1st Edition

Japan's Re-emergence as a 'Normal' Military Power

By Christopher Hughes Copyright 2005
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

156 Pages
by Routledge

Is Japan re-emerging as a normal, or even a great, military power in regional and global security affairs? This Adelphi Paper assesses the overall trajectory of Japan’s security policy over the last decade, and the impact of a changing Japanese military posture on the stability of East Asia. The paper examines Japan’s evolving security debate, set against the background of a shifting... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Japan’s post-war security trajectory and policy system; Chapter 2 Japan’s shifting security trajectory and policy system; Chapter 3 Japan’s national security policy and capabilities; Chapter 4 Forging a strengthened US–Japan alliance; Chapter 5 Japan, regional cooperation, multilateral security and the ‘war on terror’;

Biography

Authored by Hughes, Christopher