Japan's Navy : Politics and Paradox / Peter J. Woolley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woolley, Peter J., Author.

Contributor:

Auer, James E., Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Japan’s navy, after that of the United States, is now the most potent in the Pacific Ocean. This book examines the development and potential of the Japanese navy in the context of the U.S.–Japan alliance. Woolley presents Japan’s coming of age as a military—primarily naval—power in a series of case studies on sea-lane defense, minesweeping, and participation in UN peacekeeping operations. He also considers recent political and military decisions from a range of analytical perspectives. Throughout his analysis, he emphasizes the strategic importance of Japan to U.S. interests in maintaining international stability.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Primer: Approaching Policy and Politics

2 A Cultural View: The Kata of Maritime Forces

3 The Legal/Constitutional Conundrum: Constraint and License in Article 9

4 The Pulling and Hauling of Sea-Lane Defense

5 An Organizational Response to Japan's First War: Money, Minesweeping, and the Persian Gulf Crisis of 1990-1991

6 UN Peacekeeping Operations: Realism, Caution, Incrementalism

7 In Sum: Democracy, Strategy, and Alliance

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)

ISBN:

1-68585-196-7

OCLC:

1378176717