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1. Japan-Australia-US Trilateral Cooperation: Extended Bilateralism or A Coalition of Democracies?

Author

Ashizawa, Kuniko

Subjects
*INTERNATIONAL security, *INTERNATIONAL cooperation, *INTERNATIONAL relations
Abstract

Trilateral security cooperation among Japan, Australia and the United States has accelerated over the last few years, with the first foreign ministerial meeting held in early 2006. Not unexpectedly, the new cooperation between Canberra, Tokyo, and Washington is often characterized as a revival of Containment (against China, this time) or a mini-NATO in Asia. The paper will examine this latest development in East Asia’s security relations, with a specific focus on Japanese policymaking. The concept of a democratic state as one form of state identity will be given particular attention for understanding Tokyo’s attitude toward trilateral security cooperation, as well as the new security order in Asia. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2008

2. America's Rebalance to Asia and its Implications for Japan-US-Australia Security Cooperation.

Author

Satake, Tomohiko and Ishihara, Yusuke

Subjects
*INTERNATIONAL security, *INTERNATIONAL cooperation, *NATIONAL security
Abstract

How does America's greater focus on Asia impact the security policies of Japan and Australia? How does it change the nature of the Japan-US-Australia security partnership? This paper attempts to answer these questions by looking at Japanese and Australian responses to the Obama Administration's new security policy toward Asia called “rebalancing.” After examining them, it argues that the regional allied response to America's new security posture has generated greater momentum for both allies to collaborate in wider areas in a more timely and effective way than before. It concludes asserting that, in the era of rebalance, Japan, the United States, and Australia have not only deepened their existing cooperation, but also have expanded potential areas of cooperation toward a more “dynamic” partnership. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2012
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