The anti-Western axis that has taken shape has changed the dynamics of the war in Ukraine. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Comment

China-Russia-Iran-North Korea axis heightens the risk of WWIII

Simultaneous conflicts in Europe and Asia could become tomorrow's nightmare

11 June 2024
From left, Japaese Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong Kyun in Virginia on May 31. (Pool photo)
Indo-Pacific

U.S., Japan, South Korea to launch trilateral coordination body this year

Partners seek to institutionalize collaboration, following Camp David summit

11 June 2024
The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine USS Annapolis is greeted by South Korean Navy personnel at Jeju Island, South Korea, during its arrival in July 2023.
Defense

U.S. and South Korea to hold nuclear response drill this summer

Allies finalize guidelines on nuclear deterrence with eye on North Korea

11 June 2024
Rassemblement National's European election posters with photos of its leaders Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella. The party's strong performance in the European elections led French President Emmanuel Macron to call a snap election.
Politics

Europe's China ties further tangled by rise of French far right

Rightward swing in EU elections pushes focus to trade, away from values

11 June 2024
Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla react to results after the polls closed in the European Parliament elections, in Berlin on June 9.
Politics

Far-right makes significant gains in European parliament elections

France's Macron calls snap election for the national assembly

10 June 2024
Staffers handle the coffin of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during his burial ceremony in the holy shrine of Imam Reza on May 23.
Your Week in Asia

Iranian presidential race, Chinese inflation, BOJ policy meeting

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

9 June 2024
Young Palestinians take part in a military-style exercise at a Hamas-run summer camp in Gaza City on July 20, 2019.
Politics

Western-led global order eroded by nonstate armed groups

With tax collection and medical care, groups bare fangs against old rulers

9 June 2024
Sister Isabel cares for migrant children seeking U.S. asylum in Piedras Negras, a Mexican city across the border from Texas. (Photo by Kenji Asada)
Immigration

Migration crisis: Record 24m flee authoritarian regimes

China among world's top sources of asylum seekers

8 June 2024
Shipyard workers align a new propeller for installation on the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo)
Indo-Pacific

Indo-Pacific should create 'common defense market,' Hudson analyst says

U.S. and Japan officials to meet Sunday to discuss joint weapon production

8 June 2024
Kleiner Perkins, which is backing the new fund, previously invested in logistics robotics startup Dexterity. (Dexterity)
Startups

TSMC-backed U.S. fund targets chip, robotics, other hardware startups

VC Kleiner Perkins and Japanese trading house Sojitz among other investors

8 June 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 7.
International relations

Putin woos China and India investment to build sanctions resilience

Russia president highlights diversifying trade and calls for stronger capital market

8 June 2024
Attempts to hold China back in the production of "legacy" chips face long odds.
Opinion

China 'legacy' chip fears best addressed with targeted measures

Focus on EVs and other areas of concern more workable than broad import ban

7 June 2024
Retired Adm. Harry Harris says China has changed the status quo and the U.S. should change its Taiwan policy from "amigbuity" to "clarity." (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
Interview

More U.S. 'clarity' on Taiwan policy needed, ex-commander says

Defense leaders increasingly distancing themselves from 'strategic ambiguity'

7 June 2024
Ministers from IPEF member countries gather for a photo session at their meeting in Singapore on June 6. (Photo by Ng Chun Kiat)
International relations

Singapore, India, others pitch 'clean' projects in U.S.-led framework

Washington keen to back green shift in IPEF member countries to counter Beijing

6 June 2024
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel greets Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on April 8. (U.S. State Department)
Interview

U.S.-Japan defense industry ties a model for other nations: Emanuel

Envoy to Tokyo speaks before first meeting on joint production of missiles and planes

6 June 2024
The new fighter will replace Japan's F-2 and the Eurofighter Typhoon. (Photo by Ryo Nemoto)
Defense

Japan approves treaty for next-gen fighter development with U.K., Italy

Cost-sharing ratios to be decided later this year, helping set division of roles

6 June 2024
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, left, chairman of the African Union, speaks as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol listens during a joint news conference on June 4.
Supply Chain

South Korea woos African nations over critical mineral supplies

High-tech economy aims to cut reliance on China for lithium and graphite

5 June 2024
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attend a bilateral meeting in Singapore on May 31. (U.S. Department of Defense via Reuters)
The Nikkei View

Productive U.S.-China dialogue can prevent clashes

Key decision-makers must be allowed to meet and exchange honest views

5 June 2024
President Joe Biden, left, attends a meeting of the Quad with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 20, 2023, at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan. (White House photo)
Indo-Pacific

U.S. finds new 'brand' for Quad, starting with Papua New Guinea relief

White House kicks off preparations for foreign ministers in Japan and summit in India

4 June 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing on May 16. (Pool photo via Reuters)
Ukraine war

Russia trade isolation grows as Chinese banks cut payments

As U.S. sanctions target Ukraine war aid, Moscow's China imports shrink by 10%

4 June 2024
Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, has endured many wars, with the 1992-1995 Bosnian War being the freshest in many residents' memories. (Photo by Akio Fujii)
Comment

Can the world learn lessons from Sarajevo's history of war?

Bosnia-Herzegovina's slow healing from civil war holds significance for current conflicts

3 June 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 2.
International relations

Ukraine's Zelenskyy, in Singapore, urges Asian support for peace summit

President accuses Russia, China of attempting to derail upcoming Switzerland conference

2 June 2024
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun speaks at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore on June 2.
International relations

China defense chief vows 'resolute actions' against Taiwan independence

Dong Jun tells forum there is a 'limit' to Beijing's 'restraint' in South China Sea

2 June 2024
From left, Japan’s Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong Kyun meet at Campbell’s personal estate in Rappahannock, Virginia, on May 31. (Pool photo) 
Indo-Pacific

U.S., Japan, South Korea to form permanent secretariat to align policies

Vice ministers also call on North Korea to engage in dialogue without preconditions

1 June 2024
The U.S. House committee on China is pushing the Treasury Department to probe Chinese companies for allegedly helping Iran evade sanctions.
US-China tensions

China state firms targeted by U.S. lawmakers for allegedly helping Iran

Treasury should probe 6 companies that assist Tehran in evading sanctions, letter says

1 June 2024