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The 2022 U.S. National Security Strategy explicitly targets both Russia and China. However, the Biden administration’s strategy for the maintenance of US global hegemony through the prosecution of asymmetric warfare at both ends of the Eurasian super-continent is not new.

Europe seems to be implicated in an energy crisis by its involvement in the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

China has developed unique traditions in its millennia of political and economic interaction with neighbors and partners. China’s approach is about being constructive, avoiding red lines and embracing compromise. In this view, China is a “mild” and “soft” power.

The fact that Japan has managed to keep such advantages while aging rapidly is an economic and societal success that should be recognized as part of Abe’s legacy among others.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on July 8, 2022. While the nation is still in shock and dismay, observers are beginning to assess Abe’s political legacy and how it may shadow Japan’s political future.

On June 22nd, 2022, Japan announced the 26th House of Councillors election, kicking off the campaign for the triennial election. On July 8th, former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated while giving a campaign speech for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidates in the city of N...