All articles tagged with #pacifism
An opinion piece portrays Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, as a pacifist counterweight to President Trump’s militaristic foreign policy, urging peace and dialogue during Easter Mass amid reports of U.S. pressure on the Vatican and tensions over Catholic charities aiding migrants.
As Iran’s crisis unfolds, Trump pressures Japan’s Sanae Takaichi to back a Middle East strategy that could involve minesweepers and guarding shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, placing Japan in a tight spot between its pacifist Constitution, public war skepticism, and heavy Middle Eastern oil reliance while seeking to preserve the U.S. alliance.
Japan's commitment to post-war pacifist ideals is being challenged as the country faces new security threats from China and North Korea. The governing Liberal Democrat Party is embarking on the biggest military spending spree in decades, seeking to expand its armed forces and loosen the knots that have long tied its hands behind its back. Japan's pacifism is at the heart of the country's struggle to balance the need for defence with its desire for peace, and each move to militarise leaves Japan more divided over its pacifist ideals.