05348nam 2200637Ia 450 991078591860332120230801225115.01-283-63594-1981-4368-74-1(CKB)2670000000272703(EBL)1044408(OCoLC)811816709(SSID)ssj0000737993(PQKBManifestationID)11378494(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000737993(PQKBWorkID)10789217(PQKB)10636574(MiAaPQ)EBC1044408(WSP)00002794(Au-PeEL)EBL1044408(CaPaEBR)ebr10607781(CaONFJC)MIL394840(EXLCZ)99267000000027270320121014d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJapan's strategic challenges in a challenging regional environment[electronic resource] /editors, Purnendra Jain and Lam Peng ErSingapore ;Hackensack, NJ World Scientific20121 online resource (330 p.)Description based upon print version of record.981-4368-73-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; About the Contributors; Japan's 21st Century Strategic Challenges: Introduction Purnendra Jain and Lam Peng Er; Changing Geo-Economic and Geo-Strategic Environments; Post-Number One Japan; Japan's response through traditional security; Japan's response through non-traditional security; Bibliography; Part I: Traditional Security; Chapter 1 Japan's Strategic Options? Katahara Eiichi; Introduction; The Strategic Context; Japan's Evolving Security Strategy Towards East Asia; Strategic Options for Japan; BibliographyChapter 2 The US-Japan Alliance in the 21st Century: A Chinese Perspective Wang Jian WeiBush-Koizumi Honeymoon to China's Detriment; Balancing the US and China; New DPJ Government and Sino-Japanese Relations; Back to the Future?; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 3 China and Japan: Hot Economics, Cold Politics? Li Mingjiang; Introduction; China Views Japan in the Post-Cold War Era; 'Hot Economics, Cold Politics': How Will These Two Factors Play Out?; China's Non-Confrontational Assertiveness: The New Reality Facing Japan; Conclusion; BibliographyChapter 4 Japan's Strategic Response to North Korea: Activistic Security Policy, Eroding Pacifism Kim Sung ChullIntroduction; Transition Toward Activistic Security and Military Policy; Expediting MD development; Departing from the pacifist principles; From Abduction Issue to Sanctions; Politicisation of the abduction issue; Invoking a sanctions regime; Nationalistic Discourse in Identity Politics; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; Bibliography; Chapter 5 A 'United' Community in a Divided Region: Southeast Asia, Japan, China, and East Asian Community Pavin Chachavalpongpun; Setting the StageA Community of Power StrugglesDivergence of Approaches; Impact on the Region; Building a healthy community; Or is this an imagined community?; The Tsunami of Compassion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 6 India and Japan: Sharing Strategic Interests? Arpita Mathur; Introduction; The Drivers of Bilateral Ties; Coping with China's Rise; Hot Economics Cold Politics: Issues in Ties with China; India and Japan Respond Cautiously; India and Japan: Foreign Policy Perspectives; The US Factor; Other Drivers of Bilateral Ties; Assessing Positive Trends and Weak Links; The Challenges; BibliographyChapter 7 Australia and Japan: Toward a Full Security Partnership? David WaltonIntroduction; Responses to the JDSC; The Security Relationship: Out of the Shadows; The Impact of '9/11' on Security Networks; A Security Declaration is Signed; Towards a Security Partnership?; Constraints on the JDSC; The emergence of China as a global economic power and a regional leader; The Role of Direct Prime Ministerial Involvement and Leadership Change; The Rudd/Gillard Labor Government and Transition in Bilateral Ties with Japan; 'Snubbing Japan' and new areas of engagementWhaling as an issue in security tiesJapan faces significant challenges in both traditional and non-traditional areas of national security policy as the economic resurgence of China and the loss of US hegemonic clout significantly transform the strategic landscape of the Asia-Pacific region. How is Japan coping with this new global and regional politico-security environment? What strategic moves has it taken to best position itself for the future to maximize its global and regional influence? More importantly, how is Japan perceived within the region by traditionally close regional partners such as the US and Australia, by supporInternational relationsJapanForeign relations1989-JapanForeign relations21st centuryInternational relations.327.52Jain Purnendra915484Lam Peng Er1959-1534673MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785918603321Japan's strategic challenges in a challenging regional environment3782419UNINA