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1956: Khrushchev delivers his ''secret speech''06 Mar. 2009 sufficiently to the Communists. Indeed, when the Korean War broke out, the Americans first militarily were in a hopeless position because they had only a couple of badly equipped divisions in Japan. They had even taken their troops out of Korea after UN | |
1979: The Soviet Union deploys its SS20 missiles and NATO responds04 Mar. 2009 , UK 17 percent. In 1914! By 1980 of course the Soviet Union was importing food from China. Japan had overtaken it as the second largest producer of goods and services. So it’s not just Gorbachev the personality, although yes we can’t discount | |
Transatlantic Leadership For A New Era - Speech by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the Security and Defence Agenda26 Jan. 2009 Nations and the European Union; other major bilateral donors. Let me identify Japan, for instance, here tonight as a very important donor nation of Afghanistan. So indeed in these theatres NATO and the European Union meet each other, and will go | Opinion |
Press conference by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Foreign Ministers session02 Dec. 2008 Japan and Australia, South Korea to come and discuss with it the issues of common security. And so this is a remarkable alliance. I think it is the most remarkable alliance in human history. It is a voluntary alliance of great democracies committed | |
Keynote speech by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, at the Economist Energy Security dinner23 Oct. 2008 estimated that at early 2008 prices the United States is currently transferring about 1.3 billion dollars to the oil producing countries every day – or if you prefer, 475 billion dollars a year. If we include China, the European Union, India and Japan | |
Press briefing by NATO Spokesman James Appathurai07 Oct. 2008 that they will be looking to Allies and to Japan, I believe, to provide some of the money that will be necessary for supporting the growth of the Afghan National Army. Since that was raised also by Secretary Gates in London, I would be unsurprised if it were to come up | |
Press point by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council on the situation in Georgia12 Aug. 2008 Scheffer: Sorry, December. And the Bucharest Declaration stands. December 4th. Q: Secretary General, Osaki from Japan Yomiuri. Would you characterize this conflict as NATO's problem? Why does it matter to NATO? De Hoop Scheffer: It does matter | Opinion |
Weekly press briefing by NATO Spokesman, James Appathurai16 Jul. 2008 in Afghanistan? And also it looks like now that Japan is seriously thinking about doing some mission on the ground in Afghanistan. What's your assessment of that? Thank you. Appathurai: Thank you. It is true that attacks, according to the latest information | Opinion |
"Meeting Global Security Challenges" - The NATO Secretary General's Successor Generation Conference - The Plaisterers Hall - City of London - 19 Oct. 200602 Jul. 2008 for the United Kingdom H.E. Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, High Commissioner of Pakistan for the United Kingdom Dr. Sergey Rogov, Director, Institute of USA and Canada Studies Dr. Makio Miyagawa, Director, Japan Institute for International Affairs Moderator: Professor Gwyn | Audio |
"Meeting Global Security Challenges" - The NATO Secretary General's Successor Generation Conference - The Plaisterers Hall - City of London - 19 Oct. 200602 Jul. 2008 description: Panel I: 21st Century Challenges For The Transatlantic Alliance (Video linked to Japan Institute of International Affairs (Tokyo)) Panellists: Dr. Espen Barth Eide, State Secretary, Royal Norwegian | Audio |
