1st Edition
Japan’s Civil-Military Diplomacy The Banks of the Rubicon
By Dennis T. Yasutomo
Copyright 2014
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
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Since the early 1990s, there has been a clear evolution in the military dimension of Japanese diplomacy. From Gulf War I in 1991 to the present day, an incremental but unmistakable acceptance of, and resort to, military dispatches has taken place, and yet crucially, Japan has not morphed into a traditional military power.
Exploring Japan’s involvement in both Afghanistan and Iraq, this book... Read more
1. When Venus Aligns with Mars: Japan’s New Civil-Military Diplomacy 2. The Near Bank: From "Strategic Ambiguity" to "Strategic Synergy" in Afghanistan 3. The Far Bank: From "Shock and Awe" to "Parse and Awe" in Iraq 4. The Far Bank: From "Two Wheels of One Cart" to "Strategic Symbiosis" in Samawah 5. On the Banks of the Rubicon: Civil-Military Diplomacy at the Water’s Edge
Biography
Dennis T. Yasutomo is Professor of Government and East Asian Studies at Smith College, USA
"Japan’s Civil-Military Diplomacy is especially suited for those seeking a detailed account of the Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF) recent deployments overseas (especially to Iraq, 2004–2006) and of the changes to Japan’s civil-military relations this has required...Yasutomo (Smith College) makes a more important contribution to our
understanding of Japan’s contemporary security practices (and also Japan’s foreign aid policies)." - Andrew L. Oros, Washington College, Pacific Affairs: Volume 88, No. 4 – December 2015
