The Philippines became the first Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member state to sign a defence pact with Japan.

Japan and China are utilising parallel strategies to influence each other and the world over the latest fault-line in their contentious relationship.

Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons use, dreadfully experienced in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, has had little policy impact on concluding a genuine nuclear disarmament convention.

Japan’s proposal to host a NATO liaison office in Tokyo is facing objections from NATO members like France, who view it as a distraction from the alliance’s core task of ensuring security in Europe.

The Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) Initiative aims to enhance regional maritime security via technology and training support.

The Quad has cautiously carved out a practical and cooperative agenda on issues of cybersecurity.