Stakes high at first U.S.-Japan summit in Washington on Feb. 10
Geostrategy-Direct Washington and Tokyo are operating in high gear this week to get ready for a crucial summit on Feb. 10 in Washington between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and (more…)
Japan takes leadership role in allies’ defense buildup against China
Geostrategy-Direct It would have been unimaginable only ten years ago that Japan, the world’s most pacifist nation, would be playing a leading role in the Asia/Pacific’s military affairs to (more…)
Japan agitates China by taking U.S. role in upcoming Taiwan exercise
Geostrategy-Direct The ground, air and sea elements of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces will conduct a large-scale war game at the end of January to simulate a Chinese attack on Taiwan (more…)
Impeachment crisis reverses gains in Japan-South Korea strategic ties
While the unprecedented presidential impeachment crisis is still unfolding in South Korea, a new crisis in the crucial strategic bilateral relationship with Japan erupted over the erection of a (more…)
Seoul ignores China’s threats and economic retaliation, expedites THAAD installation
South Korea’s National Security Advisor Kim Kwan-Jin met with Michael Flynn, the U.S. National Security Advisor for newly elected President Donald Trump and both agreed to proceed with deploying (more…)
Poll: Majority in the Philippines favor U.S., Japan over China and Russia
A new national poll indicates the overwhelming majority of Filipino people trust the U.S. and its ally Japan over China and Russia. Such public sentiments are in sharp contrast (more…)
Russia sees an opening, steps up its involvement in the South China Sea
Long considered a bystander, Russia is rushing to exploit the U.S.-China standoff over the disputes of the South China Sea, hoping to become the third way toward a settlement (more…)
China exploits unrest in Seoul, imposes crushing economic retaliation for THAAD deployment
China is taking full advantage of the pending impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye by increasing economic sanctions to punish Seoul’s July 2017 decision to allow the U.S. to deploy (more…)
Pentagon announces additional deployment of Navy assets to West Pacific
On the eve of the inauguration of a new administration under President-elect Donald Trump, the Pentagon announced on Jan. 5 that a group of the U.S. Navy’s best electronic (more…)