Japan as a global military power : : new capabilities, alliance integration, bilateralism-plus / / Christopher W. Hughes.

• VerfasserIn: Hughes, Christopher W.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : : Cambridge University Press,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Cambridge elements. Elements in politics and society in East Asia
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (90 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 Aug 2022).
• ISBN: 1108982069; 1108983243; 110897502X
• ISSN: 2632-7368
• Access: Open Access.
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Christopher W. Hughes.

Japan is emerging as a more prominent global and regional military power, defying traditional categorisations of a minimalist contribution to the US-Japan alliance, maintaining anti-militarism, seeking an internationalist role, or carving out more strategic autonomy. Instead, this Element argues that Japan has fundamentally shifted its military posture over the last three decades and traversed into a new categorisation of a more capable military power and integrated US ally. This results from Japan's recognition of its fundamentally changing strategic environment that requires a new grand strategy and military doctrines. The shift is traced across the national security strategy components of Japan Self-Defence Forces' capabilities, US-Japan alliance integration, and international security cooperation. The Element argues that all these components are subordinated inevitably to the objectives of homeland security and re-strengthening the US-Japan alliance, and thus Japan's development as international security partner outside the ambit of the bilateral alliance remains stunted. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.