This study examines how Japanese policy toward Middle East
security issues is shaped by the need to both maintain Japan s
security alliance with the US and its oil relationship with states
in the Middle East. Yukiko Miyagi introduces the historic roots of
Japan s policy, and then focuses on the major contemporary cases
the Iraq war, the Iranian nuclear crisis, and the Arab-Israeli
conflict, to expose and explain how clashing interests and dilemmas
were negotiated to arrive at policy outcomes.
The author also sheds light on the utility of mainstream
International Relations theories for understanding Japan s
behaviour. How do we understand the policy of a self-declared
anti-militarist state forced to operate in a realist world and for
whom energy supplies are a matter of vital national security? This
study shows how neither realism nor its rivals, such as
constructivism, can wholly explain Japan s behaviour and suggests a
theoretical framework for doing so.
Filling a major gap in our understanding of an increasingly
important area of study Japan s Middle East Security Policy is an
essential read for those interested in Japan s International
Relations, Middle East politics, security studies and foreign
policy.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series |
Release date: |
April 2011 |
First published: |
2008 |
Authors: |
Yukiko Miyagi
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
228 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-66672-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
LSN: |
0-415-66672-4 |
Barcode: |
9780415666725 |
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