The Japan-US alliance of hope : Asia-Pacific maritime security / edited by Nakasone Peace Institute ; supervised by Shinichi Kitaoka and Fumiaki Kubo ; translated by Charles Stewart and Ikuo Anai.
880-02 Translation of: Kibō no Nichi-Bei dōmei : Ajia Taiheiyō no kaiyō anzen hoshō. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Foreword to the English edition -- Foreword to the Japanese edition -- Preface -- Security and the 'defense of the Constitution" argument -- Asymmetry in the rights and obligations under the Japan-US security treaty -- Japan's national security strategy and the Japan-US alliance -- America's Asia strategy and China -- US maritime strategy and the Japan-US alliance -- China's maritime strategy and the Japan-US alliance -- The military significance of China's A2/AD strategy and recommendations for the military response by Japan and the US -- The South China Sea dispute and the Japan-US alliance -- The defense policies of ASEAN countries: ASEAN-5 and Vietnam -- India's diplomatic and security policies -- Australia and the Japan-US alliance -- South Korea's maritime strategy and its implications for Japan -- Russia's sphere of influence and the Arctic and Far East regions - Addendum to the English edition.
Summary:
The Japan-US alliance has deepened and developed since the middle of the twentieth century. In the early twenty-first century, however, the security order of the Asia-Pacific region entered an important turning point. With the existing order of the Asia-Pacific alliance in threat, the Japan-US alliance is seen as an "alliance of hope" for peace and prosperity. The authors analyze the state of this alliance and discuss its future direction with respect to maintaining maritime security in the Asia-Pacific region.
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