Ngày 4/4, 32 ngoại trưởng NATO đã tổ chức lễ kỷ niệm 75 năm ngày ký kết Hiệp ước Bắc Đại Tây Dương tại Washington (4/4/1949). Vào thời điểm đó, cuộc đối đầu với Liên Xô thể hiện thông qua việc phong tỏa Berlin và ngày nay logic đối đầu với Nga rõ ràng đã quay trở lại. Để chuẩn bị, NATO muốn giành lại quyền kiểm soát việc hỗ trợ quân sự trực tiếp cho Ukraine.
Tổng Thư ký Jens Stoltenberg phát biểu trước cuộc họp các Bộ trưởng Ngoại giao NATO tại Brussels, ngày 3/4.Tiếp tục đọc “75 năm NATO”→
World Depends on ‘Indispensable’ U.S. Leadership, Japanese PM Tells U.S. CongressJapanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio stressed the global importance (Nikkei) of U.S. leadership and Japan’s increased commitment to helping bear the burden of upholding a rules-based international order in an address to Congress yesterday. The United States is “indispensable,” Kishida said, adding that Japan is fully committed to upholding the same values and thus has transformed from a “reticent ally” to a “strong, committed” one in recent years.
Kishida’s address to Congress was the first (Bloomberg) by a Japanese leader since 2015 and occurred during a visit where the two nations also held a first-of-its-kind trilateral summit with the Philippines. A joint statement issued after the summit called (Nikkei) the three countries “equal partners and trusted friends,” and pledged to advance a vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region with more such meetings “for decades to come.”
The center-left Democratic Party added to its legislative majority after the recent parliamentary election, which would deal a blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s domestic reform agenda and possibly his efforts to improve ties with Japan.
Lee Jae-myung (middle), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, stands with supporters at a campaign rally in Seoul, South Korea on April 9, 2024. Kim Soo-hyeon/Reuters
What are the major takeaways from the National Assembly elections in South Korea?
South Koreans went to the polls on April 10 to elect every member of the unicameral National Assembly. To the chagrin of President Yoon Suk Yeol, his conservative People Power Party (PPP) did not secure a majority. PPP lost six seats from 114 to 108 and DPP and allies gained thirty seats from 157 to 187.