By Ryosuke Hanada*
JAUKUS may yet be possible. I argued in 2023 that Japan couldn’t be added to AUKUS Pillar Two because it lacked legal and regulatory alignment with Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Now, however, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election victory and planned reforms may bring about the necessary alignment. (From: The Strategist. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute.)
