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. Rule 1: ‘Don’t Do Stupid Stuff’ 37 October 19, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Japan Times (Japan) on 17 October 2014 by Yoichi Funabashi (link to originallink to original) Translated from English 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:Barack Obamaforeign policyHillary ClintonJapan Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Germany: Europe Bending the Knee to Trump July 2, 2025. Published in Die TageszeitungEuropeans must now decide: Will they continue to kneel or will they stand up to discuss a sovereign NATO with Europe at its center? 0 Nigeria: The Global Fallout of Trump’s Travel Bans July 4, 2025. Published in The GuardianIf the current ban resembles the earlier 'Muslim ban,' it may be rooted in religious bias. 0 Austria: Trump, the Bulldozer of NATO July 5, 2025. Published in Der StandardKing Trump. The U.S. president likes that title. 0 Canada: How Ottawa Gift-Wrapped our Dairy Sector for Trump July 2, 2025. Published in iPolitics 0 Israel: In Washington, Netanyahu Must Prioritize Bringing Home Hostages before Iran July 4, 2025. Published in Jerusalem PostTrump’s team hopes to finalize a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza before the White House meeting, but Hamas insists on an Israeli withdrawal. 0 Topics Australia: Donald Trump Is Not the Only Moving Part When It Comes to Global Trade July 8, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Ireland: As Genocide Proceeds, Netanyahu Is Yet Again Being Feted in Washington July 8, 2025. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Canada: Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs Hurt Canadians July 8, 2025. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: Elon Musk Wants To Start a New Political Party. Here’s What Could Stop Him (or Slow Him Down) July 8, 2025. Published in CBC 0 Spain: A NATO Tailor-Made for Trump July 7, 2025. Published in El País[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. 0 OPD 26th June 2025, edited by Michelle Bisson Proofer: See... Germany: Trump’s Words and Putin’s Calculus July 7, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Palestine: Ceasefire Not Peace: How Netanyahu and AIPAC Outsourced Israel’s War To Trump July 7, 2025. Published in Palestine ChronicleThe latest U.S. attack on Iran is likely to push Tehran’s leaders to further a global realignment to challenge the existing world order. 0 Mauritius: The US-Israel-Iran Triangle: from Obliteration to Mediation July 7, 2025. Published in Mauritius TimesOne must give Trump credit if this ceasefire sticks and leads to a lasting peace in the Middle East. 0 Related Articles Japan: Iran Ceasefire Agreement: The Danger of Peace by Force July 4, 2025. Published in Hokkaido ShimbunNow is the time that the international community must return to the rule of law. Poland: Calm in Iran Doesn’t Mean Peace Yet June 28, 2025. Published in Rzeczpospolita[Iran] may be tempted to return in secret to its halted nuclear program. India: US, Israel and the Age of Moral Paralysis June 24, 2025. Published in The Indian Express Venezuela: Trump’s Foreign Policy June 2, 2025. Published in Analítica[A]cademics and intellectuals ... speak of a resurgence of the Monroe Doctrine [in] the American Mediterranean. Japan: Trump’s 100 Days: A Future with No Visible Change So Far May 16, 2025. Published in Kobe Shimbun Previous articleHispanic States of AmericaNext articleThe Senseless Embargo LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment