Defending a Country that Doesn't Exist with a Military that Isn't Allowed
"The world is in conflict in 2024, and the potential for more conflict in the Indo-Pacific looms. It is at times like these that the United States should remember it has allies, and in the next three or more years, Japan will be the most important one."
Read more from Steven F. Jackson, a fellow with the China Environment Forum at the Wilson Center.
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Former Professor of Political Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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