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U.S.-Japan Mutual Defense Treaty
![A Delay Could Strengthen the U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines A Delay Could Strengthen the U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-24_13-14-46.jpg)
A Delay Could Strengthen the U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines
By Clint Richards
Plus new space-based cooperation and maritime drills. A Japan-U.S. defense links roundup.
![The Political Perils of Offshore Balancing The Political Perils of Offshore Balancing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-21_07-25-10.jpg)
The Political Perils of Offshore Balancing
By Chris Mclachlan
Moving U.S. forces out of range of Chinese threats could create more problems than it solves.
![Okay, the U.S. Is Very, Very Likely to Defend Japan, Then Okay, the U.S. Is Very, Very Likely to Defend Japan, Then](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-21_15-27-51.jpg)
Okay, the U.S. Is Very, Very Likely to Defend Japan, Then
By Jun Okumura
Don’t underestimate the importance of the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands to Japan…or the importance of Japan to the US.
![Will the U.S. Defend Japan? More of a Definite Maybe Will the U.S. Defend Japan? More of a Definite Maybe](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-19_05-42-44.jpg)
Will the U.S. Defend Japan? More of a Definite Maybe
By Paul Sracic
Recent history ought to teach us the dangers of assuming a ‘slam dunk.’
![Yes, the U.S. Really Will Defend Japan Yes, the U.S. Really Will Defend Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-05_12-06-12.jpg)
Yes, the U.S. Really Will Defend Japan
By Jun Okumura
Leaving Japan to fend for itself would be an end to the U.S.-Japanese Mutual Defense Treaty.
![Reviewing Obama’s Trip to Asia Reviewing Obama’s Trip to Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-30_05-08-53.jpg)
Reviewing Obama’s Trip to Asia
By Shannon Tiezzi
The Diplomat speaks with Dr. Jonathan Pollack, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about Obama’s goals for the trip, and the major events at each of his stops.
![The X Factors: How Third Parties Destabilize US-China Relations The X Factors: How Third Parties Destabilize US-China Relations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-13_15-00-29.jpg)
The X Factors: How Third Parties Destabilize US-China Relations
By Shannon Tiezzi
Third party actors such as the Philippines, Japan, and North Korea have the biggest potential to upset US-China ties.
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