Japan’s defence policy faces a critical juncture

Author: Kristi Govella, German Marshall Fund 2022 was expected to be a defining year for Japanese security policy even before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Public debates and internal negotiations have been ongoing for months over the country’s forthcoming National Security Strategy, National Defence Program Guidelines and Medium-Term Defence Force Program. But the Ukraine war […] The post Japan’s defence policy faces a critical juncture first appeared on East Asia Forum.

Japan’s defence policy faces a critical juncture
Author: Kristi Govella, German Marshall Fund 2022 was expected to be a defining year for Japanese security policy even before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Public debates and internal negotiations have been ongoing for months over the country’s forthcoming National Security Strategy, National Defence Program Guidelines and Medium-Term Defence Force Program. But the Ukraine war […] The post Japan’s defence policy faces a critical juncture first appeared on East Asia Forum.