Japan's Foreign and Security Policy Under the 'Abe Doctrine': New Dynamism or New Dead End?

Japan is shifting onto a new trajectory for a more muscular national security policy, US-Japan alliance ties functioning for regional and global security, and the encirclement of China's influence in East Asia. The author explores how PM Abe Shinz?'s doctrine may prove contradictory and counter-productive to Japanese national interests.

Author: C. Hughes
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Published: 03/27/2015
Pages: 114
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781137514240

About the Author

Christopher W. Hughes is Professor of International Politics and Japanese Studies, University of Warwick, UK. He has held visiting professorships at Harvard University, University of Tokyo, and Waseda University. He is the author of Japan's Remilitarisation (2009) and Japan's Reemergence as 'Normal' Military Power (2004).