Proposed defense partnership cause of offense
China DailyThe protracted conflict between Russia and Ukraine has generated prevailing fear in Europe of either the hostilities spiraling out of control, or Russia expanding its "special military operation" to other European countries should it gain the upper hand on the battlefield in Ukraine. Given this severe geopolitical climate to European eyes, the EU seeking security and defense industry partnerships with Japan and the Republic of Korea would seem to be a matter of course. From this viewpoint, since intra-NATO resources have largely been mobilized, it is only natural Brussels should look to "like-minded" allies and partners such as Japan and the ROK to bolster the EU's security confidence. Citing "the most severe and complex security environment since World War II", Tokyo is trying everything possible to break the constraints of its "peace Constitution" and boost its military capabilities. It is proactively tightening defense cooperation with the Philippines along with the US and US allies, and proceeding with a joint military technology development project under the framework of AUKUS, the US' "Indo-Pacific" security mechanism with Australia and the UK.
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