Bilateral Perspectives on Regional Security [electronic resource] : Australia, Japan and the Asia-Pacific Region /
Tow, W.editor.
Kersten, R.editor.
This book assesses the key factors underlying such Australian-Japanese cooperation and those policy challenges that could impede it. Experts offer critical insights into why their two countries - traditionally the two key 'spokes' in the US bilateral alliance network spanning Asia - are moving toward a security relationship in their own right.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction; W. T. Tow and R. KerstenSECTION I: THE INTERPLAY OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY FACTORS1. Australian foreign policy towards Japan: weighing the bureaucratic process; D. Walton2. The Koizumi-Abe revolution in Japanese security policy: normative transformation and democratic maturity; R. Kersten3. Japanese domestic politics and security cooperation with Australia: the limits of 'normalisation'; T. Anno4. Japan's misfiring security hedge: discovering the limits of middle-power internationalism and strategic convergence; H. D. P. Envall and K. FujiwaraSECTION II: THE DYNAMICS OF BILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION5. Regional security politics in East Asia: what can Japan and Australia usefully do together?; K. Togo6. Japan-Australia security relations: a tale of timing; M. Cook7. Japan-Australia security relations: building a real strategic partnership?; T. S. Wilkins8. Japan-Australia joint security statements and the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue: a Japanese perspective; E. KataharaSECTION III: REGIONAL AND GLOBAL RAMIFICATIONS OF INTENSIFIED BILATERALISM9. The broader context: how Australia-Japan relations 'fit' into regional and global security dynamics; W. T. Tow10. Comparing Japanese, Australian and European responses to 'out-of-area' security challenges; W. M. Vosse11. Japan, Australia and international security burden-sharing with the United States; T. Satake12. Building a foundation for regional security architecture in the Asia-Pacific:human resource development for peacebuilding; Y. Uesugi13. Security arrangements in the Asia-Pacific: a three-tier approach; R. Sahashi.
This book assesses the key factors underlying such Australian-Japanese cooperation and those policy challenges that could impede it. Experts offer critical insights into why their two countries - traditionally the two key 'spokes' in the US bilateral alliance network spanning Asia - are moving toward a security relationship in their own right.
Comparative politics.
Politics and war.
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Asian Politics.
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