Japan Rearmed, With Sheila Smith

<p>Sheila Smith, the John E. Merow senior fellow for Asia-Pacific studies at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the reasoning behind Japan’s new defense strategy and the Japanese government’s decision to double defense spending.</p> <p> </p> <p>Mentioned on the Podcast</p> <p> </p> <p>“<a href='https://www.mod.go.jp/j/approach/agenda/guideline/strategy/pdf/strategy_en.pdf'>National Defense Strategy of Japan</a> [PDF],” Ministry of Defense of Japan</p> <p> </p> <p>“<a href='https://www.cas.go.jp/jp/siryou/221216anzenhoshou/nss-e.pdf'>National Security Strategy of Japan</a> [PDF],” Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan</p> <p> </p> <p>“<a href='https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex'>SIPRI Military Expenditure Database</a>,” SIPRI.org</p> <p> </p> <p>Sheila Smith, “<a href='https://www.cfr.org/blog/financing-japans-defense-leap'>Financing Japan’s Defense Leap</a>,” CFR.org</p> <p> </p> <p>Sheila Smith, “<a href='https://www.cfr.org/article/how-japan-doubling-down-its-military-power'>How Japan Is Doubling Down on Its Military Power</a>,” CFR.org</p> <p> </p> <p>Sheila Smith, <a href='https://www.cfr.org/book/japan-rearmed'>Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power</a></p> <p> </p> <p>For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: <a href='https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/japan-rearmed-sheila-smith'> https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/japan-rearmed-sheila-smith</a></p>