US-Japan Alliance

Strengthening Defense and Security in the Indo-Pacific
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-3-032-45814-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

How can the U.S.–Japan Alliance adapt its structure and capabilities to meet the rapidly intensifying, multi-domain security challenges of today’s Indo-Pacific?

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the alliance’s evolution and of the many dimensions of defense and security cooperation between the United States and Japan. It examines alliance politics, the broader U.S.–Japan relationship, grey-zone tactics, Japan’s foreign and defense policy, and great-power competition across the region.

As escalating regional threats converge with profound shifts in great-power competition in Asia, these questions have never been more urgent. This volume is an essential guide for students, scholars, defense officials, and policymakers seeking to understand the future of one of the world’s most consequential alliances.

The book is the product of a research project supported by the US-Japan Foundation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saxena, Indu

Sato, Yoichiro

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.-  Chapter: 2 Evolution of the U.S.-Japan Alliance Growing Strategic Coordination and Hurdles Ahead.- Chapter 3: U.S. – Japan Joint Response to China’s Gray-Zone Tactics in the Indo-Pacific Region.- Chapter 4: The Future of U.S.-Japan Alliance Pivots on Defense Planning.- Chapter 5: Future Prospects of the U.S.-Japan Alliance The Way Forward.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Indu Saxena is a Senior Fellow at the Consortium of Indo-Pacific Researchers, where she contributes her expertise to advancing strategic analysis and policy discourse across the Indo-Pacific region. She has 20 years of experience in researching and writing on international relations and Asian politics. She is co-editor of the volume (2024).

Prof. Yoichiro Sato has 25 years of experience in teaching graduate classes. He has more than 10 years of experience in editing and publishing. His research focuses on Japanese foreign and security policy, Indo-Pacific maritime affairs, and US strategy in the Asia-Pacific. He has authored and edited numerous books. He recently co-edited the book “Security Order and Strategic Alignment in Europe and the Asia-Pacific (2025).”