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![The Tyranny of Distance: What Trump Needs to Know About the Japan-US Alliance The Tyranny of Distance: What Trump Needs to Know About the Japan-US Alliance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-11-15-141256.jpg)
The Tyranny of Distance: What Trump Needs to Know About the Japan-US Alliance
By Takahashi Kosuke
Accusations that Japan is free-riding on U.S. security guarantees overlook the immense strategic and geographical value of U.S. military bases in Japan, including Okinawa and Yokosuka.
![China Is No International Security Free Rider China Is No International Security Free Rider](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-03_16-25-19.jpg)
China Is No International Security Free Rider
By Dingding Chen
China’s less militarist approach to international security is a good thing.
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