When shield becomes spear: Is Japan closing off its security options?

PM Kishida has taken a strong stand in response to an increasingly hostile security environment. Yet Japan’s more muscular defence policy could paradoxically make it more vulnerable.

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January 26, 2023

PM Kishida has taken a strong stand in response to an increasingly hostile security environment. Yet Japan’s more muscular defence policy could paradoxically make it more vulnerable.

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