The BGA Japan team, led by Managing Director Kiyoaki Aburaki, prepared an update for clients on Japan’s recent Cabinet reshuffle. Context Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unveiled her second Cabinet September 17 following her first reshuffle since taking office in October 2025. This followed changes to the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership September 16. LDP executives serve one-year terms, and in recent years, Cabinet reshuffles have often coincided with the expiration of these terms. … Continue Reading
BGA Senior Adviser Amb. Ajay Bisaria argues that the G7 has already evolved into a de facto D10, with India, Australia and Korea now central to the world’s leading democratic coalition. He explores why formally recognizing this shift could strengthen democratic cooperation and elevate India’s role in a rapidly changing multipolar order.
(September 11, 2026)
BGA Senior Adviser Amb. Scot Marciel argues that Myanmar’s military government is using renewed diplomacy to bolster its legitimacy, but lingering sanctions and skepticism from Western governments will continue to constrain its reintegration.
(September 10, 2026)
Ray Powell and Jim Carouso speak with David Capie, director of the Center for Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, on shifting Pacific attitudes toward the United States and…
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Kiyoaki Aburaki
