Kishida’s choice of his lifelong mission is influenced by the United States.
Russia will resist American and NATO incursions into what it considers and defines as its own strategic sphere of influence.
Confirmation that Russia will be backing out of the New Start treaty underlines his disdain for the international order.
[F]uture generations may remember 2021 as the year humankind narrowly avoided a world war — and not just as the year the world was devastated by COVID-19.
For the U.S. and Europe, strategic interests seem to outweigh their commitment to justice.