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Summary:

"Since the early 1990s, there has been a clear evolution in the military dimension of Japanese diplomacy. From Gulf War I in 1991 to the present day, an incremental but unmistakable acceptance of, and resort to, military dispatches has taken place, and yet crucially, Japan has not morphed into a traditional military power. Exploring Japan's involvement in both Afghanistan and Iraq, this book examines the evolution and nature of the new civil-military dimension in Japanese foreign policy. It shows how foreign aid, Japan's traditional non-military diplomatic tool, was merged with the operations of the Japanese Self-Defense Force in Iraq and the activities of NATO-ISAF forces in Afghanistan, and emphasises the centrality of civilian power to Japanese foreign policy and diplomacy. However, Dennis Yasutomo argues that while a new civil-military security culture is replacing the old merchant state culture of pacifism and anti-militarism, Japan does not yet qualify as a military "normal nation". Further, the book's exploration of the increased utilization of military power within the context of civilian objectives and non-military diplomatic instruments, sheds light on the current build-up of Japanese military power in East and Southeast Asia amid territorial disputes and nuclear threats, and highlights the impact that Japan's new civil-military diplomacy may have on wider international affairs in the 21st Century. Drawing on interviews with key actors in Tokyo, as well as with practitioners who have served on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan, this book will have broad appeal to students and scholars working on Japanese politics and diplomacy, military and security studies and international relations."-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. When Venus aligns with Mars: Japan's new civil
• military diplomacy
• 2. near bank: from "strategic ambiguity" to "strategic synergy" in Afghanistan
• 3. far bank: from "shock and awe" to "parse and awe" in Iraq
• 4. far bank: from "two wheels of one cart" to "strategic symbiosis" in Samawah
• 5. On the banks of the Rubicon: at the water's edge.

Author/Creator:

Yasutomo, Dennis T.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Japan's civil-military diplomacy: the banks of the Rubicon [by Yasutomo, D.T.]

Related Series:

Politics in Asia series

Subjects:

Japan — Military policy

Japan — Foreign relations

Civil-military relations — Japan

Iraq War, 2003-2011 — Participation, Japanese

Afghan War, 2001-2021 — Participation, Japanese

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

UA845 .Y369 2014

ISBNs:

9781134651863 (electronic bk.)
1134651864 (electronic bk.)
9780415711296 [Invalid]
0415711290 [Invalid]
9781315884615 [Invalid]
1315884615 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

880235333

Other Control Numbers:

777611 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp11812279