Hedging for Balancing: Japan’s Foreign Policy in the 2010s–2020s
Since the 2000s, Japan has pursued a balancing strategy towards China by strengthening the US–Japan alliance. Nonetheless, the relative decline in the United States’ global strategic influence has compelled Japan to adopt a “security hedging” approach. Japan seeks to strengthen strategic relations w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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World Scientific Publishing
2024-12-01
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| Series: | East Asian Policy |
| Online Access: | https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S1793930524000266 |
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| Summary: | Since the 2000s, Japan has pursued a balancing strategy towards China by strengthening the US–Japan alliance. Nonetheless, the relative decline in the United States’ global strategic influence has compelled Japan to adopt a “security hedging” approach. Japan seeks to strengthen strategic relations with non-US security partners both within and beyond the Indo-Pacific region, diversifying the risks of diplomatic overdependence on the United States while continuing to fortify military cooperation with it. |
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| ISSN: | 1793-9305 2251-3175 |