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The week-long visit to the USA by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has left a quite ambiguous impression. One gets the sense that it was the Americans themselves who most needed this visit. In a situation where the US pivot towards Asia [1] proclaimed in 2011 is proceeding much more ...
The Future of Japanese Military Power The Future of Japanese Military Power Today, the Asia-Pacific region once again faces the Japanese question: is Japan a peace-broker or peace-breaker? What is the future for Japanese military power? So far, there are two main ...
The struggle for offshore resources has intensified in East Asia, and Japan-China tensions seem of particular concern. Due to its alliance treaty with Japan, the United States is also involved in the conflict. The Japanese Ministry of Defense has, for the first time ever, qualified the situation around the Senkaku (Diaoyu) ...
On November 6-7, 2014 in Tokyo, RIAC and the Tokyo Foundation held international conference "Russian-Japanese Strategic Dialogue." Lead by Diplomacy Chair at MGIMO-University Ambassador Alexander Panov , the Russian team included Head of Oriental Studies Chair at MGIMO-University Dmitry Streltsov , Ambassador Valery Sukhinin, Deputy Director ...
