Japan and the war on terror : military force and political pressure in the US-Japanese alliance
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Japan and the war on terror : military force and political pressure in the US-Japanese alliance
Bloomsbury Academic, 2020, c2014
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Originally published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2014
"Library of international relations 73" -- T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-359) and index
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Description
The role of the Far East is becoming increasingly important in global geopolitics. Japan's economic might and sphere of geographical influence, between China, North Korea and the US, means it has the potential to be a major ally in the War on Terror. While Japan's constitution does not allow for militarism or acts of war, in the post 9/11 world the use of the Japanese nation's 'Self-Defence Force' has become increasingly normal - a result of the exploitation of legal loopholes and political double-speak that has been used to bypass Japan's pacifist ideology. Here, Michael Penn assesses the role of US diplomats and lobbyists in Tokyo, the politicians who see the War on Terror as a means of self-advancement and the influence of Washington in the unprecedented deployment of Japanese troops in Iraq. Written using a huge range of primary source material, including interviews with US insiders and Japanese policy makers, this is a scholarly and lucid account of Japan's relationship to the US and the Middle East from 9/11 to Barack Obama and the death of Osama Bin Laden.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: September 11 Through the Alliance Prism
Chapter Two: Showing the Flag
Chapter Three: Boots on the Ground
Chapter Four: Beyond the Limits
Chapter Five: The Diplomacy of Anti-Terrorism
Chapter Six: The War at Home
Chapter Seven: Democracy and Militarism
Chapter Eight: The Failure of Change
Conclusion
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