Can Eternal Uncertainty Turn into Eternal Peace? Vladimir Nelidov’s Lecture on Russia-Japan Relations

... belief, Russia will fail to “drive a wedge” between Japan and the U.S. with the help of territorial concessions, as all Japanese military policy is built on the U.S. security assurances, on the “nuclear umbrella” concept. Thus, according to the lecturer, the issue of the Kuril Islands is extremely important for Russia, and there can be no compromise reached. Taking into account Tokyo’s principled position and the domestic political situation in the country of the rising sun, the old territorial issue in bilateral relations ...