New Directions in Japan’s Security : Non-U.S. Centric Evolution (Hardcover)

1. Introduction Paul Midford and Wilhelm Vosse 2. Decentering and Recentering in Security Strategy Paul Midford Part I. Non-American Directions in Defense Policy 3. Centered on the fight within: the inward-looking nature of the Japanese debate on constitutional reinterpretation with a diluted US focus Bryce Wakefield 4. Lifting the ban on Defense Industrial Production Cooperation with Non-US Partners Christopher W. Hughes Part II. Diversifying Security Partners 5. Japan’s ‘special’ strategic partnership with Australia: ‘Decentering’ underwrites ‘re-centering’ Thomas Wilkins 6. Japan’s policy toward India since 2000 and US leadership in East Asia Natsuyo Ishibashi 7. Japan’s security cooperation with the Philippines and Vietnam Bjørn Grønning Part III. Japan’s Focus on Multilateral Security Cooperation 8. From a Decentering and Recentering Imperative: Japan’s Approach to Asian Security Multilateralism Takeshi Yuzawa 9. Is Japan’s Engagement in Counter-Piracy Missions a Step Towards Decentering of Its Security Policy? Wilhelm Vosse 10. Japan’s Cooperation with the EU in the Nexus of Development and Security Marie Soderberg 11. Evolution of Japan’s Non-US Centric Security Strategy and European Influences on Japan’s Peace-Building Policy Yukiko Takezawa Part IV. Reflections on Japan’s Non-American Focused Initiatives 12. The Continued Centrality of the United States to Japan’s Security Doctrine in an Era of Expanding Security Partnerships Andrew L. Oros 13. Non-US Directions in Japan’s Security Strategy: A Chinese View Suisheng Zhao 14. Conclusions Paul Midford and Wilhelm Vosse