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

Hughes, C.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2015-03-27

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137514240

DOI: 10.1057/9781137514257

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 114