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JOE BIDEN

Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 5, 2022
How Washington is pushing back against Russian propaganda
Unlike its European allies, the U.S. is not directly pushing the giant American tech and social media companies that control the flow of information to billions of people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022
Ukraine war forces a question: How far east does Europe go?
After Russia invaded, Ukraine asked to join the European Union, quickly. Moldova and Georgia have asked too. Member states would rather not answer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022
The war in Ukraine holds a warning for the world order
The multinational response to the invasion of Ukraine shows that liberalism has some life left. But the challenges posed by waning U.S. power and rising authoritarianism remain formidable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2022
North Korea conducts its ninth missile test of 2022
Pyongyang's latest launch appeared similar to the test last week of a military reconnaissance satellite, as leader Kim Jong Un continues to develop new weapons capabilities.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 4, 2022
Biden demonstrates true leadership in the Ukraine crisis
The West, and the world, has united to oppose the invasion of Ukraine. While many leaders deserve credit for helping to forge this coalition, Biden deserves a good deal of the credit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2022
It's not what Biden said in the State of the Union, but what he failed to say
Many people in Japan are still uneasy, if not disappointed, about Biden's lack of reference to China in his State of the Union.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2022
Five ways to look at Biden’s State of the Union speech
Biden's first formal State of the Union checked off all the required boxes. It was fine, most of it wasn't memorable and It will neither help him nor hurt him politically.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2022
Dozens volunteer to fight for Ukraine in pacifist Japan
As of Tuesday, 70 Japanese men — including 50 former members of the Self-Defense Forces and two veterans of the French Foreign Legion — had applied to be volunteers, the report said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 2, 2022
U.S. stands firm behind commitment to Taiwan, delegation says
Taiwan's government is juggling competing high-profile visits from the U.S. in a busy week of diplomacy as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2022
Unity in a foreign policy crisis, but questions still to be answered
U.S. President Joe Biden emphasized allies' resolve in his State of the Union address, but acknowledged Russia may not be deterred from further efforts to reconstitute the Soviet bloc.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2022
In State of the Union, Biden says Putin ‘badly miscalculated’ with Ukraine invasion
The U.S. president assailed the Russian leader as a 'dictator” and warned that the war will leave his country weaker.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2022
Russian troop deaths expose a potential weakness of Putin’s strategy
Neither side's claims have been independently verified, but one American official put the Russian losses as of Monday at 2,000, an estimate with which two European officials concurred.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2022
Russia's isolation intensifies as Ukraine fighting rages
Ukrainian officials reported a Russian bombardment of Kharkiv, the country's second largest city, had killed dozens of civilians.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 1, 2022
Japan joins West in unleashing 'powerful' economic measures against Russia
Tokyo has formally joined the U.S. and other partners in slapping more sanctions on Russia's embattled leaders and three financial institutions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2022
Biden sends former top defense officials to Taiwan in show of support
The visit, led by one-time chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, comes at a time when Taiwan has stepped up its alert level, wary of China taking advantage of a distracted West.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2022
U.S. can focus on two theaters — Indo-Pacific and war in Europe — top official says
Kurt Campbell, the White House's top official for the region, said there is a 'deep recognition and intention' inside the government 'to sustain every element' of engagement there.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2022
Putin declares a nuclear alert, and Biden seeks de-escalation
When the Russian leader ordered his nuclear forces into “special combat readiness,” the U.S. could have gone on high alert. Instead, the administration tried not to inflame him.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2022
North Korea says it held test for developing military reconnaissance satellite
Kim Jong Un moved closer to ticking another box on his weapons wish list, with his country saying it had conducted “an important test” for developing a military reconnaissance satellite.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
Putin puts nuclear forces on alert, citing NATO threat and sanctions
The Ukrainian president's office said negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow would be held at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border without preconditions.

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