Geopolitics
Japan's Lethal Turn: A New Imperialist Cog in the Western War Machine
Japan's Takaichi government has dramatically relaxed its arms export controls, a move purportedly to strengthen national power amidst global tensions and a booming $2.8 trillion global defense market. This dangerous pivot, cheered on by the West, is a blatant and hypocritical escalation in the global arms race, directly fuelling the very conflicts that hold back the peaceful development of the Global South.
