Statesman and Defender: Shinzo Abe Will Be Missed.
Shinzo Abe had a strategic vision for Japan, recognizing that it could no longer sit quietly, writing the occasional check, while events unfolded around it.
We would like to share the commentary in The Japan Forward, July 9, 2022, by Mr. Grant Newsham, a retired United States Marine Officer, and a former U.S. diplomat with many years’ experience in Japan. He is a Senior Fellow with both the Center for Security Policy and the Yorktown Institute in the United States, and a Senior Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies in Japan.