... the direction of searching for ways to restore something like the lost era, and its illusion of relatively evenly distributed prosperity. This, we agree, fully reflects the interests of the Western countries and is somewhat inconsistent with the way Russia, China and most developing countries would like to see the world. Second, even our conceptual apparatus and categories, which technically have the possibility to construct so-called ideal schemes of the future, were formed within the framework ...
... from the Geneva Graduate Institute, and has also studied at University of California at Davis and Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
In the evening of 7 August 2014, Tokyo was struck by a happy surprise: Japan was exempted from Russia’s countermeasures designed in response to Western sanctions. The Jiji Press –a major Japanese media with global networks– immediately reported on its headline that “日本は制裁対象外＝欧米の青果など禁輸,...
... Institute, and has also studied at University of California at Davis and Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
The downing of the Malaysian MH17 has shaken the whole world. The West seized this moment to impose further sanctions on Russia, although a good number of professional analysts worldwide are warning for making a hasty conclusion. Anthony Cordesman, an expert at the leading American think-tank Center for Strategic and International Affairs, rightly stressed on 18 July that ...
... Khanna, Parag. How to run the world: Charting a course to the next renaissance. Random House Digital, Inc., 2011.
[3] Asashi Shinbun, “首相の訪ロ、経済使節団も同行へ 東芝など約５０社参加 (Prime Minister’s Visit to Russia, accompanied by economic delegates, around 50 major firms such as Toshiba),” 17 April 2013, Accessed on http://www.asahi.com/business/update/0417/TKY201304160507.html.
[4] See “Who Makes What in Japan –An Insight of Japanese Policymaking System” to understand how they influence Japanese policymaking process.
[5] As a cultural norm, senior business persons as well as public figures usually refrain from engaging direct and harsh criticism towards governmental affairs; ...
... 13-page manifesto whereas America/ U.S.-Japan relations were mentioned 6 times).[3] As Russia-Japan relations are currently undergoing a process of revitalization and reshaping, the LDP manifesto might have reflected this transitional interest, although Russia-Japan relations are one of the most crucial agendas in Japanese foreign policymaking.[4]
In a previous article “Who Makes What in Japan –An Insight of Japanese Policymaking System,” I have written how the Japanese policymaking system works, concluding that even the LDP’s supermajority both at the ...
