Beyond the hub-and-spoke: Japan quietly emerges as a secondary connector 90.6%
The Japan Times - By Gabriel Dominguez - 4/26/2026, 12:36 AM
Biased Writer Voice 53.2% - Framing Effect 40.4% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 38.3%
For decades, the security architecture of the Indo-Pacific has resembled a wheel: the United States as the hub, with Japan, South Korea, Australia and the Philippines as its primary spokes. That model is not disappearing, but it is undergoing a quiet upgrade. Tokyo is gradually positioning itself as a secondary connector — a strategic... more