Sep 02,2019 Alternative Scenarios

Positive Scenario II

Japan hosted the G20 Osaka Summit at the end of June 2019, and the world promptly forgot about it and moved on. That is not a failure, at least by the standards of such events. When evaluating whether Japan—and by extension Prime Minister Abe—succeeded in Osaka, it is vital to be reasonable and keep in […]

Benjamin L. Self

"Belt and Road" Initiative , G20 , Osaka Summit , Osaka Track , Shinzo Abe

Jun 26,2019 Alternative Scenarios

Positive Scenario I

The upcoming G20 meeting in Osaka provides Japan with an opportunity to set a bold agenda across an array of global issues, and the dangerous temptation for host countries to pursue too many different ones. All too often the diplomatic pattern has been to generate a laundry list of micro steps that fail to add up […]

Benjamin L. Self

"Belt and Road" Initiative , Abe Shinzo , CPTPP , G20 , Osaka Summit