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All about that base: Japan’s security policy

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Intelligence from The Economist
Episode • Dec 21, 2021 • 24m

In recent years the country has found itself in a sharply different geopolitical environment, responding by building bases and security-partner ties as never before. Our correspondent meets perhaps the last living offspring of an American slave, whose stories paint a picture of the civil-rights movement right up to today. And Thailand’s changing cannabis policy, best seen through its restaurants’ menus.

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