In our podcast, Andrii Gurenko, Ukrainian international relations expert, says the behavior of democratic countries towards Russia will be crucial.
China’s Zhang Jun heard how “children were killed, women were raped,” but still voted not to expel Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.
How then can Tokyo persuasively call upon allies to cooperate in deterring China and North Korea amid the high level of regional threats?
Despite the carnage, Russia insists it “is not attacking Ukraine,” but only conducting a “special military operation.” How do you trust Moscow?
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and US Ambassador Rahm Emanuel reaffirm “shared commitments to a world of peace” while condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
A new two plus two economic dialogue recognizes the challenge of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s “technological might” across the Indo-Pacific.
Japan's is in peril security-wise. Russia, North Korea, and China are nuclear powers all shamelessly violating international law.
Japan’s Prime Minister used crisis meetings with the US and its allies to decry the threat of use of weapons of mass destruction.
As the only nation that has suffered an atomic bomb attack and chemical terrorism, Japan must not view Ukraine as just a distant conflict.
Prime Minister Kishida should also continue to express outrage at Russia’s continuing illegal occupation of Japan’s Northern Territories.
If the 141 countries that favored UNGA’s resolution against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would move in a coordinated fashion, Putin’s could be weakened both at home...
India shirked its democratic obligations by abstaining from the 2/27 UN vote against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
