SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 25 -- Rand issued the following commentary: * * * By Jeffrey W. Hornung A Japanese politician who played an important part in the history of U.S.-Japan relations died recently, and chances are you've never heard of him. Kaifu Toshiki was Japan's prime minister from 1989 to 1991, a critical time in U.S.-Japan relations as the world was transitioning from the Cold War to the fog that lay beyond. His administration, which became consumed by the Gulf War, carries mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint remarks on Jan. 26, 2022, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed and I just had a very productive meeting. I was particularly delighted to welcome him - Ahmed, to welcome you - to Washington and to return the hospitality that you and their highnesses the emir and the crown prince showed me in Kuwait last J more PR