... they have even torn down surrounding buildings to recreate the cathedral square in its initial splendor. The famous Harbin railway station, where in October of 1909 Korean nationalist An Jung-geun assassinated Ito Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan, has got a new magnificent Nouveau style terminal modelled after the original 1899 Russian station. Harbin has every reason to position itself as the leading China’s national hub for economic, cultural, educational and human interaction with its ...
... is based on radar systems and a satellite constellation. Within the Pacific in particular, fixed stations are deployed in California and the Aleutian Islands, while mobile radars on floating platforms are deployed in the Marshall Islands and bases in Japan.
Since 2004, the United States has
deployed
44 GBI (ground-based interceptor) missiles at Fort Greely (Alaska) and Vandenberg (California) air bases as part of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program. For all that, in a series of 18 tests between ...
... become the parties most affected as their ties with China are rapidly deteriorating, while joint projects with Russia are frozen for an indefinite period and their dependence on the United States is growing. Whether this policy is really in line with Japanese and South Korean national interests may one day be decided by voters in these nations, despite the actual occupation of part of their territories by the U.S. military.
1
. Buzan B., Waever O. Regions and Powers: the structure of International Security. Cambridge University Press. 2003. 564 p.
2
. Waltz K. Theory of International Politics (1979). Waveland Press reissued. 2010. 251 p.
3
. Snyder J. Myths of Empire: Domestic Politics and International Ambition. Ithaca, New-York: ...
The growing US-Japanese-South Korean military cooperation inevitably leads to stronger China-Russia-North Korea ties
The Russian-North Korean negotiations this month have provoked a lot of hype, particularly in the West. It is assumed by the West that North Korean ...
The future of Japan cannot be based only on its partnerships with the US and NATO, as important as this partnership is for Tokyo. This future also depends on Japan's relations to its Eurasian neighbors
The recent international tour of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio ...
... limits and purpose of expanding the organization’s areas of activity
The 2022 NATO Summit in Madrid can be seen as a momentous occasion not just for NATO but also for security in the Asia-Pacific. For the first time in NATO’s 73-year-long history, Japanese and South Korean leaders participated in the meeting as “Asia-Pacific partners”. For the first time, the Alliance named China a threat in their documents. However, having approached the
hic sunt dracones
(here be dragons) mark, NATO and ...
... waters
in the vicinity of Sevastopol during an allegedly “peaceful passage.” Subsequently, the group passed through the Bay of Bengal and the Strait of Malacca, heading on to the Pacific Ocean on a training mission for patrolling between Guam and Japan; the group also participated in drills with other navies and docked in foreign ports. The mission of the British part was 28 weeks long, making it the first protracted expedition of a British aircraft carrier in the recent history of the Royal Navy....
... strengthening, and this trend is likely to continue in the near future. On the whole, the factors driving the Indo-Pacific strategy forward are clearly stronger than the constraints.
Prospects for the Squad-based Indo-Pacific
The political will of the U.S., Japan, India and Australia to foster the Indo-Pacific cooperation is increasing rather than weakening, which is the most important basis for further progress of the Indo-Pacific. Although the concept and objectives of the Indo-Pacific strategy of the ...
Are Russia–Japan relations at an impasse and could Shinzo Abe’s latest visit to Russia be called unproductive?
On May 25–26, 2018, Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe made an official visit to Russia. This is Mr. Abe’s 21
st
meeting with Vladimir Putin, which ...
RIAC Policy Brief 16, 2018
The three nations of Russia, Japan, and the United States face common security challenges in Northeast Asia. The nuclear problem of the Korean Peninsula remains the most pressing among these. Despite the recent positive developments, its long term solution remains far from guaranteed....