The U.S.-Japan security alliance, which initially focused on Japanβs territorial defense and then started to merge with broader U.S. global strategy, now must deal with the rise of Japanβs neighbors. This edited volume puts forth an empirically rigorous analysis of the ongoing transformation of the
The U.S.-Japan Security Alliance: Regional Multilateralism
β Scribed by Takashi Inoguchi, G. John Ikenberry, Yoichiro Sato (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 313
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
In this book, American and Japanese experts examine to what extent diverging priorities in the U.S.-Japan alliance are real and whether they are not remedied with political and diplomatic leadership and other processes. American and Japanese authors are paired to analyze the same topic, where doing so is possible, for comparing their perspectives.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Alliance Constrained: Japan, the United States, and Regional Security....Pages 1-11
Costs and Benefits of the U.S.-Japan Alliance from the Japanese Perspective....Pages 13-29
Refining the U.S.-Japan Strategic Bargain....Pages 31-52
The Merits of Alliance: A Japanese PerspectiveβLogic Underpins Japanβs Global and Regional Security Role....Pages 53-73
Global Costs and Benefits of the U.S.-Japan Alliance: An American View....Pages 75-90
Korea and the Japan-U.S. Alliance: A Japanese Perspective....Pages 91-117
Korea and the U.S.-Japan Alliance: An American Perspective....Pages 119-136
Liberal Deterrence of China: Challenges in Achieving Japanβs China Policy....Pages 137-155
The Security Dilemma in Asian Architecture: United States, Japan, and China....Pages 157-176
How Russia Matters in Japan-U.S. Alliance....Pages 177-193
The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Russia....Pages 195-216
Evolution of the Australia-Japan Security Partnership: Toward a Softer Triangle Alliance with the United States?....Pages 217-232
The United States, Japan, and Australia: Security Linkages to Southeast Asia....Pages 233-251
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization: New Chances for the Japan-U.S. Alliance?....Pages 253-270
Conclusion: Active SDF, Coming End of Regional Ambiguity, and Comprehensive Political Alliance....Pages 271-289
Back Matter....Pages 291-314
β¦ Subjects
Asian Politics;International Relations;Asian Culture;European Politics;Political Science;Diplomacy
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