As the tensions in the Indo-Pacific region continue to escalate, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a "new era of military cooperation" between the two nations. During the Japanese premier's state visit, the two countries expressed their intention to modernise their military command and control structure. President Biden went on to ...

Setting the Context The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) was announced in September 2023 following a meeting in New Delhi between the leaders of India, the US, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Italy, France, Germany, and the European Commission on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. The Israeli port of Haifa is integral to ...

South Korea’s security cannot be separated from regional security and delaying discussion on how it fits in a Taiwan conflict is not an option The Taiwan Strait is a region where China’s core interests sharply conflict with those of the United States. Previous crises in the Taiwan Strait have never been without danger, but ultimately US ...

This commentary originally appeared on Foreign Policy on April 4, 2024. For the United States, foreign policy has always been a mix of securing interests and promoting values, and India checks the box on multiple counts. Washington and New Delhi routinely highlight that the world's oldest democracy, the United States, is cooperating with the world's largest ...

Deeper defense integration and economic ties top Japan's agenda, but Trump looms large WASHINGTON/TOKYO -- On Wednesday, Fumio Kishida is scheduled to spend his 920th day as Japan's Prime Minister meeting U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House. Since 1945 only seven of Kishida's predecessors have made it to 1,000 days in office, and he ...