Amidst Europe’s worst crisis in decades, European-Japanese relations might at first glance seem unimportant. However, there has never been a more crucial time to look beyond the European continent to the possibilities for enhanced cooperation with Asia’s oldest democracy, one that shares common realities and values.
U.S.-Europe-Japan trilateral relations are set to enter a new era. Since the end of World War II, the U.S.-led international order has rested on European and Japanese alliances that have traditionally stayed within their own geographic zones. However, recent geopolitical events are increasingly consigning established geographical boundaries to irrelevance. Global jihad now transcends such …read more