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Internationalism No. 81, November 2025 Page 6 On October 20th, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) signed a coalition agreement that allowed Sanae Takaichi to be elected prime minister, the first woman to hold this position in the history of the Land of the Rising Sun. The preamble to the document emphasises the common national vision of the two parties and their desire to launch a government capable of overcoming the national crisis and realise Japan’s revival . In a situation described as the most severe and complex since 1945, autonomy is needed to support strategic stability [...] in the Far East and contribute to global security . To do so, in addition to its bilateral alliance with the US, Tokyo must assume a leading role , adopting a worldview of international politics and security grounded in realism . Rebalancing to the right for the LDP The breakdown of the coalition agree...

Internationalism No. 78-79, August-September 2025 Page 11 From the series Chronicles of the new American nationalism The tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on allies, partners and opponents of the United States have opened a phase of negotiations with the affected countries and caused reactions from some key States. The legal opposition from almost all areas of the US poses a test: whether States, courts, and Congress can influence trade policy and constrain the expansion of executive powers. Amid conflicting rulings, the tariffs have been reinstated – an outcome that, The New York Times remarks, has “left Washington, Wall Street, and much of the world trying to discern the future of US trade policy”. California’s dispute with the federal government has expanded to immigration policy and the domestic use of military force. The political, economic, and power struggle...