AS GOOD AS IT GETS?

The US-Japan relationship may well be at its all-time best. Animated by a concordance of vision and interests, the two governments are closely coordinating across a wide range of issues in a variety of venues-bilateral and multilateral, political, economic, and military. Concern about the potential...

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Published in:Comparative connections 2024-01, Vol.25 (3), p.19-202
Main Author: Glosserman, Brad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arms control & disarmament
Cooperation
Defense
Deterrence
Fatalities
Government
Meetings
National security
Politics
Prime ministers
Regions
Scandals
World War II
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Summary:The US-Japan relationship may well be at its all-time best. Animated by a concordance of vision and interests, the two governments are closely coordinating across a wide range of issues in a variety of venues-bilateral and multilateral, political, economic, and military. Concern about the potential destabilizing effects of regional developments provides considerable motivation for the two to work together. The final reporting period of 2023 provided ample evidence of their convergence. If that past is prologue, the year ahead should be a good one. Unfortunately, however, the tide could be turning. A political funds scandal has ensnared Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and the approval ratings of the government of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio are plummeting as a result. Even if the prime minister survives the scandal-and most indications are that he will-he will be tarred and distracted as the region and the world face new and mounting challenges.
ISSN:1930-5370
1930-5389