Japan's maritime imperative
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Authors
Goff, Jonathan C.
Subjects
Japan
Military
Armed forces
Security policy
Comprehensive security
Post-Cold War
US-Japan alliance
Article 9
Maritime
Naval
Military
Armed forces
Security policy
Comprehensive security
Post-Cold War
US-Japan alliance
Article 9
Maritime
Naval
Advisors
Roy, Denny
Date of Issue
1999-06-01
Date
June 1999
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis identifies factors that may induce Japan to create greater military capabilities and normalize military force as a potential source of national power in its security policies. A realist theoretical framework for analysis and assumptions is constructed. It consists of Great Power Theory, the Law of Comparative Advantage, and the Utility of Military Force, and dismisses the artificial divisions between levels of analysis. The thesis examines the failure of Japan's national security doctrine in the post-Cold War world. It explores the impact of economics, Japan's national goals, security threats, and the U.S.-Japan alliance on the country's construction and normalization of increased military capabilities. Japan's primary obstacles to military normalization, Article 9 of its constitution and domestic opinion, are assessed. The thesis concludes that Japan's national talents, production capabilities, and status as a maritime nation make it likely that it will construct more capable naval forces to respond to imperatives in the post-Cold War environment.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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NPS Report Number
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Format
xii, 106 p.
Citation
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.