Japan’s road to normalization : implications on foreign policy, interstate diplomacy, and grand strategy
Japan is the only nation of its economic and technological stature that does not possess a functioning military and renounces war as a sovereign right. As the security environment in East Asia becomes increasingly severe, Prime Minister Abe Shinzō has set a self-imposed deadline to revise the Consti...
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| author | Lui, Shawn Teck Choon |
| author2 | Ana Cristina Dias Alves |
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| description | Japan is the only nation of its economic and technological stature that does not possess a functioning military and renounces war as a sovereign right. As the security environment in East Asia becomes increasingly severe, Prime Minister Abe Shinzō has set a self-imposed deadline to revise the Constitution, specifically with respect to the war-renouncing Article 9, a move that would indubitably draw backlash domestically and regionally. Japan’s road to a ‘normal nation’ is, however, wrought with woes. Among the fundamental questions that deserve to be asked pertains to Japan’s status in the international community – what role should Japan play, and what kind of a grand strategy should Japan undertake to match its status? By utilizing the future scenarios planning technique, this paper hypothesizes three scenarios of Japan’s foreign policy direction following normalization, grounded in a comprehensive examination of existing pillars of Japanese foreign and security policy. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/767092019-12-10T13:02:00Z Japan’s road to normalization : implications on foreign policy, interstate diplomacy, and grand strategy Lui, Shawn Teck Choon Ana Cristina Dias Alves School of Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::International relations Japan is the only nation of its economic and technological stature that does not possess a functioning military and renounces war as a sovereign right. As the security environment in East Asia becomes increasingly severe, Prime Minister Abe Shinzō has set a self-imposed deadline to revise the Constitution, specifically with respect to the war-renouncing Article 9, a move that would indubitably draw backlash domestically and regionally. Japan’s road to a ‘normal nation’ is, however, wrought with woes. Among the fundamental questions that deserve to be asked pertains to Japan’s status in the international community – what role should Japan play, and what kind of a grand strategy should Japan undertake to match its status? By utilizing the future scenarios planning technique, this paper hypothesizes three scenarios of Japan’s foreign policy direction following normalization, grounded in a comprehensive examination of existing pillars of Japanese foreign and security policy. Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Global Affairs 2019-04-05T03:08:24Z 2019-04-05T03:08:24Z 2019 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76709 en 33 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::International relations Lui, Shawn Teck Choon Japan’s road to normalization : implications on foreign policy, interstate diplomacy, and grand strategy |
| title | Japan’s road to normalization : implications on foreign policy, interstate diplomacy, and grand strategy |
| title_full | Japan’s road to normalization : implications on foreign policy, interstate diplomacy, and grand strategy |
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| title_short | Japan’s road to normalization : implications on foreign policy, interstate diplomacy, and grand strategy |
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| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::International relations |
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