The U.S. - Japanese Relationship. Where Is It Going?

Toward a Healthier U.S.-Japanese Alliance -- War Is Boring

Doug Bandow at The Cato Institute has an article up at The National Interest Online called “Japan Can Defend Itself.” It’s what you would expect from the libertarian Cato Institute and has been one of their favorite drums to bang in the post-Cold War world: regional allies need to do more, so the U.S. can scale back and avoid spending money and getting roped into things.

The article is well worth reading. Bandow believes that Japan should become militarily self-sufficient, and in doing so would achieve the equality that the ruling Democratic Party of Japan said it wants Japan to have in the U.S.-Japan alliance.

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