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Global Issues Beckon Japan’s New Prime Minister

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When Yoshihide Suga succeeded Shinzo Abe as Japan’s prime minister on September 14, many observers anticipated a shift in the government’s focus. Will Suga be pulled in two directions?

, defense-centric foreign policy and the transformation of Japan’s national security policy. Suga, in contrast, is known for his expertise in domestic policy and might be expected to turn inward to tackle ... brother, Nobuo Kishi (defense minister), Toshimitsu Motegi (foreign minister), and Abe’s former foreign minister and recent defense minister, Taro Kono, as minister for administrative reform — one of Suga’s pet policy issues. Aside from domestic economic issues, national security and foreign policy challenges loom ahead from a surging, economically muscular, and militarily assertive China

What is a Chinese Communist Party Plenum?

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Plenums of the Central Committee help assess future directions for China. The Third Plenum on economic issues is of critical interest for US national security.

that is largely opaque. For national security professionals, these events also tell us what issues China’s leaders have come to agreement on and signal policy guidance that may be forthcoming. The 2024 Third ... appointments Third Economic policy and related reforms Fourth Legal or party issues Fifth Five-year plans Sixth Ideological issues Seventh Preparations for the next ... national security implications. Making sense of PRC policy also means sifting through party jargon that is confusing to outsiders and buried in obtuse CCP language. Decisions made by the Politburo or its

Private Sector Sanctions on Russia

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John Milton examines how the withdrawal of American corporations from Russia in the wake of the war in Ukraine demonstrates a new form of geopolitical pressure.

on the backburner of U.S. foreign policy for decades. Geoeconomics , or the use of economic power to achieve geopolitical goals and/or exert geopolitical pressure, was a common component of U.S. foreign policy from the early republic (e.g., the Louisiana Purchase) until the latter half of the Cold War. After the Vietnam War , the U.S. fell into a comfort zone of over-relying on military options ... foreign policy. First, the U.S. has long wielded unparalleled conventional military power. With consistently the highest global defense budget , the U.S. has maintained its battlefield supremacy

What Did the Summit of The Americas Accomplish?

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The Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles exposed rocky U.S. relations with Latin America, due to regional turmoil and U.S. paralysis, writes Ralph Espach.

. /images/InDepth/American%20States%20Flag.jpg What Did the Summit of The Americas Accomplish? Ralph Espach Ralph Espach is a Senior Research Scientist in CNA's Strategy and Policy Analysis Program . He ... President Mike Pence instead), the United States hoped that this event would disprove the common observation that Washington was rudderless in its regional policy. By attending in person, along with the Vice ... — and a confusing agreement among 20 nations’ leaders to accept more foreign refugees and migrants in exchange for international assistance. Summits of the Americas do not generally create action . Still

Africa is China’s Testing Ground for Overseas Military Missions

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China’s military activities in Africa—including its first overseas military base—have become entrenched. China has ambitions for a deeper African presence.

. The Growth of China’s Military Presence in Africa   Africa has long played a prominent role in the PRC’s concept of its foreign policy . But only in the last two decades has Africa also become ... in Africa is a significant shift in its foreign policy after decades of criticizing the West as “expansionist military powers” for having overseas bases. The PRC maintains roughly 4,100 PLA ... in this time of global shocks. The PRC uses the sale of arms in conjunction with other types of military aid and assistance to complement its foreign policy initiatives, gain a profit from sales

Elections in South Korea and the Philippines: Opportunities for Deeper U.S. Security Cooperation

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James Bellacqua discusses how elections in South Korea and the Philippines could lead to greater security cooperation with the U.S.

have significant differences on other foreign policy issues. Lee seeks continuity: maintaining and upgrading ties with Washington while engaging with Pyongyang and pursuing a pragmatic approach ... Manila's foreign policy away from Washington's orbit, Marcos has described U.S.-Philippine ties as a "special relationship" and the defense treaty between them as "very important." Marcos has also ... that his own family's less-than-exemplary history with Washington would not affect his foreign policy. (Marcos is not permitted to travel to the U.S. due to a 2012 U.S. court judgement against his

To Counter China’s Economic Threat to US Industry, Seek Resilience, Not Deterrence

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Economic deterrence, a priority in the National Defense Industrial Strategy, is vague and difficult. To compete with China, economic resilience is preferable.

base. By clearly articulating industrial policy objectives relevant to the defense sector, the NDIS seeks to “build a modernized industrial ecosystem” including strengthening supply chains, addressing ... —for example, that Beijing should adhere to a “rules-based order ” or stop trying to deploy “adversarial foreign investment ” against US companies—is insufficient. The multifaceted nature of economic ... acquisition of advanced foreign technology and dominance of critical supply chains as fundamental to its security and prosperity. For economic deterrence to force Beijing to change its behavior

Russia and China Have Drawn Closer: Three Ways to Wedge Them Apart

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US policymakers should pursue a policy that imposes economic pain on China as long as its Russian connections continue to deepen.

their partnership. Creating those reasons requires changing the foreign policy calculus of both states—a process that will require both specific policies and generic geopolitical orientation shifts ... Russia and China Have Drawn Closer US policymakers should pursue a policy that imposes economic pain on China as long as its Russian connections continue to deepen. /images/InDepth/2025/08 ... to drive wedges between Russia and the PRC, a policy sometimes referred to as “ alliance wedge strategies ” by academic and policy researchers. During the campaign in the fall, President Trump suggested

What a Stronger U.S.-Philippine Alliance Means for Beijing

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James Bellacqua examines the impact of greater security cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines on Beijing and the Indo-Pacific region.

forms of security cooperation with the U.S. as part of a broader reorientation of Philippine foreign policy away from Washington’s orbit. No new initiatives were announced, multiple training events were ... in the Philippines’ foreign policy orientation toward the U.S. and China. Such a shift is troubling to Beijing for a number of reasons: First, closer U.S.–Philippine security cooperation could suggest ... these locations in a contingency involving these potential flashpoints. A PRC Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated on April 12 that based on their locations, “the intention behind those sites is more than

The AUKUS Submarine Agreement

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President Biden announced the creation of a new trilateral defense partnership to develop a nuclear-powered submarine fleet for Australia between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, called AUKUS.

administration released its Interim National Security Strategic Guidance . This report marked a dramatic departure from the previous administration’s approach to foreign policy. It emphasized ... , economic coercion through tariffs and export bans, malign foreign influence in Australian domestic politics, and more. “We should call the first submarine in this new category the ‘Xi Jinping,’ because no person is more responsible for Australia going down this track than the current leader of the Chinese Communist Party,” said Peter Jennings, head of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute