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What Japan's Massive Defense Investment Means for the World

What Japan's Massive Defense Investment Means for the World

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BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT: Japan’s new security strategy is bringing unprecedented change to its military policy and is introducing a new dynamic for global collective defense

THE BIG QUESTIONS: What are the implementation concerns and how could this investment in defense impact escalating tensions over Taiwan, particularly in the Okinawa Islands?

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