Hughes, Christopher W. (2004) Japan’s security agenda : military, economic and environmental dimensions. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers. ISBN 9781588262608

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Abstract

Long constrained as a security actor by constitutional as well as external factors, Japan now increasingly is called to play a greater role in stabilizing both the Asia-Pacific region and the entire international system. Japan's Security Agenda explores the country's diplomatic, political, military, and economic concerns and policies within this new context.

Hughes looks closely at the security issues facing Japanese policymakers: among them, remnants of Cold War conflicts, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, transnational terrorism, organized crime, piracy, economic dislocation, financial crises, and environmental disasters. He then examines Japan's response to these problems in the military, economic, and environmental spheres, as well as its key security relationships.

Does Japan's multidimensional and comprehensive approach to security policy offer a viable alternative paradigm to that of the traditional U.S. and European, military-dominated model? Hughes's theoretical and empirical illustrations demonstrate the benefits and drawbacks to such an approach in an era of globalization.

Item Type:	Book
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Publisher:	Lynne Rienner Publishers
Place of Publication:	Boulder, Colorado
ISBN:	9781588262608
Official Date:	2004
Dates:	Date Event 2004 Published
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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