Postwar Problems: Japan's Efforts to Forge a Peace Path with Russia Could Be Waylaid by the Coronavirus

Reuters
March 7, 2020 Topic: Security Region: Asia Tags: JapanRussiaShinzo AbeEconomyCoronavirus

Postwar Problems: Japan's Efforts to Forge a Peace Path with Russia Could Be Waylaid by the Coronavirus

Abe’s enigmatic diplomatic waltz with Putin paradoxically reflects his oft-unrecognized strategic acumen with which he now finds himself increasingly having to grapple with overwhelming geopolitical forces.

 

Joshua W. Walker, PhD (@drjwalk) is President and CEO at the Japan Society.

Hidetoshi Azuma (@hazuma_jpn) is an Adjunct Fellow at American Security Project.