ID | 117973 |
Title Proper | Japan's cautious hawks |
Other Title Information | why Tokyo is unlikely to pursue an aggressive foreign policy |
Language | ENG |
Author | Curtis, Gerald L |
Publication | 2013. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | The election of the hawkish Shinzo Abe as Japan's prime minister has the world worrying that Tokyo is about to part with its pacifist strategy of the last 70 years. But Japan's new leaders are pragmatic, and so long as the United States does not waver in its commitment to the country's defense, they are unlikely chart a new course. |
`In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 92, No.2; Mar-Apr 2013: p.77-86 |
Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol. 92, No.2; Mar-Apr 2013: p.77-86 |
Key Words | Hawkish Shinzo Abe ; Japan ; United States ; Aggressive Foreign Policy ; Foreign Policy ; World War II ; East Asia |