FOIP at 10: Bridging the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East
Key takeaways
- Adapting to a changing world, Japan deepens cooperation on security, supply chains, and sustainable development between the two regions.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the State of Qatar.
- Today, in response to the changes and new challenges of the past decade, Japan will strategically evolve FOIP.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Adapting to a changing world, Japan deepens cooperation on security, supply chains, and sustainable development between the two regions.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the State of Qatar.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo An LNG tanker passes through the Singapore Strait, a vital chokepoint connecting the Middle East’s energy exports with Indo-Pacific markets. [Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images]The world is now in the middle of the most significant structural change since the end of the second world war. Amid shifts in the balance of power and the intensification of conflicts and confrontations, the free and open international order based on the rule of law faces serious challenges across the international community, including the Indo-Pacific. At the same time, the presence of the Global South is growing, and it is playing a larger role in international affairs.