
Japan's Re-emergence as a 'Normal' Military Power
Christopher Hughes(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 1. March 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-19-856758-5 (ISBN)
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Is Japan re-emerging as a normal, or even a great, military power in regional and global security affairs? This Adelphi Paper assesses the overall trajectory of Japan's security policy over the last decade, and the impact of a changing Japanese military posture on the stability of East Asia.
The paper examines Japan's evolving security debate, set against the background of a shifting international environment and domestic policymaking system; the status of Japan's national military capabilities and constitutional prohibitions; post-Cold War developments in the US Japan alliance; and Japan's role in multilateral regional security dialogue, UN PKO, and US-led coalitions of the willing. It concludes that Japan is undoubtedly moving along the trajectory of becoming a more assertive military power, and that this trend has been accelerated post-9/11. Japan is unlikely, though, to channel its military power through greatly different frameworks than at present. Japan will opt for the enhanced, and probably inextricable, integration of its military capabilities into the US Japan alliance, rather than pursuing options for greater autonomy or multilateralism. Japan's strengthened role as the defensive shield for the offensive sword of US power projection will only serve to bolster US military hegemony in East Asia and globally.
The paper examines Japan's evolving security debate, set against the background of a shifting international environment and domestic policymaking system; the status of Japan's national military capabilities and constitutional prohibitions; post-Cold War developments in the US Japan alliance; and Japan's role in multilateral regional security dialogue, UN PKO, and US-led coalitions of the willing. It concludes that Japan is undoubtedly moving along the trajectory of becoming a more assertive military power, and that this trend has been accelerated post-9/11. Japan is unlikely, though, to channel its military power through greatly different frameworks than at present. Japan will opt for the enhanced, and probably inextricable, integration of its military capabilities into the US Japan alliance, rather than pursuing options for greater autonomy or multilateralism. Japan's strengthened role as the defensive shield for the offensive sword of US power projection will only serve to bolster US military hegemony in East Asia and globally.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Thomson West
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-856758-5 (9780198567585)
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Content
Introduction; Chapter 1 Japan's post-war security trajectory and policy system; Chapter 2 Japan's shifting security trajectory and policy system; Chapter 3 Japan's national security policy and capabilities; Chapter 4 Forging a strengthened US-Japan alliance; Chapter 5 Japan, regional cooperation, multilateral security and the 'war on terror';