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Mike Mochizuki

Camp David summit: A trilateral march toward instability?
Asia-Pacific

Camp David summit: A trilateral march toward instability?

Today's meeting between the US, South Korea, and Japan will codify cooperation but warning signs persist.

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Asia-Pacific

Japan's Kishida comes to town with emboldened defense strategy

Hopefully, more than just Tokyo's massive new military spending will be on the agenda when the PM meets with Biden on Friday.

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Asia-Pacific

The mixed legacy of Shinzo Abe

While the country’s longest serving prime minister had a hawkish bent, he saw the benefit of improving relations with China.

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Asia-Pacific

Big '2+2' US-Japan meeting held promise, then they dropped the ball

A joint statement guiding the two countries' diplomacy jacks up the China threat and plays lip service to real areas of mutual concern.