Securing East Asia's Future by Rebalancing the U.S.- Japan Alliance

Abstract

The concurrent rise of historical East Asia regional competitors, Japan and China, presents new challenges and opportunities for the United States. as it rebalances its foreign policy focus to the Pacific after more than a decade of war in the Middle East and Central Asia. Maintaining regional stability for continued economic growth is a central theme as the U.S.-Japan alliance objectives shift away from Cold War containment of communism. This paper explains how defense planners can strengthen the U.S-Japan mutual defense treaty in ways that operationalize the alliance and provide a foundation for the continued security and stability of East Asia, and why Japanese constitutional reform is critical to this effort. Given the significant historical and cultural challenges that have resulted from Japan's violent history with its neighbors, the paper also will discuss how the United States and Japan can work to shape a regional environment accommodating to the peaceful normalization of Japan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589826

Entities

People

  • John M. Peck

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Agreements
  • Asia
  • Central Asia
  • Cold War
  • Environment
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Conflicts
  • International Law
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union