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INDO PACIFIC

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2023
Foreign Minister Hayashi to join EU meeting on Indo-Pacific in Sweden
The EU's second Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum, to be held in Stockholm on Saturday, is a vehicle to improve engagement with the fast-growing and economically-intertwined region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 6, 2023
Japan and France to hold 'two-plus-two' security talks on Tuesday
The two countries' defense chiefs and top diplomats will discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in the fields of security and defense, as well as the situation in the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2023
A new Asian order is here largely thanks to Shinzo Abe
By redefining the Asia-Pacific’s geopolitical dimensions, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered a geostrategic model that is now being realized across South Asia and the Middle East.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 11, 2023
Does Macron's stance on Taiwan weaken G7 deterrence against China?
One of Kishida's top goals for next month’s G7 summit is to create a united front on issues like China and Ukraine, but that job may have just got harder.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023
U.S. starts week of courting Asian partners after Taiwan flare-up
The Philippines, Vietnam and Japan all have longstanding territorial disputes with China that have grown more intense in recent years as Beijing flexes its muscle.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2023
The Japan-Philippine-U.S. trilateral alliance in the making
The emergence of new trilateral security groupings in the Indo-Pacific region has been driven by a combination of factors including an aggressive China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2023
Reimagining global development
With the global economy teetering on the edge of a financial crisis, it is time for emerging-market and developing economies to revise their development strategies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2023
U.K. to join Indo-Pacific trade bloc in major post-Brexit pact
The British government views membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership as a boost for economic growth and geopolitical relations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 26, 2023
An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent
Doubts about both China and the United States are driving an arms race in the Indo-Pacific with echoes of World War II and new levels of risk.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 21, 2023
With renewed push, Kishida looks to put his own stamp on Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy
Kishida's newly unveiled plan to assist developing nations was widely seen as a bid to counter Beijing’s attempts to expand its influence among those countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2023
Kishida uses India trip to push ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ vision
Tokyo views New Delhi, a fellow member of “the Quad” security grouping, as an essential partner for promoting its regional vision.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2023
Canada seeking to set up four-way framework with Japan, South Korea and U.S.
U.S. diplomats said Washington is in favor of Ottawa's plan to deepen cooperation with Tokyo and Seoul, whose bilateral ties have been quickly improving in recent weeks.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2023
AUKUS sub deal is one pillar of regional security
AUKUS can be a bulwark of regional security, but it will be even more effective with additional partners, Japan among them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2023
How China lost Asia
China’s efforts to bully its neighbors into acquiescing to its demands have not only failed, they have led Asia's democracies to deepen cooperation with the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2023
Kishida to announce new plan to promote Indo-Pacific strategy
The prime minister has been eager to boost security cooperation with like-minded democracies to balance China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 22, 2023
Defending Japan with better Pacific Island diplomacy
By improving its diplomatic efforts and listening to the Pacific Islanders, Japan will spend less money and achieve more security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2023
Bilateral defense deals between Tokyo and Manila could reshape Indo-Pacific security
Philippine President Marcos visited Tokyo seeking key partners in the region to play a pivotal role in Manila’s new foreign policy direction.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2023
With eye on China, U.S. Democrats want more resources for Indo-Pacific
Washington must commit more diplomatic and security resources to the Indo-Pacific to push back against Beijing as it seeks to create a regional sphere of influence, U.S. Democrats said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2023
The U.S. needs new thinking for old alliances
Washington needs to empower its alliance partners and to allow them to take more responsibility for key decisions on defense matters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2023
Where is the next American ambassador to India?
The strategic partnership between the U.S. and India has never been more essential, and yet Washington has not had an ambassador to the country for two years.

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