The Future of Japanese Military Power
The Future of Japanese Military Power
Today, the Asia-Pacific region once again faces the Japanese question: is Japan a peace-broker or peace-breaker? What is the future for Japanese military power? So far, there are two main views on its military reforms. On the one hand, Abe’s aspiration is ...
In March 2014, the US Department of Defense published another of its Quadrennial Defense Reviews. The review analyzes defense policy priorities in light of foreign policy “re-balancing”. It puts a particular emphasis on the US’s ... ... multilateral security architecture based on ASEAN mechanisms, with Australia, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and India as key actors. Asia-Pacific countries generally seek to establish regional norms and strive for a stable military balance. However, according ...