Japan’s push to double defense spending ties directly back to Ukraine

Japan’s push to double defense spending ties directly back to Ukraine
Japan’s push to double defense spending ties directly back to Ukraine

“What this document says is, we have to anticipate this (Ukraine) emergency. Don’t wait till it’s upon us,” said Rikki Kersten, honorary professor at the Australian National University.

Japan Struggles To Make ‘Long Overdue’ Increase In Defense Budget

WASHINGTON: Japan is the proverbial linchpin of US strategy in East Asia. But linchpins sometimes break. As the US struggles to afford a “pivot” to the Pacific, its most important ally in the theater is undergoing a slow and painful shift of its own. The new prime minister, Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party…