JAPAN'S SECURITY POLICY AND THE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM: THE SEARCH FOR MULTILATERAL SECURITY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC

"Drawing on primary documentation and extensive interviews with Japanese policy makers, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of Japan's changing policy and viewpoint towards security multilateralism in the Asia-Pacific after the Cold War. Yuzawa looks at the role Japan has played in the evolution of the ARF, examining in detail a number of key areas." "Japan's Security Policy and the ASEAN Regional Forum represents the first empirical study within the area to contribute to the current academic debate and as such will appeal to scholars of Japanese studies, politics, history, Asia-Pacific security and international relations."--BOOK JACKET.