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Japan’s Possible Addition to AUKUS Should Be Welcomed

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Japan’s Possible Addition to AUKUS Should Be Welcomed
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L), U.S. President Joe Biden (C), and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) hold a press conference after a trilateral meeting during the AUKUS summit in San Diego, Calif., on March 13, 2023. Leon Neal/Getty Images
Grant Newsham
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Japan has wanted to join AUKUS—the three-way defense agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States—since the beginning. Saying so isn’t Japanese nature, but it appears the Americans are recommending Japan for membership—even if not as a full member.

Grant Newsham
Grant Newsham
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Grant Newsham is a retired U.S. Marine officer and a former U.S. diplomat and business executive with many years in the Asia/Pacific region. He is a senior fellow with the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies (Tokyo) and Center for Security Policy and the Yorktown Institute in Washington, D.C. He is the author of the best selling book “When China Attacks: A Warning to America.”
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