2023/01/27
In the past year, we have witnessed a series of astonishing changes in the international situation. Those changes began with the global spread of the omicron variants of the novel coronavirus. Then, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shook the world. Inflation caused by surges in energy and food prices and labor shortages has been rattling the fundamentals of the global economy.
Facing one crisis after another, the Japanese government held a Cabinet meeting at the end of last year to adopt three new national security and defense documents, including the National Security Strategy. As I see it, the documents show that the government correctly understands the prevailing international situation and the strategies necessary to deal with it.