Bilateral Perspectives on Regional Security: Australia, Japan and the Asia-Pacific Region

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Australian Foreign Policy towards Japan: Weighing the Bureaucratic Process....Pages 13-28
The Koizumi-Abe Revolution in Japanese Security Policy: Normative Transformation and Democratic Maturity....Pages 29-45
Japanese Domestic Politics and Security Cooperation with Australia: The Limits of ‘Normalisation’....Pages 46-59
Japan’s Misfiring Security Hedge: Discovering the Limits of Middle-Power Internationalism and Strategic Convergence....Pages 60-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Regional Security Cooperation in East Asia: What Can Japan and Australia Usefully Do Together?....Pages 79-97
Japan-Australia Security Relations: A Tale of Timing....Pages 98-110
Japan-Australia Security Relations: Building a Real Strategic Partnership?....Pages 111-127
Japan-Australia Joint Security Statements and the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue: A Japanese Perspective....Pages 128-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
The Broader Context: How Australia-Japan Relations ‘Fit’ into Regional and Global Security Dynamics....Pages 147-159
Comparing Japanese, Australian and European Responses to ‘Out-of-Area’ Security Challenges....Pages 160-182
Japan, Australia and International Security Burden-Sharing with the United States....Pages 183-199
Building a Foundation for Regional Security Architecture in the Asia-Pacific: Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding....Pages 200-213
Security Arrangements in the Asia-Pacific: A Three-Tier Approach....Pages 214-240
Conclusion....Pages 241-244
Back Matter....Pages 245-279