Abstract Over the last decade, the international relations field witnessed a surge in literature dealing with the concept of identity, a trend that is likely…
Country or Region: Japan
Abstract This article attempts to measure and define the level of “securitization” of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Japanese national politics by analyzing both the…
Summary In recent years, the U.S.–Japan alliance has marked several anniversaries, including 40 years since the 1969 decision on the reversion of Okinawa. These occasions…
Summary Japan is the third-largest economy in the world and a key ally of the United States. Yet the determinants of Japanese security policy are…
Abstract Japan’s long-standing alliance with the US is the key feature of its defence and security policy. However, China’s rise and impact on shaping the…
Abstract It would be difficult to overstate the geostrategic and economic importance of Southeast Asia’s maritime domains. The sea lanes of communication (SLOCs) that criss-cross…
Abstract In this article, I argue that NATO and Japan, from a parallel anti-Soviet Cold War position through common links with the United States, have…
Abstract As the weakest of the major powers in Asia, India is understandably the least consequential for the ordering of Southeast Asian security. Nevertheless, India’s…
Abstract This article examines the role of the United States in Japan’s foreign aid policy. The Japanese government often alters its course of action under…
Abstract Why did Japan propose the creation of the Asian Monetary Fund (AMF) that intentionally excluded the United States from membership in the middle of…
Abstract Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has highlighted Japan’s commitment to Southeast Asia since his inauguration for his second term as Prime Minister in December 2012.…
Abstract Theories of international relations commonly rely upon strong assumptions about state preferences, or derive them from ancillary theories that themselves make strong assumptions about…
Summary This important book analyzes nuclear weapon and energy policies in Asia, a region at risk for high-stakes military competition, conflict, and terrorism. The contributors…
Abstract Prime Minister Abe’s 2015 security reforms unleashed a fierce debate whether Japan is now “normal.” Yet, comparing four important defense policy areas to seven…
Abstract Recently, the nature of the presence of the US in the Asia-Pacific has undergone significant changes. At least three developments—the rise of an economically…
