1st Edition

Japan and the shaping of post-Vietnam War Southeast Asia Japanese diplomacy and the Cambodian conflict, 1978-1993

By Andrea Pressello Copyright 2018
264 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

270 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

270 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in 1978 and the consequent outbreak of the Cambodian conflict brought Southeast Asia into instability and deteriorated relations between Vietnam and the subsequently established Vietnam-backed government in Cambodia on the one hand and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries on the other. As a result of the conflict, the Soviet Union... Read more

Acknowledgments

Introduction

  1. Southeast Asia in Japan’s postwar foreign policy, 1950s-1960s
  2. US’ "exit" and Japan’s entry: post-Vietnam War Southeast Asia and the Fukuda Doctrine, 1969-1977
  3. The Cambodian conflict and the polarization of Southeast Asia: Japan’s response, 1978-1980
  4. New Cold War and Japan’s pursuit of its regional agenda, 1981-1982
  5. The unfolding of Japan’s "twin-track" diplomacy in Southeast Asia, 1983-1984
  6. Changing Cold War environment and the intensification of Japan’s peace diplomacy, 1985-1988
  7. The Cambodian peace process and the shaping of post-Cold War Southeast Asia: Japan’s role, 1989-1993

Conclusion

Biography

Andrea Pressello is Assistant Professor at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan.