Japan's Role in Gorbachev's Agend

Abstract

This paper assesses the current state of Soviet-Japanese political and economic relations. The impact of Mikhail Gorbachev's new public diplomacy is a key factor to be considered when estimating the likelihood of improved future relations. The Soviets are most interested in expanding economic ventures with Japan, but the controversy over the Northern Territories is a serious impediment to these interests. Finally, the issue of Soviet-Japanese relations is placed into a broader context by examining the role that China plays, both in its own relations with Japan and in terms of the triangular USSR-Japan-China relationship.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA208640

Entities

People

  • Susan L. Clark

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Commerce
  • Diplomacy
  • Economic Systems
  • Far East
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Money
  • Negotiations
  • Political Science
  • Public Diplomacy
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociopolitics
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union