The Japan–Australia–US–India Quadrilateral Strategic Dialogue, or ‘Quad’, has gained increasing salience in Tokyo’s efforts to advance its own vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP), and its broader diplomatic objectives. With the next quadrilateral …
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Japan’s new defence white paper, Defense of Japan 2021, affirms Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s continuation of his predecessor Shinzo Abe’s proactive contribution to regional peace and security. Stemming from a desire to counter any trend …
The inaugural Tokyo Global Dialogue took place on 2 and 3 December to mark the founding of the Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA), by Shigeru Yoshida, who served as the country’s prime minister from …