Japan's Security Policy

ISBN-13: 9781032139555 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 264 str.

Opis

This book analyses Japan’s security policy after the Cold War and engages with the question of whether, since the Cold War ended, Japan has again become a global security player.

Spis treści

Part 1: Historical Overview  1. The Cold War and Japan-US Alliance as Backdrop  2. Post-Cold War Crises and A Search for a New Security Policy  3. Did Japan become a global security player again?  Part 2: Regional Issues  4. Japan and South Korea: Can the two countries cooperate over North Korea nuclear crisis?  5. Layered Security on Okinawa: Engaging international, national, and subnational narratives  6. How did Japan take the Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1995-6  Part 3: Security Policy by Function  7. Japan’s Energy Security  8. Japan’s Food Security Policy  9. Why Did Japan Engage in Human Security Diplomacy?

O autorze

Keiji Nakatsuji is a Professor of the College of International Relations at Ritsumeikan University, Japan.