Japan, Australia and Asia-pacific Security

by Williams, Brad; Newman, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780203968086
• ISBN10: 0203968085
• Copyright: 2006-10-17
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

The threats to security in Southeast Asia have been serious and constant since the end of the Second World War. This book provides an absorbing account of the evolution of Australia-Japan defence contacts from the early post-war period to the present.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction: The US and UN in Australia-Japan Defence and Security Cooperation

Australia, Japan and the Region, 1952-1965: The Beginnings of Security Policy Networks

Japan, Australia and ASPAC: The Rise and Fall of an Asia-Pacific Cooperative Security Framework

Japanese Security Perceptions of Australia

'The Anchors': Collaborative Security, Substance or Smokescreen?

American Acolytes: Tokyo, Canberra and Washington's Emerging 'Pacific Axis'

Australia-Japan Security Cooperation: The Proliferation Security Initiative

Japan and the War on Terror: Opportunity Costs

Perspectives on UN Peacekeeping Collaboration between Japan and Australia

Security Cooperation between Japan and Australia: Current Elements and Future Prospects

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