Analitics | Asia

Tensions between Japan and China have risen sharply amid the situation surrounding Taiwan. In November 2025, Japan's newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi openly stated that a possible armed attack by China on Taiwan would become ‘a situation that threatens Japan's survival’ – meaning it could require a military response from Tokyo...

The country still gravitates towards Russian energy sources, particularly gas, due to the complexity of quickly restructuring its energy balance. The problem lies in settling the balance between Japan's obligations to the G7 (sanctions against Russia) and its own national interests in energy security...

On 21 October 2025, a woman became Prime Minister of Japan for the first time. The nationalist Sanae Takaichi headed the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and was elected Prime Minister by the lower house after Shigeru Ishiba had resigned. The political geometry has changed...

Today, the escalation of global conflicts has further complicated the situation. Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has united Moscow and Pyongyang around common interests, creating new challenges for regional stability...

The idea of building an alternative security system in the Pacific region is not new. Its origins can be traced back to the 1950s, when an active discussion unfolded between Australia and the United States regarding the formation of a regional collective security pact in the Pacific...

The Alaska summit reflects Washington's attempt to rebuild the global balance of power: to pull Russia away from China, which is the main rival of the US, and to focus all resources on it.

Tokyo is a reliable partner for Ukraine, so any changes in this country require close attention and readiness to act..

The South Caucasus has recently been given a real chance to achieve lasting peace. On 8 August, in Washington, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, with the mediation of US President Donald Trump, signed a declaration outlining the contours of future peace in the region...