Restoring the Balance of Power
Posted on | December 10, 2004 |
As tensions continue to grow between the West and N.Korea/China, can Japan take the initiative in restoring some stability to the region?
Japan has revised its defence policy to allow for a greater role in global military co-operation.The new guidelines, the first for nine years, re-state Japan’s constitutional pledge never to threaten other nations.
But the changes also ease some of the restrictions on Japan’s military, allowing it to collaborate with the US in areas of missile defence.
The report singles out North Korea as a particular area of regional concern, along with China’s military build-up.
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