Yasushi Tomiyama's Archives
【#895】Be Prepared for U.S. Revision of “Asia Pivot”
March 7, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated that he would not hesitate to use force to destroy post-Cold War order in Europe. As long as Putin remains Rus...
【#874】Ukraine Crisis Could Affect Japan-U.S. Security Arrangements
January 17, 2022 As tensions continue between Russia and Western countries over Ukraine, we must not overlook the fact that Russian demands to the United States include some measures that could th...
【#859】Democracy Summit Deviates from Strategic Thinking
November 29, 2021 Washington has released a list of countries invited to participate in a virtual democracy summit that U.S. President Joe Biden will host in early December. While including Taiwan...
【#855】Biden’s Future China Policy as a Matter of Concern
November 22, 2021 The first online meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping took place on November 16 (Japan time) as the United States called for leader-level eng...
【#846】Japan Should Wake Up to Hypersonic Missile Threats
November 8, 2021 China has deployed hypersonic missiles that can reach mainland Japan, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Defense published on November 3. The missiles that the curren...
【#838】Kishida Administration Ignoring Taiwan Strait Tensions
October 11, 2021 In early October, China dispatched numerous military aircraft near Taiwan. But Tokyo made a lukewarm reaction to the Chinese actions that undermined peace and stability in the Tai...
【#833】Next Japanese PM Should Seek Further Evolution of Quad
September 27, 2021 Japan, the United States, Australia and India held their first-ever face-to-face leaders’ summit for the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or the Quad, in Washington on September...
The Journal of Indian Ocean Studies published an article written by Yasushi Tomiyama, Research Fellow and Planning Committee Member of the JINF, in its May-August 2021 issue. Mr. Tomiyama argued th...
【#764】Tragedy of Japan Failing to Win in Vaccine Diplomacy
February 22, 2021 China is aggressively promoting its vaccine diplomacy to provide developing countries with novel coronavirus vaccines that it has developed on its own. The approach has attract...
【#756】“Free and Open Indo-Pacific” Should Be Maintained
January 18, 2021 Ahead of U.S. President Joseph Biden’s inauguration on January 20, former Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell was named to take the new post of coordinator for Indo-Pacif...