As Japan heads toward the 2025 Upper House elections, the stakes are far greater than the mere contestation of seats as they touch the core of Japan’s constitutional democracy. The outcome will not only determine the legislative strength of the ruling LDP-Komeito coalition but also signal the public’s confidence in a government grappling with i
his approval rating has been
Ishibais heading towards a tough political terrain as his approval rating has been steadily plummeting partly by public frustration over inflation and price rise. However, Ishiba can take a breather from the fact that the LDP has led Japan almost continuously since 1955. Ishiba is also aware that the country’s opposition parties are too divided t
of the Czechs’ responsibility
In addition, the Czech head of state has used appearances at international forums to convey his narrative of the Czechs’ responsibility, along with the rest of NATO, to take more responsibility for their own defense. Opening the 2025 Globsec conference in Prague on June 12, 2025, Pavel remarked that “we need to ensure that we’ll be capable of
The combination of the return
Furthermore, the government and the citizenry writ large have overwhelmingly welcomed the influx of displaced persons, effectively and promptly assimilating them into Czech society. The combination of the return to power in Washington in January 2025 of a Ukraine-skeptic administration and the increasing uncertainties surrounding an equitable—fro
there is general agreement
Czech President Petr Pavel, in a statement to the press on May 15, 2025, complimented the leaders of the country’s main political parties for their consensus on the core foundations of Prague’s current security posture. According to Pavel, “there is general agreement that at the present time Czech membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organ