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NATO

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2022
Deciphering the West’s strategic goals in Ukraine war
While the outcome of the Ukraine war remains uncertain, the West's strategic aims, particularly how it treats Russia in the event that Ukraine prevails, will have huge consequences.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2022
Six months of Putin’s war unravels Moscow’s superpower image
When the invasion of Ukraine began, many thought Kyiv would fall quickly and Russia's economy would crumble. Both assumptions were wrong.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 20, 2022
NATO races to counter Russia’s threat in Europe’s weak spot
Moscow's war on its neighbor has raised questions as to whether NATO is doing enough to deter Russian expansionism after years of underinvestment and ignored warnings.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 11, 2022
Ukraine accuses Russia of using nuclear plant for deadly rocket attack
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of imperiling the plant, Europe's largest nuclear complex, with attacks nearby.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2022
Europe is faking solidarity, and Putin knows it
As shown by a compromise on saving natural gas, the EU can't defend itself against its enemies yet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 4, 2022
U.S. Senate ratifies NATO membership for Finland and Sweden
If the ascension wins approval from all current members of the alliance, Finland will join Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland as NATO countries that share a land border with Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2022
Putin bets on an ancient weapon in Ukraine: time
Nearly five months since the invasion began, Russia is hoping that Western resolve will be sapped by alarm over surging global energy and food prices that the war has helped to stoke.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2022
Sidelining of spy chief spotlights Ukraine's battle to purge Russian agents
Zelenskyy hailed the dismissal of top members of the nation's security and law enforcement agencies as part of a process of 'self-purification.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2022
Moscow signals a shift to a more aggressive phase of Ukraine war
There were signs of new ground fighting in the hotly contested Donbas region, where Russian forces have taken one of its provinces, Luhansk.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 11, 2022
Why China is unlikely to face an ‘Asian NATO’ anytime soon
Pyongyang and Beijing have warned about what they see as NATO's attempt to extend its geographical scope and assert military supremacy in Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2022
European peace project forced to confront war
Born of the need to preserve peace on a historically war-torn continent, the EU and its political leaders are now being forced to rethink some of their most important principles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2022
Labeled a ‘challenge’ by NATO, China signals its own hard-line worldview
The alliance's forceful declaration in its mission statement reinforced Beijing's belief that hostile powers are bent on hobbling the country's ascent.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 1, 2022
Groundbreaking NATO summit means work for Japan
If peace in the Asia-Pacific and around the world is to be strengthened and secured, NATO and its partners must make their summit pledges meaningful.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2022
The West must move east for NATO to survive
No matter what happens in the Ukraine war, the U.S. must persuade allies to move more troops and equipment permanently into states on Russia's borders.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2022
NATO to make European presence battle-ready amid Russia and China threats
Leaders agreed to put more than 300,000 troops on high alert while strengthening NATO's European defenses with extra forces, enhanced air power and new equipment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2022
EU nears compromise deal to defuse standoff with Russia over Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad, which relies on railways and roads through Lithuania for most goods, has been cut off from some freight transport from mainland Russia since June 17.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2022
A more muscular NATO emerges as West confronts Russia and China
The approach marks a fundamental shift for an alliance that was born in the Cold War but came to view a post-Soviet Russia as a potential ally, and did not focus on China at all.

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