Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. America’s Pivot to Asia is Not Just About Countering China 112 February 19, 2012 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Japan Times (Japan) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Japan Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Poland: Greenland, Venezuela: Donald Trump Caught at a Crossroad* January 19, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita[P]ower politics ... is the principle of the right to use force wherever the interests of the U.S. require it. 0 Ireland: Irish Examiner View: Trump Tariff Threat Is Yet Another Bully Tactic January 20, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Canada: By Suddenly Declaring a Deal on Greenland, Trump Demolished His Case for Owning It January 22, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Australia: Europe Holds the Trump Card as the US Faces a Mountain of Debt January 21, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Donald Trump’s America First Policies Are Pushing Countries into China’s Embrace January 21, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Topics Nigeria: January 19: What MLK Day Should Ask of Nigeria January 24, 2026. Published in The SunMartin Luther King Jr. does not belong to America alone. He belongs to every society still negotiating the distance between power and justice. 0 India: How US Is ‘Rediscovering’ Japan to Check China January 24, 2026. Published in Firstpost[The] subtle moves by the U.S. to 'remilitarize' Japan have rattled China. 0 Germany: Trump’s Greenland Threats: The EU Must Defend Itself! January 24, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau[T]he time for flattery should be over. 0 Mexico: Trump: Blowing Up Alliances January 24, 2026. Published in La Jornada[S]igns of weariness with Trumpism are starting to appear. 0 Australia: As Russia’s War Intensifies Europe Is Exploring Military and Economic Independence January 23, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Ireland: Trump’s Greenland Threat Exposes a New Era of American Empire Building January 23, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Ireland: The Media Must Stop Cheerleading Trump’s Bravado by Framing Actions as a Game January 23, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Saudi Arabia: US Has Long History of Strategic Land Purchases January 22, 2026. Published in Arab NewsIt is ... no longer a sovereign play like two centuries ago, but more like a corporate acquisition. 0 Related Articles India: How US Is ‘Rediscovering’ Japan to Check China January 24, 2026. Published in Firstpost[The] subtle moves by the U.S. to 'remilitarize' Japan have rattled China. Taiwan: As US-China Discuss New World Order, What Deterrence Can a Hollowed-Out Taiwan Find? January 7, 2026. Published in UDN[Trump's] attitude toward U.S.-Japan security and Indo-Pacific strategy is even softer than it was in the past. Japan: US Signing of Japan Tariffs: Reject Self-Righteousness and Fulfill Agreement September 17, 2025. Published in Sankei ShimbunThere is considerable concern that the Trump tariffs will reduce Japan's gross domestic product. Nigeria: 80 Years after Hiroshima, Nagasaki Atomic Bombings: Any Lesson? August 21, 2025. Published in The GuardianRussia’s exit on November 7, 2023, from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), with the U.S. and NATO partners suspending their participating in the treaty highlights real concerns. Taiwan: Trump’s Japan Negotiation Strategy: Implications for Taiwan August 2, 2025. Published in The United Daily NewsThe approach ... bore all the hallmarks of a con artist. Previous articleBehind Obama’s Mideast Policy of CapitulationNext articleNo Sino- US Sweetheart Deals LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment