Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2018.03.22 (Thu)

【#503】Japan, U.S. Should Share Policy on North Korea

March 19, 2018 　　　　　U.S. President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week. It is difficult to predict how the replacement of the chief diplomat would affect the U.S. policy ...

2018.02.07 (Wed)

【#495】No Long-term China Strategy Found in Trump’s Address

February 5, 2018 　　　　　In his State of the Union address on January 30, U.S. President Donald Trump cited “rogue regimes” of North Korea and Iran, “terrorist groups” such as the Islamic State and “...

2018.01.10 (Wed)

【#489】Democracies’ Solidarity Required to Counter China Risk

January 9, 2018 　　　　　At the beginning of 2018, Western media are filled with predictions on the new year’s international situation. One of focuses in these predictions is China’s growing influence...

2017.07.13 (Thu)

【#453(Special)】Relying on China over N. Korea Reaching a Limit

July 10, 2017 　　　　　The U.S. and Chinese presidents met in Hamburg, Germany, on July 8. While U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized the need to respond to North Korea’s growing threat of nuclear a...

2017.06.07 (Wed)

【#443】Mattis’s Uncompromising Attitude towards China

June 5, 2017 　　　　　A speech by U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis at the Asia Security Summit (the Shangri-La Dialogue) in Singapore on June 3 was significant in that it declared the Trump adminis...

2017.05.18 (Thu)

【#440(Special)】Trump Administration Is Lenient toward China

May 15, 2017 　　　　　The Trump administration is remarkably lenient toward China in its Asian diplomacy, giving top priority to securing China’s cooperation in dealing with the North Korean nuclear i...

2017.04.11 (Tue)

【#432】U.S.-China “Mutual Respect” Is A Matter of Concern

April 10, 2017 　　　　　At his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on April 6 and 7, U.S. President Donald Trump voiced his strong discontent with China...

2017.02.23 (Thu)

【#422】Concerns and Hopes Mixed at Japan-U.S.-India Talks

February 20, 2017 　　　　　I and three other delegates of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals visited New Delhi on February 16 and 17 for bilateral dialogue with the Indian think tank Viveka...

2017.02.14 (Tue)

【#421】Abe Approaches Key U.S. Officials to Persuade Trump

February 13, 2017 　　　　　The first official meetings between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on February 10 and 11 made the greatest achievements that can be expec...

2016.12.19 (Mon)

【#413(Special)】U.S. may Accept Russian-led International Relations

December 14, 2016 　　　　　U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has decided to nominate Rex Tillerson, chief executive officer and chairman of oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp., as his secretary of state, comp...