Diplomacy & Security
After Trump’s Asia Trip, A Need for Ambitious Regional Strategy
Douglas H. Paal, Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, spoke with the Sankei Shimbun’s […]
Diplomacy & Security
Trump’s Asian Trip: Why Europe Looks At It So Negatively
United States President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia was the longest made by an American president to the region […]
Diplomacy & Security
Bumpy Road Ahead for ‘Quad’ Initiative of US, Japan, Australia, India
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attend a trilateral meeting at […]
Diplomacy & Security
Trump’s Foreign Policy: A Free and Open Indo-Pacific
President Donald Trump has just ended a surprisingly successful five-country first visit to Asia. His marathon 12-day tour began […]
Politics
Arigato, Trump-san: A Welcome Wake-up Call for Japan
In the aftermath of United States President Donald Trump’s first official visit to Japan, it is timely to ask […]
Diplomacy & Security
Behind Xi Jinping ‘Smiling Diplomacy’ Is a Strategy to Stop the Revision of Japan’s Constitution
On his trip to Da Nang in central Vietnam, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Chinese President Xi […]
Economy
Trump and Trade: Why Asia Has Much to Fear From US Protectionism
A radical “America First” approach to trade is central to United States President Donald Trump’s foreign policy in Asia. He […]
Diplomacy & Security
South Korea Welcomes Trump with Anti-Japan Reception
Former comfort woman Lee Yong-soo, 88, attended South Korea’s welcome reception for United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday, […]
Diplomacy & Security
Can China Force North Korea’s Nuclear Disarmament?
In the sense that no war has occurred amongst major military powers from the time of the Cold War, the […]
Special Reports
Trump Rekindles the Hope of Abductees’ Return
At a joint press conference on Monday, November 6th, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and United States President Donald […]
Special Reports
Trump, Abe Promise to Secure Return of Japanese Abductees From North Korea
Families of Japanese abducted by North Korean agents decades ago met with United States President Donald Trump and Japanese […]
Diplomacy & Security
Trump’s Asian Tour: Role of Japan’s Abe is to Drive a Wedge into US-China Agreement
President Donald Trump salutes during a welcome ceremony at U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, in Aiea, Hawaii. […]