JAPAN MUST BRACE ITSELF FOR NEW TENSION IN ASIA FOLLOWING PELOSI’S TAIWAN VISIT
Despite some difficult problems US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has created with China, I still welcome her action. Given the circumstances, Pelosi probably had no choice but to g…
HIGH MARKS FOR SHINZO ABE
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier, was the right man to lead Japan through a changing and dangerous strategic situation. Under him, Japan rapidly caught up with Indo-Pacific reality. We…
IN MEMORY OF SHINZO ABE (PART II)
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was rich in emotions. He was genuinely infuriated when he got angry. I am sure many of us still remember Abe angrily responding to groundless attacks by o…
IN MEMORY OF SHINZO ABE
Shinzo Abe was assassinated on July 8 on the campaign trail in Nara, western Japan. Why was he killed? Why weren’t his bodyguards able to stop the assassin after the first shot? Why was the assas…
CLOSER INDIA-RUSSIA PARTNERSHIP POISED TO AFFECT WORLD ORDER
Russia’s incursion into Ukraine has created a sea change in international relations centering around oil and natural gas supplies, thrusting the world into a new era with the world’s balance of p…