Publication
10 Mar 2011
In late 2010, the Japanese government published the "National Defence Program Guidelines," which will steer the country's defence policy over the next decade. The NDPG exhibits a mixture of continuity and change. The most notable transformation is the move from a passive to a dynamic concept of defence, which is a response to specific threats and not the changing security dynamics in the Asia-Pacific region as a whole.
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Author | Gareth Chappell |
Series | PISM Bulletins |
Issue | 242 |
Publisher | Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) |
Copyright | © 2011 Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) |