Right now, Japan faces challenges unprecedented in recent years. Its alliance with the U.S., which has been the measuring stick for diplomacy, has been shaken.
It is doubtful that the Trump administration faces a greater danger than that of dealing with the Jeffrey Epstein files, because this is a danger that grew from within.
[B]y lining up behind a man who has publicly denigrated their continent, those leaders ... helped validate a narrative ... of a subordinate, silent, and docile Africa.
[T]he Republican president managed to make the meeting revolve around his interests — the debate about the 5% — and left out ... the White House’s attitude toward the Kremlin.