As Hamada Yasukazu, former minister of defense of Japan, explained in the document “Defense of Japan 2022,” the world is at a moment of historic change: “The international community is facing its greatest challenge since the Second World War.” For Japan, the regional context could not be more complicated: Russia’s invasion of Ukrainian territory marked … Read more
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, have agreed on a series of measures to further deepen their bilateral defense cooperation through port calls by naval vessels, including an aircraft carrier strike group, as well as the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet. Highlighting the growing convergence between the two … Read more
Advertisement From August to October 2022, the German Air Force conducted its first large-scale deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, known as Rapid Pacific. This was defense diplomacy by the German Air Force, symbolized by the “Air Ambassador” paint scheme on one of the six Eurofighters deployed to strengthen ties with allies and partners in the … Read more