Non-resident fellow Dr John Lee writes in the Nikkei Asian Review about Japan's potential to act as a central guarantor of security in the Indo-Pacific. He writes that Japan is already filling some of the vacuum created by the perception of inconsistent and unclear U.S. policies in the region.
27 February 2019
Japan can help fill a security gap in Southeast Asia
26 February 2019 in Nikkei Asian Review
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Dr John Lee
Senior FellowHudson Institute