TY  - BOOK
AU  - COONEY Kevin
TI  - Alternative visions of Japanese security: the role of absolute and relative gains in the making of Japanese security policy
PY  - 2005///
KW  - JAPAN
KW  - NATIONAL SECURITY
N2  - In the post-cold war world Japanese security policy has grasped at nationalistic elements within Japanese society in attempts to "securitize" itself by means of a foreign policy independent of the United States. The role of absolute and relative gains in the making of Japanese foreign and security policy will be examined in light of alternative security issues. Working from "International Security: A New Framework for Analysis" by Barry Buzan, et al., this article will examine Japanese security policy in light of Japan's attempts to securitize itself in non-traditional ways that impact traditional security
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