Japan's foreign policy in Southeast Asia: an assessment of the "Middle Power" path
As a contributory effort to the current academic debate, this paper will use the “Middle Power” framework developed by Dong-min Shin to explain Japan’s diplomacy in Southeast Asia, in terms of its interests, tools of influence, as well as limitations. The use of Shin’s framework for this paper wi...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis-Master by Coursework |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Nanyang Technological University
2022
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156978 |
| _version_ | 1811685314330099712 |
|---|---|
| author | Nguyen, Nhu Dinh |
| author2 | - |
| author_facet | - Nguyen, Nhu Dinh |
| author_sort | Nguyen, Nhu Dinh |
| collection | NTU |
| description | As a contributory effort to the current academic debate, this paper will use the
“Middle Power” framework developed by Dong-min Shin to explain Japan’s diplomacy in
Southeast Asia, in terms of its interests, tools of influence, as well as limitations. The use of
Shin’s framework for this paper will hopefully address the current skewed and fragmented
understandings held by academic scholars on Japan’s foreign policy in the region. To
exemplify Japan’s tools of influence in the region, this paper will analyze the “Free and Open
Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) Initiative, one that was held up by the Japanese government and guides
Japan’s operations in the Indo-Pacific region (particularly in Southeast Asia), permeating
three dimensions: politics, economics, and security. This paper will start out with a Literature
Review of current competing explanations of Japan’s diplomatic personas in Southeast Asia,
followed by Shin’s more recently developed Middle-Power framework covering; 1. Japan’s
Interests, 2. Japan’s influence through its diplomatic tools, typically cooperation with
ASEAN members and major stakeholders of this region, and finally 3. An assessment of the
aforementioned influence to answer whether the “Middle Power” identity resonates with
Japan’s diplomatic path in the Southeast Asia region. |
| first_indexed | 2024-10-01T04:42:33Z |
| format | Thesis-Master by Coursework |
| id | ntu-10356/156978 |
| institution | Nanyang Technological University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-10-01T04:42:33Z |
| publishDate | 2022 |
| publisher | Nanyang Technological University |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | ntu-10356/1569782023-03-05T17:25:32Z Japan's foreign policy in Southeast Asia: an assessment of the "Middle Power" path Nguyen, Nhu Dinh - S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Bhubindar Singh isbhubhindar@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Political science As a contributory effort to the current academic debate, this paper will use the “Middle Power” framework developed by Dong-min Shin to explain Japan’s diplomacy in Southeast Asia, in terms of its interests, tools of influence, as well as limitations. The use of Shin’s framework for this paper will hopefully address the current skewed and fragmented understandings held by academic scholars on Japan’s foreign policy in the region. To exemplify Japan’s tools of influence in the region, this paper will analyze the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) Initiative, one that was held up by the Japanese government and guides Japan’s operations in the Indo-Pacific region (particularly in Southeast Asia), permeating three dimensions: politics, economics, and security. This paper will start out with a Literature Review of current competing explanations of Japan’s diplomatic personas in Southeast Asia, followed by Shin’s more recently developed Middle-Power framework covering; 1. Japan’s Interests, 2. Japan’s influence through its diplomatic tools, typically cooperation with ASEAN members and major stakeholders of this region, and finally 3. An assessment of the aforementioned influence to answer whether the “Middle Power” identity resonates with Japan’s diplomatic path in the Southeast Asia region. Master of Science (Asian Studies) 2022-04-28T11:49:52Z 2022-04-28T11:49:52Z 2021 Thesis-Master by Coursework Nguyen, N. D. (2021). Japan's foreign policy in Southeast Asia: an assessment of the "Middle Power" path. Master's thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156978 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156978 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Political science Nguyen, Nhu Dinh Japan's foreign policy in Southeast Asia: an assessment of the "Middle Power" path |
| title | Japan's foreign policy in Southeast Asia: an assessment of the "Middle Power" path |
| title_full | Japan's foreign policy in Southeast Asia: an assessment of the "Middle Power" path |
| title_fullStr | Japan's foreign policy in Southeast Asia: an assessment of the "Middle Power" path |
| title_full_unstemmed | Japan's foreign policy in Southeast Asia: an assessment of the "Middle Power" path |
| title_short | Japan's foreign policy in Southeast Asia: an assessment of the "Middle Power" path |
| title_sort | japan s foreign policy in southeast asia an assessment of the middle power path |
| topic | Social sciences::Political science |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156978 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT nguyennhudinh japansforeignpolicyinsoutheastasiaanassessmentofthemiddlepowerpath |