The democratic deficit of collective self-defence in Japan

The manner in which Shinzo Abe鈥檚 cabinet has reinterpreted the pacifist clause of Japan鈥檚 constitution invokes unsettling shadows from former, darker days, writes RIKKI KERSTEN. When Abe Shinzo鈥檚 cabinet decided on 1 July 2014 to revise the interpretation of the pacifist clause of Japan鈥檚 constitution, commentators in Japan and around the world took notice. Those […]

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