Mike Burke is a fellow at the Institute of Liberal Values, a lecturer at Meiji University and the former Public Policy Lead at Counterweight.
With the US disengaged and China coercive, only Tokyo is in a position to preserve regional peace


The Japanese Rising Sun flag flies on a ship inside the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force naval base on April 8, 2025. © Reuters
Mike Burke is a fellow at the Institute of Liberal Values, a lecturer at Meiji University and the former Public Policy Lead at Counterweight.