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Rearming the Rimlands: Germany and Japan in a New Strategic Age
What is the central argument of “Rearming the Rimlands”, and why does it matter for European defence and dual-use markets?
Rearming the Rimlands: Germany and Japan in a New Strategic Age: The post-2022 global security landscape. Defence-finance analysis; 5-page sourced DFM PDF repo…
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The post-2022 global security landscape has accelerated a profound strategic shift in both Europe and the Indo-Pacific, compelling a reassessment of the historical constraints placed on Germany and Japan after 1945. These two states, once defeated powers subject to externally imposed limits on rearmament and strategic autonomy, are now re-emerging as central actors in their respective theatres.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s assertiveness in East Asia have dismantled long-held assumptions about peace, security, and burden-sharing within Western alliances. What was once inconceivable – a politically accepted and even encouraged German rearmament – has become reality in Europe.
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Rearming the Rimlands: Germany and Japan in a New Strategic Age
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What is Rearming the Rimlands: Germany and Japan in a New Strategic Age?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s assertiveness in East Asia have dismantled long-held assumptions about peace, security, and burden-sharing within Western alliances.
Why does Rearming the Rimlands: Germany and Japan in a New Strategic Age matter for European defence?
What was once inconceivable – a politically accepted and even encouraged German rearmament – has become reality in Europe.
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