Unpacking the complicated US-Japan relationship with Ambassador Rahm Emanuel

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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International Relations, Government, Foreign Policy, Gzero World, News Commentary, Trump, News, Global Economy, Geopolitics, Politics, Ian Bremmer

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🗓️ 9 December 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Ian Bremmer is in Tokyo, Japan, to check in on America’s “pivot to Asia.” How’s that going? Given that neither Ukraine nor Israel is located in the Asia Pacific, it is not so great! In 2011, then-President Obama announced on a trip to Australia that US foreign policy would be shifting its focus away from costly wars in the Middle East and towards strengthening partnerships in the Asia-Pacific to curb a rising China. Twelve years later, we’re still pivoting. But if we ever do get there, we will have to take Japan, one of our closest regional allies, along with us. To talk about US-Japan relations, as well as a whole host of sticky policy issues, foreign and domestic, Ian is joined by US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel. Ian will also get his take on the Israel-Hamas war and the fighting in Ukraine.

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0:00.0	Japan is a crucial ally. Number one foreign investor in the United States for the last four years,
0:05.7	Japan. Number one foreign investor in Japan for the last four years is the United States of America.
0:12.1	Hello and welcome to GZero World. I'm Ian Bremmer, and today I'm coming to you live from Tokyo,
0:18.1	Japan to check in on America's pivot to Asia. How's that going? Given that
0:22.7	neither Ukraine or Israel are located in the Asia Pacific last I checked, I'd say not so great.
0:29.8	In 2011, then President Obama announced on a trip to Australia that U.S. foreign policy would be
0:35.3	shifting its focus away from costly wars in the Middle East
0:38.4	and towards strengthening partnerships in the Asia Pacific in order to curb a rising China.
0:43.7	Twelve years later, and we're still pivoting.
0:46.4	But if we ever do get there, we're going to have to make sure to take Japan our closest regional ally along with us.
0:52.7	To talk about U.S.-Japan relations as well as a whole
0:55.6	host of sticky policy issues around the world, I'm joined by U.S. ambassador to Japan, Ram Emanuel.
1:01.8	Yes, that, Rahm Emanuel. Let's get to it.
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1:54.8	Rahm Emanuel.
1:56.0	Really good to see you.
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