G7 – The Diplomat

Takeaways From the 2023 Hiroshima G7 Summit

Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz — Tue, 23 May 2023 04:25:00 +0900

What happened at the 2023 G-7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan?

India Noncommittal on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 21:35:00 +0900

India’s tepid response to the PGII seems odd given Delhi’s opposition to the BRI, which the new G-7 initiative seeks to counter.

NATO’s Madrid Summit and the Interlinkages Between European and Asian Security

Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 05:28:00 +0900

Why are the leaders of Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Japan heading to a NATO summit?

Japan Resets Its Role in Europe in the Wake of Ukraine War

Duncan Bartlett — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:11:00 +0900

Kishida Fumio joined crisis talks in Brussels primarily to advise on the economic impact of the invasion. He also used the trip to promote Japan’s wider diplomatic and security agenda.

G7 Foreign Ministers Address Maritime Asia, North Korea in Communiqué

Ankit Panda — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:34:00 +0900

The G-7 continues to express concern about the East and South China Seas and the Korean Peninsula.

Putin on the Ritz in China

Nicholas Trickett — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 21:02:00 +0900

A peek under the glitz of Russian-Chinese bonhomie.

A West in Crisis, an East Rising? Comparing the G7 and the SCO

Catherine Putz — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 02:48:00 +0900

The two summits, occurring almost contemporaneously, invite easy comparisons focused on tone and optics. What about substance?

G7 Foreign Ministers Issue Communique Addressing East & South China Seas, Connectivity, and More

Ankit Panda — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:33:00 +0900

The statement takes aim at China without mentioning it by name.

A New Cold War With Russia Forces Japan to Choose Sides

James D. J. Brown — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:49:00 +0900

How long can Japan keep up its balancing act between Russia and the West?

Kuril Islands Dispute: Russia-Japan Joint Administration on the Table?

Ankit Panda — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 08:37:00 +0900

Japan denies that any talks for joint administration of the dispute island chain are underway with Russia.

What Japan-Russia Rapprochement Means for the World

Yo-Jung Chen — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 22:55:00 +0900

By warming up to Moscow, is Shinzo Abe playing right into Putin's hands?

China Protests as G7 Ministers Express Concern Regarding East, South China Seas

Ankit Panda — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 23:44:00 +0900

The Chinese foreign ministry strongly condemned the G7 ministers' statement in Hiroshima.

Should the West Be Worried About Britain As China's 'Advocate'?

Shannon Tiezzi — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 23:59:00 +0900

Will London's partnership with China extend beyond economics to international issues -- at the West's expense?

Japan's Tangled Ties With Russia

Mina Pollmann — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 03:58:00 +0900

Japan's relationship with Russia will remain stalled as long as the Ukraine crisis continues.

The Ukrainian Divide in Russo-Japanese Rapprochement

Clint Richards — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:53:00 +0900

Despite a cordial APEC meeting, Putin and Abe cannot afford to make real progress.

Japan’s G7 Agenda

Clint Richards — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 15:18:00 +0900

Abe has used the forum to smooth ties with Russia, and possibly open a dialogue with China.

Japan Eyes Sanctions on Russia

Shannon Tiezzi — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 22:57:00 +0900

Japan has announced it will halt negotiations with Russia over a trade pact in response to the Crimea situation.

The G20: In Need of a Reboot

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:28:48 +0900

If the G20 is to live up to its potential, it must confront the forces that could see it slide into irrelevancy. The forum should build on what has worked, and avoid what has not.