{"product_id":"reluctant-warriors-germany-japan-and-their-us-alliance-dilemma-9780815737360","title":"Reluctant Warriors: Germany, Japan, and Their U.S. Alliance Dilemma","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan Germany and Japan do more militarily to uphold the international order?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the end of World War II, Germany and Japan have been the most reluctant of all major U.S. allies to take on military responsibilities. Given their histories, this reluctance certainly is understandable. But because of their size and economic importance, Germany and Japan are the most important U.S. allies in Europe and in East Asia, respectively, and their long-term reluctance to share the defense burden has become a perennial source of frustration for Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe potential security roles of Germany and Japan are becoming increasingly important given the uncertainty, indeed volatility, of today's international environment. Under President Trump, friction among allies over burden-sharing is more intense than ever before. Meanwhile, the security environments in Europe and Asia have deteriorated because of the resurgence of a belligerent Russia under Vladimir Putin, the steady rise of an increasingly assertive China, and North Korea's worrisome acquisition of nuclear weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePartly in response to these developments, Germany and Japan in recent years have boosted their security efforts, mainly by increasing defense spending and taking on a somewhat broader range of military missions. Even so, because of their cultures of anti-militarism resistance remains strong in both countries to rebuilding the military and assuming more responsibility for sustaining regional or even global peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReluctant Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e, a team of noted international experts critically examines how and why Germany and Japan have modified their military postures since 1990 so far, and assesses how far the countries still have to go--and why. The contributors also highlight the risks the United States takes if it makes too simplistic a demand for the two countries to \"do more.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Sakaki, Hanns W. Maull, Kerstin Lukner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookings Institution Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815737360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Sakaki\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior associate in the Asia division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHanns W. Maull\u003c\/b\u003e is senior distinguished fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, senior policy fellow at the Mercator Institute for China Studies, and adjunct professor of international relations and strategic studies at the Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKerstin Lukner\u003c\/b\u003e is managing director of the Alliance on Research on East Asia (AREA) Ruhr, a joint program of the Universities of Bochum and Duisburg-Essen, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllis S. Krauss\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas U. Berger\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brookings Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40239075426419,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_24102fb6-4f1c-4eed-a70a-4d9232c510e8.jpg?v=1657114126","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/reluctant-warriors-germany-japan-and-their-us-alliance-dilemma-9780815737360","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}