02715nam 22006493 450 991052379920332120231110221245.03-030-88509-7(CKB)5100000000193740(MiAaPQ)EBC6855517(Au-PeEL)EBL6855517(OCoLC)1294141457(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78271(EXLCZ)99510000000019374020220207d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierJapan's Peacekeeping at a Crossroads Taking a Robust Stance or Remaining Hesitant?ChamSpringer Nature2022Cham :Springer International Publishing AG,2022.©2022.1 online resource (252 pages)Sustainable Development Goals 3-030-88508-9 This open access book examines why Japan discontinued its quarter-century history of troop contribution to UN Peacekeeping Operations (1992–2017). Japan had deployed its troops as UN peacekeepers since 1992, albeit under a constitutional limit on weapons use. Japan’s peacekeepers began to focus on engineering work as its strength, while also trying to relax the constraints on weapons use, although to a minimal extent. In 2017, however, Japan suddenly withdrew its engineering corps from South Sudan, and has contributed no troops since then. Why? The book argues that Japan could not match the increasing “robustness” of recent peacekeeping operations and has begun to seek a new direction, such as capacity-building support.Sustainable Development Goals International relationsbicsscPolitics & governmentbicsscAsian historybicsscOpen AccessJapanese studiespeacekeepingpeacebuildingsecurity policyUnited NationsJapanese foreign policySDG 16sustainable development goalspeace operationsJapan’s contribution to global peaceInternational relationsPolitics & governmentAsian history327.170952Fujishige Hiromi Nagata1078932Uesugi Yuji848869Honda Tomoaki1078933MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910523799203321Japan's Peacekeeping at a Crossroads2591332UNINA