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A Eurasian crisis is being driven not by Moscow or Beijing, but by nervous allies of the US Western Europe and Japan sit on opposite ends of the Eurasian landmass, products of different histories and cultures. Yet in foreign policy they behave like twins. In both cases, national decisions are shaped less by domestic strategy than by Washington’s mood swings....
On November 6, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held another City Breakfast, on the theme “The U.S.–Japan–Republic of Korea Triangle in the Face of New Challenges,” at the F.M. Dostoevsky Library On November 6, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held another City Breakfast, on the theme “The U.S.–Japan–Republic of Korea ...
... Victory Echoes of World War II. RIAC Special Project on how the memory of WWII influences politics and society in the world (In Russian) A triumphalist narrative of the Second World War has taken shape in both China and the DPRK, where the defeat of Japanese militarism is presented as a watershed moment in national history and, unquestionably, a source of pride. At the same time, for their domestic audiences, each country promotes the idea of its own decisive contribution to victory, somewhat downplaying ...
... standard methods traditionally classified as “hard power” can do more harm than good. In these circumstances, the role of another type of political influence, the so-called “soft power”, is increasing. One of the states practicing soft power is Japan. It is Japan's soft power as an element of foreign policy of the 21st century that is the subject for analysis in this essay. Before we get to the description of Japanese soft power, it is worth defining what we mean by it. This essay proposes to ...
... International Affairs, HSE University Source: Unsplash The sharing economy, also known as collaborative consumption or access-based consumption, has emerged as a transformative force in both developed and emerging economies. In Asia, particularly in Japan, the sharing economy has grown significantly in the last decade, offering novel solutions to challenges related to sustainability, urbanization, and demographic change. This paper investigates the impact of the sharing economy on sustainable development ...
... Russian hosts. Vladimir Putin referred to Xi as the “main guest of honor”. In his turn, Xi has already invited Putin to come to Beijing in early September to commemorate 80 years since the end of the second world war for China, which was marked by Japan’s surrender. President Xi Jinping's official visit to Moscow and his attendance at the Red Square military parade, which in itself is of great political significance in the context of the rapidly changing international situation, symbolizes not ...
The globalization of NATO will only largely occur at the level of high political rhetoric On Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte concluded a two-day official visit to Japan—his first visit to the country since becoming the chief of the transatlantic military alliance in October. Among NATO's “Indo-Pacific partners,” Japan stands out as the biggest economy, the most generous defense spender and a country with ...
... 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 ...
Washington intends to cash in on the topic of alleged military-technological cooperation between Russia and the DPRK or China and the DPRK, in order to build anti-Russian and anti-Chinese sentiments in the Republic of Korea and Japan In foreign media and academic articles, they increasingly often refer to a “Beijing-Moscow-Pyongyang axis” that is emerging in Northeast Asia (NEA). Under these circumstances, Western authors believe, the U.S. and its main Pacific allies, ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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