{"product_id":"japans-foreign-policy-in-the-twentyfirst-century-9781498587976","title":"Japans Foreign Policy in the TwentyFirst Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edited collection analyzes the innovative changes in Japan's foreign policy. Pursuing new relationships with South Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe, Japanese initiatives include regional peace-building and human security activities, Asian multilateralism, and the Indo-Pacific concept. This collection focuses on these evolving international relationships through Japan's unique approach to political change and continuity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of essays makes a persuasive case that Japanese policy, since the beginning of this century, is a story of important changes made while retaining continuity with the foreign policy strategy of the preceding decades. No less importantly, it introduces the reader to an international group of astute scholars and policy analysts with impressive insights about Japanese politics and foreign policy and its evolving role in the international system. -- Gerald Curtis, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: More Changes; More Continuity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: “Three Pillars” of Japanese Foreign Policy: Member of the West, an Asian Country and UN-Centrism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Japan-US Alliance in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Century: Indispensability of US Extended Deterrence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapan and Western Europe: From Post-war Acrimonious Conflict to Comprehensive Collaboration \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTokyo’s Quest for a United Nations Security Council Permanent Seat \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapanese Foreign Policy as an “Asian” Country \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Domestic Sources of Japanese Foreign Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKantei Diplomacy Under the Abe Administration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuch Ado about a Constitution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Opposition” in Power and their Foreign Policies 2009-2012: Legacy of DPJ through Policy Comparison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart III: Japanese Diplomacy Old and New: Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTokyo’s Defense and Security Policy: Continuity and Change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddressing Territorial Disputes with Neighboring Countries: Continuity and Change from a Japanese Perspective \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapan’s Foreign Aid: Continuity and Change \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapan’s Human Security and Peacebuilding in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Century \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapan and the Governance of Global Fisheries \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart IV: Japanese Diplomacy Old and New: Regional Engagement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapan’s Quest for an Autonomous Role in East Asian Regionalism: Strengthening its US Alliance and Balancing China’s Rise \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Cautiously Reactive to Eagerly Proactive: Japan’s Policy Towards Southeast Asia \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapan-India Relations: Bilateral, Regional and Global Contexts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapan’s Value-Oriented and Resource Diplomacy in Central Asia: Before and After Belt and Road \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapan’s Africa Engagement \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040851788119,"sku":"9781498587976","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498587976.jpg?v=1750948060","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/japans-foreign-policy-in-the-twentyfirst-century-9781498587976","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}