Showing posts with label Anthony V. Rinna. Show all posts
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Sunday, 1 May 2016

A Hidden Opportunity for Russia and Japan (Anthony V. Rinna, The National Interest)

Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida recently met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov ahead of an upcoming meeting between Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and Russian president Vladimir Putin. The main item on the agenda will be working toward resolving the ongoing dispute over the Kuril Islands (which Japan calls the Northern Territories).

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/hidden-opportunity-russia-japan-15994

Sunday, 3 April 2016

Two years after Crimea, are Japan–Ukraine ties weakening? (Anthony V. Rinna, Sino-NK, East Asia Forum)

Times of crisis are a chance to discover who your true friends are. Ukraine learned this lesson two years ago. While it was largely Euro–Atlantic nations that spoke out against Russia’s actions in Crimea, Ukraine also found a supporter in Japan.

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Anthony V. Rinna is an analyst on Russian foreign policy in East Asia for the Sino-NK research group. He currently resides in South Korea.