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.
Tabella dei contenuti
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Note on Asian Family and Place-Names
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Map of Japan and Its Region
1. Japan’s Twenty-First-Century Security Renaissance
2. The Gradual Awakening
3. Japan’s Relative Decline and New Security Challenges in a Multipolar Asia
4. Domestic Power Transitions and Japan’s Evolving Strategic Posture, 2006 to 2012
5. The New Conservative Mainstream and New Security Policies Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 2012 to 2016
Conclusion: Implications and Next Steps in Japan’s Security Renaissance
Appendix 1: Japanese Prime Ministers and Party Affiliations, 2000 to 2016
Appendix 2: Percentage of Party Vote and Seats in National Elections, 2005 to 2016
Appendix 3: Selected Historical Apology Statements by Japanese Officials, 1993 to 2015
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Circa l’autore
Andrew L. Oros is 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).
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