Japan's Post-Cold War Security Policy: The Role of Korea.
Abstract
This thesis illustrates why Japan should play a more important role in South Korea's(or a unified Korea) strategic planning and policy making by demonstrating that Japan is an economically global power with innate aspirations of becoming a great political superpower. This is accomplished by forecasting Japan's security policy in the twenty-first century using a historical analysis of post World War 2 Japan's history, and augmented by an strategical analysis of three key indicators of Japan's future security policy: Japan's strategic environment, Japan's economic environment, and Japan's Domestic condition. The thesis recommends that the need of cooperation between South Korea and Japan and ways for South Korea to cooperate with Japan. (AN)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA293434
Entities
People
- Hongsik Hyun
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School