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Japan's strategic trajectory and collective self-defense : essential continuity or radical shift?
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Hughes, Christopher W. (2017) Japan's strategic trajectory and collective self-defense : essential continuity or radical shift? Journal of Japanese Studies, 43 (1). pp. 93-126. doi:10.1353/jjs.2017.0005 ISSN 0095-6848.
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1353/jjs.2017.0005
Abstract
The government of Abe Shinzō and various commentators tout Japan’s moves during 2014–15 to breach the ban on collective self-defense as moderation and continuity in postwar security policy. This article unpacks the supposed limitations on exercise of the right and marks this as a watershed moment in Japan’s development of a radical security trajectory as an alliance and international security partner. The changing international security environment and growing acceptance of the indivisibility of U.S.-Japan security interests, coupled with hollow domestic legal, political, and bureaucratic constraints, heighten the likelihood Japan will use force to assist the United States.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DS Asia J Political Science > JQ Political institutions (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.) J Political Science > JZ International relations U Military Science > U Military Science (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Civil defense--Japan, National security--Japan, Japan--Military policy, Japan--Politics and government--20th century | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Japanese Studies | ||||||
Publisher: | Society for Japanese Studies | ||||||
ISSN: | 0095-6848 | ||||||
Official Date: | February 2017 | ||||||
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Volume: | 43 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 93-126 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1353/jjs.2017.0005 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 19 September 2016 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 1 March 2018 | ||||||
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