Japan-US-South Korea Security Pact Must Bolster Regional Stability

Without the U.S., the alpha dog that pulls everyone together in a crisis would not exist.

It goes without saying that the war against Iran will take centre stage in Beijing.

Europe is not — and will not be for a long time — self-sufficient in confronting Russia's military potential.

The summits are not endpoints. They are the mechanism by which two countries, which can neither resolve their differences nor afford to rupture them, manage the interval between crises.