Serious About the Defense of Japan: More Details, Please
Still missing in action is a well-considered plan based on a proper threat assessment, that lays out what Japan needs, and needs to do to defend itself.
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Still missing in action is a well-considered plan based on a proper threat assessment, that lays out what Japan needs, and needs to do to defend itself.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a brutal reminder that authoritarian countries may wreak violent havoc on their smaller, democratic neighbors at any time. For China, that means Taiwan. And Japan increasingly sees the potential for it to be drawn into a U.S.-China conflict over the island.
In Japan, there is a new senior-level willingness to more directly align the national interests with protecting Taiwanese security.
The National Security Strategy (NSS), which represents Japan’s basic policy on national security, is being revised for the first time in nine years.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pledged Monday to beef up Japan's alliance with the United States while strengthening the country'