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Japan's Indo-Pacific Strategic Engagement with Changes in Foreign Security Strategy

  • Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Abbr :
  • 2018, (61), pp.29-46
  • DOI : 10.17939/hushss.2018..61.002
  • Publisher : Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : August 6, 2018
  • Accepted : October 23, 2018
  • Published : November 30, 2018

DOWON YUN 1

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ABSTRACT

This article examines the factors affecting Japan’s Indo-Pacific strategy based on an analysis of the changes in foreign security strategy during the second Abe administration. Prime Minister Abe strengthened the securitization of Japan through the establishment of the National Security Council (NSC) and the announcement of the National Security Strategy (NSS) a short period of time after retaining power in December 2012. On the other hand, Japan’s “security renaissance” trend is reinforced by Japan's active participation in the US-led Indo-Pacific strategy. The difference is clearer when comparing this active participation policy to the reactive diplomatic tendency of Japan in the past. In addition, this paper examines Japan's involvement in the Indo-Pacific strategy and seeks to deduce its implications. The enhancement of bilateral or multilateral security cooperation in the four countries of the United States, Japan, Australia, and India will serve as a key axis for the future security order in East Asia.

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