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100	1		_aSHINICHI Kitaoka
245			_aThe legacy of prime minister Abe Shinzo: _bdiplomacy and security/ _cKitaoka Shinichi
260			_c2021
520			_aWhen the first and second terms in office are combined, the total duration that Abe Shinzo served as Prime Minister of Japan exceeded that of all his predecessors. This article reviews and assesses the achievements of his second administration (December 2012-September 2020) with a focus on the fields of diplomacy and security. Selected policies in each of the two fields are described in detail. Although some important policies were not addressed, the author recognizes three particularly significant achievements by the Abe administration in the fields of diplomacy and security, which are: (i) the 2015 Legislation for Peace and Security; (ii) Prime Minister Abe's statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II; and (iii) his 2016 initiative for pursuing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP).
650			_aJAPAN _xDIPLOMACY _xNATIONAL SECURITY _xPEACEKEEPING _xCOVID-19
773			_aAsia-Pacific Review: _gVol 28, No. 1, May 2021, pp.7-21
598			_aJAPAN, SECURITY, NATSEC, PEACEKEEP, COVID-19
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13439006.2021.1921355 _zClick here for full text
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