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100	1		_aYUZAWA Takeshi
245			_aJapan's changing conception of the ASEAN regional forum: from an optimistic liberal to a pessimistic realist perspective
260			_c2005
520			_aThis article explores changes in Japan's conception of and policy toward security multilateralism in the Asia-Pacific regional after the end of the Cold War with special reference to the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). It makes the observation that notwithstanding Japan's active role behind the establishment of the ARF in the early 1990s and continuing public expression of strong support for Asia-Pacific security multilateralism since that time, in actualitym Japan's enthusiasm for it has dwindled from the late 1990s onwards. This article also argues that this has been due primarily to Japan's disappointing experiences in the ARF, evinced by its abortive efforts to promote meaningful cooperative security measures and the failings if multilateral security diplomacy in addressing its security concerns.
650			_aJAPAN _xASEAN REGIONAL FORUM
690			_aJapan
773			_aThe Pacific Review: _gVol 18 No 4 December 2005, pp.463-497
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