Japan's Peacekeeping at a Crossroads : : Taking a Robust Stance or Remaining Hesitant?.

This open access book examines why Japan discontinued its quarter-century history of troop contribution to UN Peacekeeping Operations (1992–2017). Japan had deployed its troops as UN peacekeepers since 1992, albeit under a constitutional limit on weapons use. Japan’s peacekeepers began to focus on e...

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Superior document:Sustainable Development Goals
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Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Sustainable Development Goals
Physical Description:1 online resource (252 pages)
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Summary:This open access book examines why Japan discontinued its quarter-century history of troop contribution to UN Peacekeeping Operations (1992–2017). Japan had deployed its troops as UN peacekeepers since 1992, albeit under a constitutional limit on weapons use. Japan’s peacekeepers began to focus on engineering work as its strength, while also trying to relax the constraints on weapons use, although to a minimal extent. In 2017, however, Japan suddenly withdrew its engineering corps from South Sudan, and has contributed no troops since then. Why? The book argues that Japan could not match the increasing “robustness” of recent peacekeeping operations and has begun to seek a new direction, such as capacity-building support.
ISBN:3030885097
Hierarchical level:Monograph