Summary This book traces the development of Taiwan’s relations with its diplomatic partners and its policy towards the political opponents of its political opponent –…
Country or Region: Japan
Summary Barack Obama’s “rebalancing” or “pivot” strategy, intended to demonstrate continued US commitment to the Asia-Pacific region in a variety of military, economic, and diplomatic…
Summary This book provides a comparative assessment of the material and ideational contributions of five countries to the regional architecture of post-Cold War Asia. In…
Summary Security and Conflict in East Asia provides a timely and thorough analysis of the sources and implications of conflict on the Korean peninsula, China and…
Abstract In July 2014, Australia’s new Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, and his Japanese counterpart, Shinzō Abe, elevated the status of bilateral ties to a ‘special…
Abstract This article discusses how Japan and Australia could contribute to a liberal and inclusive order in the Asia-Pacific region. Critics argue that closer ties…
Summary The end of the Cold War and the bipolar era constituted a significant change in Germany’s and Japan’s foreign policy settings, granting both countries…
Summary Regional cooperation and integration have emerged as key issues for East Asia following the financial crisis. This book explores these issues, and examines the…
Abstract This article examines the causal associations between domestic Japan’s socio-psychological indices and people’s perceptions toward territorial disputes with China and South Korea. The triangulation…
Summary Decades after the end of the World War II East Asia continues to struggle with lingering animosities and unresolved historical grievances in domestic, bilateral…
Abstract On July 1, 2014, Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s cabinet commenced a historic transformation of post-war Japan’s security policy by overturning previous interpretations of the…
Summary Japan was sometimes described as a country of “peace” during the Cold War period, in contrast to the continental border conflicts taking place at…
Summary Given the impressive growth in East Asia after World War II, initially led by Japan, the region’s development models have been scrutinized since the…
Summary Identity has become an explicit focus of International Relations theory in the past two to three decades, with one case attracting and puzzling many…
Abstract Regional security studies of the Asia-Pacific commonly center upon China’s rise, leaving other actors underresearched. Among these is Japan, whose ongoing reinterpretation of its…
