The U.S.-Japan Security Alliance: Regional Multilateralism

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Alliance Constrained: Japan, the United States, and Regional Security....Pages 1-11
Costs and Benefits of the U.S.-Japan Alliance from the Japanese Perspective....Pages 13-29
Refining the U.S.-Japan Strategic Bargain....Pages 31-52
The Merits of Alliance: A Japanese Perspective—Logic Underpins Japan’s Global and Regional Security Role....Pages 53-73
Global Costs and Benefits of the U.S.-Japan Alliance: An American View....Pages 75-90
Korea and the Japan-U.S. Alliance: A Japanese Perspective....Pages 91-117
Korea and the U.S.-Japan Alliance: An American Perspective....Pages 119-136
Liberal Deterrence of China: Challenges in Achieving Japan’s China Policy....Pages 137-155
The Security Dilemma in Asian Architecture: United States, Japan, and China....Pages 157-176
How Russia Matters in Japan-U.S. Alliance....Pages 177-193
The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Russia....Pages 195-216
Evolution of the Australia-Japan Security Partnership: Toward a Softer Triangle Alliance with the United States?....Pages 217-232
The United States, Japan, and Australia: Security Linkages to Southeast Asia....Pages 233-251
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization: New Chances for the Japan-U.S. Alliance?....Pages 253-270
Conclusion: Active SDF, Coming End of Regional Ambiguity, and Comprehensive Political Alliance....Pages 271-289
Back Matter....Pages 291-314