1st Edition

Japan’s Threat Perception during the Cold War A Psychological Account

By Eitan Oren Copyright 2023
154 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Oren re-examines Japan’s threat perception during the first two decades of the Cold War, using a wide range of source materials, including many unavailable in English, or only recently declassified. There is a widely shared misconception that during the Cold War the Japanese were largely shielded from threats due to the American military protection, the regional balance of power, Japan’s... Read more

1 Japan’s Threat Perception - Introduction 2 An alternative framework for the analysis of Japan’s threat perception 3 Japan’s Threat Perception in the early Cold-War Era (1952-1972)  4 Explaining Japan’s Threat Perception 5 Conclusion

Biography

Eitan Oren is Lecturer at the Japan Programme in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, UK