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Reshaping the San Francisco system through alignment cooperation : Japan's security partnerships in the Asia-Indo-Pacific
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Abstract
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| The US-led system of bilateral security alliances, also known as the San Francisco System or the “hub-and-spokes” security system, has been a central pillar of the Asia–Pacific security order. Anxious about China’s future strategic objectives in the region, Japan continues to support America’s regional security presence and has pursued policies designed to reinforce its security alliance with the US. At the same time, Japan has played a key role in promoting alignment cooperation in the region, which has included reinforcing the existing, or establishing new, bilateral and minilateral security agreements. Tokyo has pursued bilateral security partnerships with US allies and close friends in both Asia and Europe, notably Australia, India, the United Kingdom, France and the EU, as well as promoted minilateral configurations with these “like-minded” countries. Japan’s alignments have been centred on the Indo-Pacific conceptualisation of the region and prioritised various non-traditional security (NTS) challenges, such as those related to maritime security. At the same time, war-fighting and increased interoperability via joint military drills has become a more prominent feature in some of these partnerships. |
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Language
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English
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Source (book)
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Rethinking the San Francisco system in Indo-Pacific security : enduring legacies, structural contradictions and geopolitical rivalry / Sugita, Y. [edit.]; Teo, V. [edit.]
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Publication
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Singapore
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2022
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ISBN
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978-981-19-1230-6
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DOI
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10.1007/978-981-19-1231-3_11
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Volume/pages
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p. 241-262
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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