Within a divided world, Abe’s most defining legacy for Japan, the regional and global community, was that he built a united democratic Indo-Pacific coalition.
The IPEF’s primary regulatory focus will be on digital trade, said William Reinsch, a former high level US official in the Clinton Administration.
The leaders of Japan, the US, Australia, and India reaffirmed their opposition to the use of force to change the status quo in any region, as...
The four leaders agreed on protecting the international rule of law and condemning “unilateral use of violence in any territory.”
“America is a permanent Pacific power, and countries in this region can rely on America to be a continued presence both for security and economic reasons.”
Ambassador Rahm Emanuel: “This is not Europe's fight, this is not the transatlantic fight, this is a fight for all of us that believe in a...
“The key is deterrence. I think you're standing on board a large piece of that deterrence, but also the training with other like-minded nations.”
Germany has strong economic ties with China, but Beijing nevertheless apparently rejected the idea of the German frigate’s planned port stop in Shanghai.
Asia’s nuclear instability and danger ー North Korea’s missiles and China’s over threats ー have not diminished in the past decade. Can a nuclear powered submarine...
Quell any and all apprehensions of abandonment by America. What is important is to ensure that democratic nations and voices shall eventually prevail in Asia, and...
The maritime realm will be key to checking China’s imperial ambitions.
China’s unilateral abrogation of the status quo and violation of human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang are factors behind Japan and Germany’s energized relationship.