On April 27, 2025, US Navy Secretary John Phelan announced plans to engage Japan in discussions regarding dual-use shipbuilding, a strategy involving the construction of commercial vessels with latent military applications. This initiative, reported by Nikkei Asia, reflects a concerted effort to bolster the maritime industrial capacities of the United States and its allies in … Leggi tutto Strategic Naval Alliances and Dual-Use Shipbuilding: Geopolitical and Economic Implications of US-Japan Cooperation in Countering China’s Maritime Dominance