All about that base: Japan’s security policy
In recent years the country has found itself in a sharply different geopolitical environment, responding by building bases and security-partner ties as never before. Our correspondent meets perhaps the last living offspring of an American slave, whose ...
December 21, 2021
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<p>In recent years the country has found itself in a sharply different geopolitical environment, responding by building bases and security-partner ties <a href="https://www.economist.com/special-report/2021/12/07/why-japan-needs-more-forceful-defence?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">as never before</a>. Our correspondent meets perhaps the last living offspring of an American slave, whose stories <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/12/04/a-racial-history-lesson-from-the-son-of-a-slave?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">paint a picture</a> of the civil-rights movement right up to today. And Thailand’s changing cannabis policy, best seen through its restaurants’ menus.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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