![Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosts a joint press availability with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 11, 2023. [State Department photo by Freddie Everett/ Public Domain]](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-01/01.12.2023%20Murano%20Podcast_0.jpg?h=bf6d952a&itok=gp2bxjB3)
Masashi Murano appears on the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ podcast Deep Dish on Global Affairs to discuss Japan’s largest military buildup since World War II, and what it means for the US-Japan security alliance.
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Sudanese army soldiers take part in a military in Khartoum, Sudan, on August 23, 2025. (Getty Images)