Bilateral perspectives on regional security [electronic resource] : Australia, Japan and the Asia-Pacific region / edited by William Tow and Rikki Kersten.

Intensifying Australia₆Japan bilateral security relations reflect an important trend in alliance politics. Smaller and middle power allies are cooperating with each other more directly on key strategic issues. Five years after the signing of the Australia₆ Japan Joint Declaration on Security Coopera...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Tow, William, Kersten, Rikki
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Series:Critical studies of the Asia Pacific series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; W.T. Tow & R. Kersten
  • PART I: THE INTERPLAY OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY FACTORS
  • Australian Foreign Policy Towards Japan: Weighing the Bureaucratic Process; D. Walton
  • The Koizumi₆Abe Revolution in Japanese Security Policy: Normative Transformation and Democratic Maturity; R. Kersten
  • Japanese Domestic Politics and Security Cooperation with Australia: The Limits of 'Normalisation'; T. Anno
  • Japan's Misfiring Security Hedge: Discovering the Limits of Middle-power Internationalism and Strategic Convergence; H.D.P. Envall & K. Fujiwara
  • PART II: THE DYNAMICS OF BILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION
  • Regional Security Politics in East Asia: What Can Japan and Australia Usefully Do Together?; K. Togo
  • Japan-Australia Security Relations: A Tale of Timing; M. Cook
  • Japan-Australia Security Relations: Building a Real Strategic Partnership?; T.S. Wilkins
  • Japan-Australia Joint Security Statements and the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue: A Japanese Perspective; E. Katahara
  • PART III: REGIONAL AND GLOBAL RAMIFICATIONS OF INTENSIFIED BILATERALISM
  • The Broader Context: how Australia-Japan Relations 'Fit' into Regional and Global Security Dynamics; W.T. Tow
  • Comparing Japanese, Australian and European Responses to 'Out-of-area' Security Challenges; W.M. Vosse
  • Japan, Australia and International Security Burden-sharing with the United States; T. Satake
  • Building a Foundation for Regional Security Architecture in the Asia-Pacific: Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding; Y. Uesugi
  • Security Arrangements in the Asia-Pacific: A Three-tier Approach; R. Sahashi.
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  • Introduction; W.T. Tow and R. KerstenSECTION I: THE INTERPLAY OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY FACTORS1. Australian foreign policy towards Japan: weighing the bureaucratic process; D. Walton2. The Koizumi-Abe revolution in Japanese security policy: normative transformation and democratic maturity; R. Kersten3. Japanese domestic politics and security cooperation with Australia: the limits of 'normalisation'; T. Anno4. Japan's misfiring security hedge: discovering the limits of middle-power internationalism and strategic convergence; H.D.P. Envall and K. FujiwaraSECTION II: THE DYNAMICS OF BILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION5. Regional security politics in East Asia: what can Japan and Australia usefully do together?; K. Togo6. Japan-Australia security relations: a tale of timing; M. Cook7. Japan-Australia security relations: building a real strategic partnership?; T.S. Wilkins8. Japan-Australia joint security statements and the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue: a Japanese perspective; E. KataharaSECTION III: REGIONAL AND GLOBAL RAMIFICATIONS OF INTENSIFIED BILATERALISM9. The broader context: how Australia-Japan relations 'fit' into regional and global security dynamics; W.T. Tow10. Comparing Japanese, Australian and European responses to 'out-of-area' security challenges; W.M. Vosse11. Japan, Australia and international security burden-sharing with the United States; T. Satake12. Building a foundation for regional security architecture in the Asia-Pacific:human resource development for peacebuilding; Y. Uesugi13. Security arrangements in the Asia-Pacific: a three-tier approach; R. Sahashi.