Collective defense is too big a leap at this time. But collective deterrence is a legitimate strategy to thwart a rising China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/26/japan/the-argument-for-indo-pacific-collective-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #defense #sdf #sanaetakaichi #china #russia #northkorea #quad #australia #india #us #southkorea #philippines #seato #shigeruishiba #nato #taiwan #southchinasea #eastchinasea
Lisa Melton
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#RSF group agrees to #humanitarian #truce
The Rapid Support Force, a paramilitary group that has been at #war with the #Sudan military for >2yrs, said Thurs it has agreed to a humanitarian truce that was proposed by US-led mediator group, also known as the #Quad.
RSF’s agreement to the proposal comes over a week after the group murderously seized #elFasher city that has been under siege for >18 months. It was the last Sudanese military stronghold in the Darfur region.
#RSF group agrees to #humanitarian #truce
The Rapid Support Force, a paramilitary group that has been at #war with the #Sudan military for >2yrs, said Thurs it has agreed to a humanitarian truce that was proposed by US-led mediator group, also known as the #Quad.
RSF’s agreement to the proposal comes over a week after the group murderously seized #elFasher city that has been under siege for >18 months. It was the last Sudanese military stronghold in the Darfur region.
Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George has emphasized the bond linking the Quad countries of Australia, India, Japan and the United States, despite sweeping U.S. tariffs on Indian products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/japan/india-ambassador-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #india #indiajapanrelations #quad #australia #us #tariffs
Australia, India, Japan and the United States used a meeting of “the Quad” to announce a deal to work more closely to secure supply chains for critical minerals, including rare earths — a sector dominated by China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/japan/politics/quad-nations-critical-minerals-initiative/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #quad #us #australia #india #china #minerals #china #southchinasea #eastchinasea #northkorea
The U.S. is shifting away from broad multilateralism toward smaller minilateral alliances, compelling allies like Japan to boost defense commitments and align more directly with Washington’s strategic priorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/26/world/trump-and-death-of-multilateralism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #nato #g7#aukus #quad #indopacific #china #us #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #chinausrelations #euusrelations