"Japan Defence & Security Report Q1 2014" Published
Almost a year into his second (and much more successful) stint as prime minister, Shinzo Abe is charting a clear course for Japanese defence. He has increased the budget twice in succession, ending a decade of declines, and he is overseeing investment in new capabilities, such as a marine force capable of capturing remote islands. However, at the same time Abe has not overreached. Defence budget increases, though symbolically important, have been modest, and Japan's new marine unit will be...
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