{"id":40115,"date":"2025-06-30T12:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/?p=40115"},"modified":"2025-07-03T17:22:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:22:36","slug":"historic-times-historic-absence-japans-prime-minister-misses-nato-summit-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/historic-times-historic-absence-japans-prime-minister-misses-nato-summit-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Times, Historic Absence: Japan\u2019s Prime Minister Misses NATO Summit for First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40115\" class=\"elementor elementor-40115\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a484430 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a484430\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67ce878b\" data-id=\"67ce878b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-673c6bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"673c6bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f4f5f53\" data-id=\"7f4f5f53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ecf07f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ecf07f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is happening?<\/h2><p>One of the biggest events in the last week of June, at least for those interested in security and geopolitics, was the <strong>NATO Summit in The Hague <\/strong>(June 24-25). Although like-minded democracies are facing their most challenging period since the end of the Cold War, and the summit was described as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/news_236516.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historic<\/a>,\u201d much was missing compared to previous years.<\/p><p>The Allies\u2019 main objective was to agree on 5% of GDP for defense spending, with everything else seemingly pushed aside. <strong>The Hague Summit <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/official_texts_236705.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Declaration<\/strong><\/a> consists of just five paragraphs and focuses strictly on the Euro-Atlantic region. In contrast, the previous <strong>Washington Summit <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/official_texts_227678.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Declaration<\/strong><\/a> had 38 paragraphs and addressed, among other issues, China, the Indo-Pacific, and Asia-Pacific partners \u2014 notably the IP4 (South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia), whose leaders were <strong>all absent<\/strong> this year, including Japanese Prime Minister <strong>Shigeru Ishiba<\/strong>, who had more than one reason not to attend.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2>What is the broader picture?<\/h2><p>Originally, it had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/japan-prime-minister-ishiba-skip-nato-summit-source-says-2025-06-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that Ishiba would attend the to &#8220;reaffirm with NATO allies and others the recognition that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific is inseparable.&#8221; However, just three days later, on June 23, Ishiba\u2019s trip was canceled, marking <strong>the first time a Japanese leader has been absent since 2022<\/strong>, when the IP4 countries were collectively invited to participate more actively in NATO summits. The Japanese Foreign Ministry explained that <strong>&#8220;various circumstances&#8221;<\/strong> had led to the cancellation, and that Foreign Minister <strong>Takeshi Iwaya<\/strong> would travel to the Netherlands instead.<\/p><p>One of those \u201ccircumstances\u201d is likely the shift in U.S. foreign policy. While the administration of former President <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong> promoted the idea of an interconnection between Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific security, the <strong>Trump administration<\/strong> favors a more <strong>regional approach<\/strong>. The absence of IP4 leaders may therefore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/japan-prime-minister-ishiba-skip-nato-summit-source-says-2025-06-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signal<\/a> a <strong>symbolic weakening<\/strong> of the previously emphasized strategic linkage between security in Europe and the Indo-Pacific.<\/p><p>Additionally, several sources have indicated that Ishiba canceled the trip because he was unable to secure a one-on-one meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. During his first presidency, Trump had a notably <strong>warm personal rapport<\/strong> with then-Prime Minister <strong>Shinzo Abe<\/strong>, setting a high bar for Ishiba, whose efforts to build a relationship with Trump have been under scrutiny. For example, the fact that Ishiba\u2019s first post-election phone call with Trump lasted only five minutes was enough to raise concerns about personal dynamics or potential language barriers. However, their in-person meeting in February was <a href=\"https:\/\/english.kyodonews.net\/news\/2025\/02\/6a11586ad795-ishiba-trump-to-affirm-solid-japan-us-alliance-economic-ties.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">considered<\/a> a success, and Ishiba likely did not want to jeopardize that media win with failure to secure one-on-one meeting with Trump in The Hague.<\/p><p>Another contributing factor to Ishiba\u2019s absence is thought to be the recent <strong>strain in US-Japan relations over defense spending<\/strong>. In 2022, Japan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nippon.com\/en\/japan-data\/h02457\/japan-targets-2-defense-spending.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">committed<\/a> to <strong>doubling its defense budget<\/strong> from 1% to 2% of GDP by 2027. Secretary of State <strong>Marco Rubio<\/strong> and Secretary of Defense <strong>Pete Hegseth<\/strong> were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/53f646e7-b4e7-4bf4-8d5d-7142b4460080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supposed<\/a> to meet with their Japanese counterparts, Foreign Minister <strong>Takeshi Iwaya<\/strong> and Defense Minister <strong>Gen Nakatani<\/strong>, in Washington on July 1 for the <strong>annual 2+2 security talks<\/strong>. One agenda item was to be the U.S. request for Japan to raise its defense spending to <strong>3% of GDP<\/strong>. However, Tokyo canceled the meeting after <strong>Elbridge Colby<\/strong>, the third-most senior official at the Pentagon, reportedly requested an <strong>increase to 3.5%<\/strong>, and the Japanese newspaper Nikkei published an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOGN210C50R20C25A6000000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> stating that the U.S. might ask its Asian allies, including Japan, to spend as much as <strong>5% of GDP<\/strong>. These claims reportedly sparked anger in Tokyo.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2>Why does it matter?<\/h2><p>Yet another reason behind Ishiba\u2019s decision to skip the summit may connect all of the above &#8220;circumstances&#8221; \u2013 namely <strong>elections<\/strong>. Just before the &#8220;historic&#8221; NATO summit, Ishiba\u2019s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/election\/20250623-265444\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historic defeat<\/a>&#8221; in the <strong>2025 Tokyo prefectural election<\/strong> on June 22. The LDP\u2019s share in the Tokyo assembly fell to a record low of 21 seats (down from 30) out of 127. Although the LDP maintained a combined majority with the Komeito and Tomin First parties, the results are expected to influence strategies for the upcoming Upper House elections on July 20. Under such conditions, an unsuccessful appearance at the NATO summit, or an unpredictable outcome of the 2+2 security talks, especially amid <strong>ongoing tariff negotiations<\/strong> with the U.S., could have destabilized Ishiba\u2019s already fragile minority coalition. Given the summit\u2019s predominantly Euro-Atlantic focus, Ishiba likely did not have huge concerns about missing out. Domestic worries are apparently far more pressing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is happening? One of the biggest events in the last week of June, at least for those interested in security and geopolitics, was the NATO Summit in The Hague (June 24-25). 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