Japan’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is stirring the pot – notably on regional security matters.  He has proposed something that has done more than ...

Ishiba’s call for an “Asian NATO” represents the nexus between the Japan-U.S. alliance and internationalism – both hallmarks of Japanese foreign policy, especially in the post-Cold War era.

Ishiba did not discuss the topic during his first overseas trip after assuming office to Laos last week for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. His vision for a NATO-like security ...

Oct. 25 (UPI) --In the lead-up to his election, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba floated the idea of an "Asian NATO" to deter the increasing aggressiveness of China in the Asia-Pacific region.

MANILA - A security grouping in South-east Asia similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) is not possible at ...

and creating an Asian version of NATO. I share many of these sentiments. If Ishiba prioritizes these issues on his agenda, they may not only be infeasible, but also cause friction with the U.S ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday that he agreed in phone talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to ...

Going hard on China? Pushing ahead with plans for anAsian version of NATO ? Solidifying ties with Washington? Debt reduction? Yet recent days make clear where Ishiba’s immediate focus must be ...

The first thing he proposed was the establishment of an «Asian NATO.» «Ukraine today is Asia tomorrow,» Ishiba argued in the essay. His lesson from Russia's aggression against its neighbor ...

Ishiba said he may seek policy-by-policy deals ... Related Wary of Japan's 'Asian NATO' proposal, neighboring countries stick with web of alternatives to deter China U.S., South Korea, Japan ...

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, on the eve of taking office, outlined a plan to revamp Tokyo's closest alliance by locking Washington into an "Asian NATO" and stationing Japanese troops ...

and creating an Asian version of NATO. I share many of these sentiments. If Ishiba prioritizes these issues on his agenda, they may not only be infeasible, but also cause friction with the U.S ...