Japans Security Policy and the ASEAN Regional Forum
The early 1990s witnessed a new development in the diplomatic dimension of Japans security policy. Reversing its long resistance to any initiatives for security multilateralism in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan began to explore the possibility of forming a regionwide forum for multilateral security dialogue. Active diplomacy from Japan contributed significantly to the foundation of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in 1994, providing the only region-wide security institution in the Asia-Pacific.
Drawing on primary documentation and extensive interviews with Japanese policy makers, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of Japans changing policy and viewpoint towards security multilateralism in the Asia-Pacific after the Cold War. Yuzawa looks at the role Japan has played in the evolution of the ARF, examining in detail a number of key areas including:
- Japans initial motivations, expectations, and objectives for promoting security multilateralism in the Asia-Pacific region;
- Japans diplomacy for achieving these objectives and roles in the ARF over the twelve years since its formation;
- the effectiveness and limitations of the ARF with regards to national and Asia-Pacific security; and
- the problems and difficulties that arose as a result of Japans post-Cold War security policy of simultaneously pursuing two differing security approaches.
In using Japans experiences in security institution-building in the region as a case study, the book not only illuminates the future direction of Japans security policy but also questions the validity of contending theoretical perspectives in understanding the role and effectiveness of the ARF.
Japans Security Policy and the ASEAN Regional Forum represents the first empirical study within the area to contribute to the current academic debate and as such will appeal to scholars of Japanese studies, politics, history, Asia-Pacific security and international relations.
Takeshi Yuzawa is Research Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs. His research interests include Asia-Pacific security, Japans foreign and security policy, International Relations Theory.
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