Abe’s pursuit of amending the constitution to strengthen the military, and his efforts over the years to strengthen Japan’s global alliance to contain China, seem to have led Japan into a dead end. Perhaps, now is a chance for Kishida to turn a corner.
A teetering economy could go either way, but the worst scenario would be a recession.
The only rational policy is for Washington to stop its destabilizing and counterproductive policy of confrontation and to start a constructive policy of reengagement and cooperation with Beijing.
Seizing the opportunities that the SCO forum and related incubator programs have provided, the young generation that represents the future of a country and the world as a whole will be able to master more skills and raise their capacity for pursuing innovation.
He leaves amidst an economy that is in a state of contraction, faces skyrocketing inflation, shrinking living standards, growing industrial unrest, pushes for separatism in Scotland, and a pandemic that has left over 181,000 people dead.
Washington needs to make a change to its China policy if it wants to achieve a stable and sound China-US relationship.
As one of the world’s major carbon emitters, the U.S., too, must rise to the occasion and deliver on its promise to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Taking action against climate change should be considered a small sacrifice for the greater good to avoid future generations paying the ultimate price.
With the U.S. seemingly making a strong international comeback, Europe’s efforts to free itself from American reins are once again overshadowed. The question remains, who will benefit most from NATO’s continuous expansion? Not Europe, that’s for sure.
In less than a decade, BRICS countries have evolved into regional or global leaders in digital technologies.
The Supreme Court, which is supposed to uphold and protect citizens’ rights, looks to be more of a factionalized arena where human rights and women’s wombs can be sacrificed. So what’s next?
The most remarkable achievement of the NDB – as well as BRICS – is pragmatic cooperation despite political differences. At a time when the world is breaking up into blocs hostile to one another, this remains a good example to keep in mind.
If no laws can prevent someone who wants a gun from getting one, those laws would not restrict anyone’s rights.
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