However, the international community does not have such enforcement mechanisms in place. This is because governments and government agencies such as the police, the military, the courts, and others would restrain and punish such actors in accordance with the law. Within a country, even powerful individuals and groups are not allowed to engage in actions that violate laws and rules. Under these circumstances, a powerful actor could do almost anything they want, especially to a weaker actor. What is the international order that is based upon rules? The international community lacks a central government. We need to recognize how undesirable this would be and must confront Russia’s outrageous action in order to preserve the rules-based international order. If this were to happen, the world runs the risk of returning to a situation akin to the 19th-century style power struggles in which power is the only tool available to counter that of other countries and protect one’s own country. If the international community tacitly approves of this kind of action by a major power against a smaller nation through silence, this will damage the very foundation of the rules-based international order that has served as the basis of global peace for the past several decades. We are now witnessing a Russian war of aggression for which there is no excuse. Vice President, The Japan Forum on International Relations 141: “Protect the Rules-Based Order against Russian Aggression” *This issue contains two commentaries on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine written by the same author. The Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc.Ģ-17-12-1301, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0052 ![]() To customize your subscription, or unsubscribe, please refer to: Please send your comments and/or questions to: No.138 “Discussions on strategic stability among the U.S., China, and Russia”īy SASAJIMA Masahiko, Professor, Atomi University No.139 “The importance of the G7 and Japan’s role in a multipolar era”īy WATANABE Mayu, President, the Japan Forum on International Relations No.141 “Protect the Rules-Based Order against Russian Aggression”īy ITO Kenichi, former president of the Japan Forum on International Relations No.142 “Learn from the Determination of the Ukrainians”īy KAMIYA Matake, Vice President, the Japan Forum on International Relations / Professor, National Defense Academy of Japan I prefer to call this perspective Eurasian diplomacy.”…įor the full texts of this article, please refer to:įor more views and opinions in the back number of “JFIR Commentary,” the latest of which are as follows, please refer to: “I believe that amid the sweeping changes in international relations resulting from the end of the Cold War, the foreign policy of our nation has come to an important period in which we must significantly push to enlarge the horizon of our foreign policy toward the Asia-Pacific region as we forge a new diplomatic perspective. On July 24, 1997, then-Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto delivered the following speech at a roundtable meeting of the Keizai Doyukai (the Japan Association of Corporate Executives). No.143: “Japan’s Choice for ‘Eurasian Diplomacy'”ĭistinguished Research Fellow/ Director of Strategy and Policy, The Japan Forum on International Relations The view expressed herein is the author’s own and should not be attributed to JFIR. ![]() ![]() “JFIR COMMENTARY” presents views of members and/or friends of JFIR on Japan’s foreign policy and other related international affairs. If you wish to unsubscribe, please enter your email address in the “unsubscribe” box at the following link: It will provide the global audience with our news on “JFIR COMMENTARY” and “JFIR UPDATES.” “The Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR) E-Letter” is delivered electronically bimonthly, free of charge, to readers in the world interested in Japanese thinking on Japan’s foreign policy and other related international affairs by the Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR), private, non-profit, independent and non-partisan foreign policy think tank in Japan. The Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR) E-Letter
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