Overcoming Isolationism - Japan’s Leadership in East Asian Security Multilateralism (Hardcover)

This book asks why, in the wake of the Cold War, Japan suddenly reversed years of steadfast opposition to security cooperation with its neighbors. Long isolated and opposed to multilateral agreements, Japan proposed East Asia's first multilateral security forum in the early 1990s, emerging as a regional leader. Overcoming Isolationism explores what led to this surprising about-face and offers a corrective to the misperception that Japan's security strategy is reactive to US pressure and unresponsive to its neighbors. Paul Midford draws on newly released official documents and extensive interviews to reveal a quarter century of Japanese leadership in promoting regional security cooperation. He demonstrates that Japan has a much more nuanced relationship with its neighbors and has played a more significant leadership role in shaping East Asian security than has previously been recognized.

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Asian Security
Release date:	July 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Paul Midford
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-5036-1169-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	1-5036-1169-8
Barcode:	9781503611696

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