The signing of the “Mogami Memorandum” aboard the JS Kumano frigate docked in Melbourne on April 18, 2026, marks a pivotal geopolitical moment, one that signals a tectonic shift in the Indo-Pacific security architecture. Japan has, in effect, shed the constraints of its post-World War II pacifism to emerge as a major global exporter of […]
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