Defending a Country that Doesn't Exist with a Military that Isn't Allowed
"The world is in conflict in 2024, and the potential for more conflict in the Indo-Pacific looms. It is at times like these that the United States should remember it has allies, and in the next three or more years, Japan will be the most important one."
Read more from Steven F. Jackson, a fellow with the China Environment Forum at the Wilson Center.
About the Author
Steven Jackson
Former Professor of Political Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indo-Pacific Program
The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region. Read more
China Environment Forum
Since 1997, the China Environment Forum's mission has been to forge US-China cooperation on energy, environment, and sustainable development challenges. We play a unique nonpartisan role in creating multi-stakeholder dialogues around these issues. Read more
