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A US infantryman releases a Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system for a test flight at Fort Irwin in California on October 25, 2025. (US Army)
Japan
Japan
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference on November 11, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Kiyoshi Ota via Getty Images)
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference a day after Japan's lower house election on October 28, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Kim Kyung-Hoon via Getty Images)
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Former president Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally on October 15, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)
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Japan's new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, arrives at the prime minister's official residence on October 1, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Tomohiro Ohsumi via Getty Images)
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India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Japanese counterpart Minoru Kihara leave after the guard of honour ceremony in New Delhi on August 20, 2024. (Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images)
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The newly elected leader and sitting chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Shigeru Ishiba, speaks at a press conference following his election on September 27, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool/Getty Images)
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US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrive for their meeting during the Quad Leaders Summit in Tokyo on May 24, 2022. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
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US and Japanese flags are seen on the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2024. (Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images)
Experts
William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
H.R. McMaster
Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair
Mark Siegel
Adjunct Fellow
Paul Sracic
Adjunct Fellow
