WASHINGTON -- Increasing Japan's offensive capabilities would help Tokyo contribute more to peace and deterrence in the Asia-Pacific region, a top expert at the Washington-based Hudson Institute tells Nikkei.
"I'm not calling for an offensive Self-Defense Force. I'm calling for one that has adjusted the deterrent level to meet the deteriorating security environment," Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific security chair at the conservative think tank, said in a recent interview that comes as Japan prepares to revise its national security strategy.
