The Evolution of the US-Japan Alliance
The Eagle and the Chrysanthemum
- 1st Edition - July 24, 2014
- Latest edition
- Author: Matteo Dian
- Language: English
The US-Japan alliance has contributed significantly towards the development of the Japanese security strategy. The Evolution of the US-Japan Alliance explores developments in the… Read more
The US-Japan alliance has contributed significantly towards the development of the Japanese security strategy. The Evolution of the US-Japan Alliance explores developments in the alliance between the US and Japan and analyzes the transformation of the Japanese security strategy from 1960 to 2013. It also describes the rise and the decline of Japanese pacifism and of the Yoshida Doctrine, the post war security strategy. Moreover, this book highlights how the end of the Cold War forced Japan to rethink its security strategy and post war pacifism. Japan has abandoned its identity of “peaceful nation”, turning itself into a “normal national”, drawing closer to the United States.
- Provides readers with a theoretical framework through which they can make sense of the evolutions of the US-Japan alliance and the evolution of the Japanese security strategy throughout post war history
- Provides a comprehensive overview of the shifts in the Japanese security strategies and in the American foreign and security policies in the Asia Pacific region
- Makes extensive use of primary sources
- Addresses main debates on security alliances and security strategies
- Incorporates the latest events such as the American Pivot to Asia
Researchers, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, and general readers interested in international relations, international history, East Asia, Japanese foreign policy and American foreign policy
List of figures and tables FiguresTablesList of acronymsAcknowledgementsAbout the authorPrefaceTimeline of events1. Asymmetric alliances in theory Abstract:IntroductionSecurity alliances in international relations theoryHow alliances evolve: the alliance gameHypothesesFrom theory to history: outline of the book2. From creation of the alliance to the Nixon Doctrine (1960–9) Abstract:IntroductionPerceived threats during the 1960sThe Anpo and creation of the allianceJapanese defence policies after 1960Japan and the Vietnam War (1964–9)Okinawa and American bases in JapanDiplomacy and the China policyConclusion3. The Pacific alliance during détente (1969–78) Abstract:IntroductionPerceived threats during the 1970sJapanese fear of abandonment and renewal of the allianceKokusanka and the pursuit of military autonomyJapan and the Vietnam War (1969–75)Omnidirectional diplomacy and opening up to ChinaConclusion4. Renewal of the alliance and normalisation of Japan (1997–2008) Abstract:IntroductionThreat perceptions after the Cold WarRenewal of the alliance and the normalisation of JapanJapanese defence policies after the Cold WarThe alliance and ballistic missile defenceDiplomatic coordination and the Six Party TalksMilitary cooperation: not the ‘Great Britain of the Far East’Conclusion5. The alliance and the American pivot to Asia (2009–2013) Abstract:IntroductionPerceived threats 2009–2013The pivot and the allianceJapanese normalisation during the pivotJapan’s new defence policiesNorth Korea, the Senkaku Islands and diplomatic coordinationConclusion6. Conclusion Abstract:BibliographyIndex
- Edition: 1
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- Published: July 24, 2014
- Language: English
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Matteo Dian
Dr. Matteo Dian is a Research Fellow at School of Political Sciences of the University of Bologna. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the Italian Institute of Human Sciences (Scuola Normale Superiore) in Florence. He held visiting positions at University of Oxford, London School of Economics, the Johns Hopkins SAIS (Bologna Center), and the European University Institute. He also taught at the University of Bologna, Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, and at the overseas programs of the James Madison University, Kent State University and Vanderbilt University. He is also author of The Evolution Of The Us-Japan Alliance: The Eagle And The Chrysanthemum (Chandos Books, 2014) and co-editor of The Chinese Challenge To The Western Order (FBK Press, 2014)
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Research Fellow, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna, ItalyRead The Evolution of the US-Japan Alliance on ScienceDirect