Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2018.06.20 (Wed)

【#522】Trump’s “Money First” Is Problematic

June 18, 2018 　　　　　The agreement at the first ever summit between the United States and North Korea in Singapore on June 12 is too vague to lead us to become confident that North Korea will really...

2018.05.16 (Wed)

【#513】No Rush to Improve Relations with China

May 14, 2018 　　　　　Prime Minister Shinzo Abe accompanied Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on his trip to Hokkaido after a Japan-China-South Korea summit in Tokyo last week and sent him off at a local air...

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...