Abstract In the past, terrorists have tended to eschew acts of extreme violence for fear of alienating those whom they wish to persuade and attract…
Country or Region: Japan
Abstract Our assumptions about the nature and conduct of contemporary international politics deeply impact how we view maritime disputes plaguing the East and South China…
Abstract After much deliberation, Kōmeitō, the junior partner in the second Abe Cabinet, supported the Cabinet Decision on the reinterpretation of the Japanese Constitution, which…
Abstract Since its establishment, the Group of Twenty (G20) has undergone three phases of institutional transition: from an informal forum among finance ministers and governors…
Abstract When Kim Dae-jung and Koizumi Junichiro visited Pyongyang in 2000 and 2002, their visits facilitated a perception shift toward North Korea in South Korea…
Abstract The Group of Twenty (G20) has been evolving as a widely recognized, yet controversial, power center of the global economy. While this self-selected club…
Abstract This article joins the debate on the territorial dispute between South Korea and Japan over the Dokdo/Takeshima islets. The extant literature tends to attribute…
Abstract President Obama’s stewardship of US foreign policy is continuing his predecessors’ success in maintaining regional stability and the US pre-eminence in the region. Obama…
Summary The relationship between established powers and emerging powers is one of the most important topics in world politics. Nevertheless, few studies have investigated how…
Abstract The Post-Cold War period has witnessed Japan’s gradual move from a pacifist security posture. Behind this, the emergence of Japanese neo-conservatism (JNC) is important.…
Abstract This article analyses how diverse stances toward nuclear energy were produced and reproduced among Japanese labour unions from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s, and…
Abstract Since the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) came into force almost 40 years ago, only four states have acquired nuclear weapons. What accounts for such…
Abstract To an observer, Japan’s approach to nuclear weapons can appear confused and contradictory. The only country to have been attacked with nuclear weapons is…
Abstract This article analyses Japan-China maritime relations with reference to economic, geopolitical and identity-politics factors, seeking to account for the shift from the high-point of…
Abstract The author reviews recent foreign policy achievements of the U.S. government. Relations with PRC and USSR are seen as having set the stage for…
