Japan's Arduous Rejuvenation as a Global Power Democratic Resilience and the US-China Challenge

This open access book assesses the profound impact of Japan's aspirations to become a great power on Japanese security, democracy and foreign relations. Rather than viewing the process of normalization and rejuvenation as two decades of remilitarization in face of rapidly changing strategic env...

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Main Author: Teo, Victor (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature 2019
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