Bart Gaens

Jan 14, 2025 | icds.ee | Bart Gaens

Today, on the eve of the presidential inauguration in the US, Japan’s current Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a new Trump administration, and, in a more volatile regional and global environment, also more challenges in terms of foreign and security policy. Download and read as a PDF: Japan Looks Ahead to Trump 2.0During the first administration under President Donald Trump (2017-21), former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe cemented an excellent personal bond with the US president.

Sep 30, 2024 | icds.ee | Bart Gaens

The US-led military alliances remain an integral part of the defence and deterrence strategies of countries in the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic regions. Whereas the European security architecture is centred on a multilateral alliance, that is, NATO, the Asian security order is rooted in the hub-and-spokes system – the network of US-led bilateral alliances with key partners in Asia, such as Japan.

Nov 8, 2023 | friendsofeurope.org | Francis Obita |Gabriele Regio |Shada Islam |Bart Gaens

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