04105nam a22006135i 4500 978-3-031-60579-6 DE-He213 20251030112634.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240717s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031605796 978-3-031-60579-6 10.1007/978-3-031-60579-6 doi JA76 JHB bicssc JP bicssc SOC026000 bisacsh JHB thema JP thema Baldauff, Nanae. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 80767 Japan’s Defense Engagement in the Indo-Pacific [electronic resource] : Deterrence, Strategic Partnership, and Stable Order Building / by Nanae Baldauff. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XXI, 203 p. 13 illus., 12 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda United Nations University Series on Regionalism, 2214-9856 ; 28 Introduction -- A Framework for the Study of Defense Engagement -- The Evolution of Japan’s Postwar Defense Policy -- Japan and Australia: From a Distant Country to a Quasi-ally -- Japan and India: Growing Partnership in the Shadow of a Rising China -- Japan and the Southeast Asian Region: Building Habits of Cooperation -- Japan and Europe: Indivisibility of Security -- Conclusion. This original book systematically examines Japan’s defense engagement with its strategic partners since the end of the Cold War based on Japan’s national security strategy. The author maps three defense engagement activities: military exercises, capacity building, and defense equipment transfer and technology cooperation – and subsequently evaluates these against the three national security objectives: deterrence, cooperative security, and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision. The book asks two important research questions: why is Japan active in defense engagement with the armed forces of its strategic partners? And, what purposes do Japan’s self-defense forces pursue? Through the ten carefully selected cases of strategic partners: Australia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, ASEAN, the UK, France, NATO, and the EU, the book follows a structured, cross-case comparison based on the analytical framework developed for the research. It also discusses the evolution of Japan’s postwar defense policy, providing a solid background for the case studies. The book overall argues that, while the Japan-US alliance is still the most indispensable, Japan’s strategic partnerships are a valuable instrument of deterrence that contributes to Japan’s national security objectives. In order to more effectively pursue these objectives and thus secure the national interest, Japan must pursue a purpose-driven defense engagement. Political sociology. 57999 Security, International. 58210 Regionalism. 70424 Asia Politics and government. 69658 Japan History. 80768 Political Sociology. 57999 International Security Studies. 69560 Regionalism. 70424 Asian Politics. 69661 History of Japan. 80769 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031605789 Printed edition: 9783031605802 Printed edition: 9783031605819 United Nations University Series on Regionalism, 2214-9856 ; 28 80770 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60579-6 ZDB-2-SLS ZDB-2-SXS 61687 61687