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October 28, 2021

Diplomacy and International Institutions
Rome Hosts G20 Leaders, Japanese Citizens Vote, and More

The Group of Twenty (G20) holds a pivotal summit in Rome, Japanese citizens head to the polls for parliamentary elections, and the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26) begins in Glasgow.

Podcast A person holds inflatable Earth as climate activists including Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future stage a protest demanding more action whilst G20 climate and environment ministers hold a meeting in Naples, Italy, July 22, 2021.

July 22, 2021

Japan
Japan’s Population Problem

The United States’ alliance with Japan is the centerpiece of U.S. security in Asia, but new demographic challenges from within Japan raise concerns about the future of the region.

Podcast Elder Japanese women on Japan's 'Respect for the Aged Day' at Tokyo's Sugamo district

June 29, 2021

Transition 2021
TPI Replay: Can Biden Repair America’s Alliances?

Host James M. Lindsay sits down with CFR’s Senior Fellow for Europe, Matthias Matthijs, and Senior Fellow for Japan studies, Sheila A. Smith, to assess the prospects for repairing America’s relations…

Podcast US President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) talk at a memorial for the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States after a summit June 14, 2021, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.

November 17, 2020

Transition 2021
Transition 2021: Can Biden Repair America’s Alliances?

In this special Transition 2021 series of The President’s Inbox, James M. Lindsay sits down each week with experts to discuss the challenges facing the incoming Biden administration. This week, CFR’s…

Podcast U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrives for a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels March 10, 2009.

September 1, 2020

Japan
Shinzo Abe’s Resignation, With Sheila A. Smith

Sheila A. Smith, senior fellow for Japan studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the consequences of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to step down. Smith most recently authored…

Podcast Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan.