Japan?ÆS Security Renaissance: New Policies And Politics For The Twenty-First Century (Contemporary Asia In The World) - 9780231172608

For decades after World War II, Japan focused on soft power and economic diplomacy alongside a close alliance with the United States. Since the end of the Cold War, and especially during the rise of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's military capabilities have resurged. In this analysis of Japan's contemporary security policies, Andrew L. Oros shows how a gradual awakening to new security challenges has culminated in a multifaceted -security renaissance.- Contested memories of the Pacific War and Imperial Japan, postwar anti-militarist convictions, and an unequal relationship with the United States still play an outsized role. In Japan's Security Renaissance, Oros argues that Japan's future security policies will continue to be shaped by these legacies. Bringing Japanese domestic politics together with the broader geopolitical landscape of East Asia and the world, Japan's Security Renaissance provides guidance on this century's emerging international dynamics.

• | Author: Andrew L. Oros
• | Publisher: Columbia University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 07, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 0231172605
• | ISBN-13: 9780231172608