Middle powers in the Indo-Pacific. On Tuesday, Japan agreed to lend Vietnam some $345 million to buy six Japanese maritime patrol vessels. Japan has been passing out used coast guard vessels around Southeast Asia over the past several years, but the new ones are considered a substantial upgrade for Vietnam at a time when its […]
Daily Memo: Middle Powers and the Disempowered
Belarusians continue to protest, as Japan helps out where it can in the South China Sea.
