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#206: How Japan is Redefining Defence
Asia Rising
English - May 29, 2023 05:10 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsPolitics News asia china japan la trobe university indonesia korea north korea south korea india Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Japan is forbidden by their constitution to use force as a means of settling international disputes, or maintaining military forces with the potential of war.
Japan relies heavily on the concept of defence, and how they define it has repercussions for the strategic safety of Japan and its international alliances.
Guest: Professor Alessio Patalano (Department of War Studies , Kings College London)
Recorded on 20 April 2023 in Japan on a trip funded by a grant from the Australia-Japan Foundation.