

中国語が読めない方のために説明すると、以下のChina Dailyの投稿は、#Japan の防衛力強化とその背景に関する @HiroOgi5 氏と私のコメントを無断で完全に歪曲し、誤って引用しています。
@kokusai_seiji @Yuichi_Hosoya @IntlSecurity_jp @JPN_PMO @primenews_ @Discuss_Japan @Pre_Online @takaichi_sanae @Sankei_news @asahi @Yomiuri_Online @mainichijpnews @bunshun_online @JIIA_eng @RIPS_admin @iloveyatchan @ABEMA @gaiko_jiji @KS_1013 @kenj0126 @tetsuo_kotani @moteging

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

Passage très matinal dans La Matinale de la @RadioTeleSuisse pour parler du sommet Xi Jinping - Donald Trump.
Au menu: changement des rapports de force Chine/États-Unis, Taiwan, Iran.
https://t.co/kCMMapbwJB

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

Three highlights from an amazing trip to Singapore:
- Stimulating exchanges with students/faculty at @RSIS_NTU.
- Great lunch with Chin Hao Huang (@LKYSch), the Asian Security editorial team partly reunited.
- Exploring incredible places (cocktail bars deserve a special mention).

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

@ChasCarmen @UCOMILLAS Thanks! Wishing you a great ISA.

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

I was delighted to give a guest lecture on China-Taiwan dynamics in the context of @ChasCarmen's Foreign Policy Analysis course. My 1st time @UCOMILLAS was wonderful: impressive architecture & great students who asked very pertinent questions. And Madrid, well, is true to itself!

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

Asian Security (@tandfonline) has joined @LinkedIn. Do follow us‼️
https://t.co/pVZPi7jGRK

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

📢 Asian Security's 1st issue of 2026 is out!
Featuring articles on #Japan's defense transformation along 1st Island Chain, #Singapore's AI strategy, #Indonesia Vs #Philippines conflict resolution & impact of #China's presence in #Laos + #Cambodia.
Link 👉 https://t.co/o0rrhvmTvq

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

Quelques mots sur la condamnation de Jimmy Lai à la @RadioTeleSuisse. Affaire importante mais dont l'issue était inéluctable parce qu'inscrite dans une tendance structurelle commencée en 2014.
Voir mon opinion dans @LeTemps 👉🏼 https://t.co/D3vcM5c3Ch
https://t.co/9N50Y7tbTk

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

I concluded that "the article hints at the fragility of nuclear agreements such as the 2015 Iran deal and the 2010 New START." Of course, my reasoning has evolved since then. But I remain convinced that civil–military relations is a crucial part of the equation. 3/3

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

New START - the last treaty limiting strategic nuclear forces between #Russia and the #US - has collapsed. As pundits debate the consequences & likelihood of a trilateral agreement with #China, it is worth scrutinizing the causes. 1/3

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

A decade ago, I published a piece in Contemporary Security Policy arguing that the collapse of conventional arms control regimes is rooted in the adjustments of civil–military relations to changing threat perception. 2/3
https://t.co/ArWfDnBTRc

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

Quoted in this @AsharqBusiness article on #China failed attempts (so far) to drive a wedge between the #US and its allies (e.g. #Canada) and between these allies themselves (e.g. #SouthKorea / #Japan).
https://t.co/IfTBNCAsC6

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

Un plaisir d'être intervenu hier dans un Objectif Monde (@TV5MONDE) sur la Corée du Sud aux côtés de Marie-Orange Rivé et Benjamin Joinau. Merci à Dominique Laresche pour l'invitation!
Lien 👉 https://t.co/X1uBjeIPMc

[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

- most common types of conflict were intrastate (242), followed by interstate conflicts (60), substate (47), and transstate (16)
- as for the causes, disputes over system/ideology came first (162), followed by resources (104) and subnational predominance (92)
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[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

The Conflict Barometer 2024 is out‼️Published by the Institute for International Conflict Research @UniHeidelberg, it documents dynamics of political conflicts worldwide in 2024.
Happy to have been member of the Advisory Board focusing on Asia.
Link: https://t.co/OUlqULDN4u
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[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

Highlights:
- 365 conflicts worldwide, overall increase of 4 compared to 2023
- 209 were violent (57%) and 156 non-violent
- 48 conflicts escalated and 53 de-escalated
- number of wars rose from 21 to 27
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[Lionel Fatton @LionelFatton]

Asian Security's 3rd and last issue of 2025 is out❗
Featuring articles on strategic revival of #UN Command, #China economic statecraft in #SoutheastAsia, #CentralAsia reactions to #Russia invasion of #Ukraine & attacks on Chinese citizens in #Pakistan.
https://t.co/ZvQ37IHc9a