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IINA: OSCE Support for Ukraine ― Implications for the Debate about Support in Japan

Japan hosted the G7 Summit in May 2023 and realized a visit to Japan by President Zelenskyy and the provision of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine. Furthermore, in September the same year Foreign Minister Hayashi visited Ukraine when the G20 Summit was taking place, confirmed the creation of a bilateral document based on the Joint Declaration of the G7 and provided reconstruction materials.

By Takuma Matsu, Research Fellow, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

IINA: Have China’s Mine Countermeasures Capabilities Eclipsed Those of Japan and the United States?

Among the vessels participating in Exercise Maritime Cooperation, the April 2023 joint drill between the Chinese and Singaporean militaries off the coast of Singapore, were the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)’s mine-hunting ship (MHS) Chibi and guided-missile frigate Yulin. Maritime security experts generally saw the joint exercise, conducted since 2021, as promoting mutual understanding and friendship between the two countries’ navies.

By Yasuhiro Kawakami, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Security Studies Program, Sasakawa Peace Foundation