Japan`s Security Renaissance - New Policies and Politics for the Twenty-First Century

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-0-231-17260-8
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

Reihe: Contemporary Asia in the World

For decades after World War II, Japan chose to focus on soft power and economic diplomacy alongside a close alliance with the United States, eschewing a potential leadership role in regional and global security. Since the end of the Cold War, and especially since the rise of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's military capabilities have resurged. In this analysis of Japan's changing military policy, Andrew L. Oros shows how a gradual awakening to new security challenges has culminated in the multifaceted "security renaissance" of the past decade.

Despite openness to new approaches, however, three historical legacies—contested memories of the Pacific War and Imperial Japan, postwar anti-militarist convictions, and an unequal relationship with the United States—play an outsized role. In Japan's Security Renaissance Oros argues that Japan's future security policies will continue to be shaped by these legacies, which Japanese leaders have struggled to address. He argues that claims of rising nationalism in Japan are overstated, but there has been a discernable shift favoring the conservative Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party. Bringing together Japanese domestic politics with the broader geopolitical landscape of East Asia and the world, Japan's Security Renaissance provides guidance on this century's emerging international dynamics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Oros, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and TablesPrefaceNote on Asian Family and Place-NamesList of Abbreviations and AcronymsMap of Japan and Its Region1. Japan's Twenty-First-Century Security Renaissance2. The Gradual Awakening3. Japan's Relative Decline and New Security Challenges in a Multipolar Asia4. Domestic Power Transitions and Japan's Evolving Strategic Posture, 2006 to 20125. The New Conservative Mainstream and New Security Policies Under Prime Minister Shinz? Abe, 2012 to 2015Conclusion: Implications and Next Steps in Japan's Security RenaissanceAppendix 1: Japanese Prime Ministers and Party Affiliations, 2000 to 2015Appendix 2: Percentage of Party Vote and Seats in National Elections, 2005 to 2014Appendix 3: Selected Historical Apology Statements by Japanese Officials, 1993 to 2015NotesBibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Andrew L. Oros is associate professor of political science and director of international studies at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. He is the author of Normalizing Japan: Politics, Identity, and the Evolution of Security Practice (2008) and co-author of Global Security Watch: Japan (2010).