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Japan in a Dynamic Asia: Coping with the New Security Challenges
Author(s): Yoichiro Sato (Editor), Satu Limaye
- Publisher: Lexington Books (UK)
- Publication Date: 1 May 2006
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 0739110209
- ISBN-13: 9780739110201
Book Description
Japan in a Dynamic Asia examines a new phenomenon in Japanese foreign policy: Japans increasing activism under the Koizumi administration. Behind this policy shift are the end of the Cold War, drastic growth of China, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and new transnational security threats. This book updates our understanding of Japans rapidly changing foreign policies in the contexts of the new regional power balance and security concerns. Unlike most books on Japanese foreign policy, which focus mainly on U.S.-Japan relations, this book analyzes Japans relations with individual Asian countries and sub-regions. The role of the United States – when relevant – is discussed in the contexts of these bilateral and multilateral relations. Editors Yoichiro Sato and Satu Limaye have gathered an impressive array of essays that will interest students of Japanese politics, foreign policy, and international relations in the Asia-Pacific region.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Written from a unique angle of studying Japanese foreign policy, [this] volume deserves wide readership among students not only of Japanese foreign relations, but also of international relations in the Asia-Pacific region. — Richard Weizing Hu, University of Hong Kong
Readers will find this book a useful reference to Asian security, and even international relations in general, in the 21st century. — Hidekazu Sakai, Kansai Gaidai University
About the Author
Yoichiro Sato is associate professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Satu Limaye is director of research at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.
